Because of the speculation about Romney's VP, I wanted to read more about Ms. Rice. The best line in Wikipedia:
Early political views:
Rice was a Democrat until 1982, when she changed her political affiliation to Republican, in part because she disagreed with the foreign policy of Democratic President Jimmy Carter, and because of the influence of her father, who was Republican. As she told the 2000 Republican National Convention, "My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did."
I'd love to see her get on board & actively campaign for [black] voting rights today!
Objectively, she's actually a pretty good pick - not her 1st time on the national and worldwide political scene, balances Romney's utter lack of national security and international affairs experience, at least has studied and tried to practice politics and diplomacy (I know - bad record under Bush). As an academic, she could provide some balance to the "businessmen" that Romney want's to staff the cabinet positions.
OTOH (and don't shoot the nessenger), how does a good looking black woman appeal to the GOP base as a serious, senior political presence? Especially an academic, and a good one - BA at 19, PhD at 26, Stanford professor and Provost.
Scott Brown would throw a fit!
I'd also like her views on the contempt vote for Mr Holder:
Subpoenas:
In March 2004, Rice declined to testify before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission). The White House claimed executive privilege under constitutional separation of powers and cited past tradition. Under pressure, Bush agreed to allow her to testify so long as it did not create a precedent of presidential staff being required to appear before United States Congress when so requested. Her appearance before the commission on April 8, 2004, was accepted by the Bush administration in part because she was not appearing directly before Congress. She thus became the first sitting National Security Advisor to testify on matters of policy.
In April 2007, Rice rejected, on grounds of executive privilege, a House subpoena regarding the prewar claim that Iraq sought yellowcake uranium from Niger.
Or on abortion:
Abortion:
Rice said "If you go back to 2000 when I helped the president in the campaign. I said that I was, in effect, kind of libertarian on this issue. And meaning by that, that I have been concerned about a government role in this issue. I am a strong proponent of parental choice—of parental notification. I am a strong proponent of a ban on late-term abortion. These are all things that I think unite people and I think that that's where we should be. I've called myself at times mildly pro-choice." She would not want the federal government "forcing its views on one side or the other."
All quotes are from
Wikipedia , which I'm sure is soon to be revised if she is the VP nominee.