Condi at halftime

Joshua Marshall noted a rather startling phrase in the March 26 New York Times piece on Condoleeze Rice: "As she prepares to leave her job at the end of the year..."

Is Rice really going to resign as National Security Advisor? Will she, as another source claims, leave the White House entirely?

Many have speculated that she would prove an important asset on the Republican ticket, presuming Cheney steps aside "for health reasons." However, a Reuters story from August 4 of last year labels Rice the leading candidate to replace Colin Powell, who will (probably) not continue as Secretary of State in a second Bush administration.

This piece from April 17, 2002, claims that Rice "wants to be commissioner of the National Football League. She is serious." And why not? After carrying water for W these past few years, she deserves a job with some dignity.