The Pendragon's Hall

I wish Dick Morris would shut up and go away. When he's not encouraging Republicans to false hope by saying that Hillary could lose a state that contains New York City, he's depressing people by announcing that Hillary will sweep to victory in 2008 unless Condi Rice opposes her. I've said it before: Condi is a smart woman and would be a credit to the Republican Party. But she couldn't win. Hillary would still get a majority of black and female votes and Condi would be unable to garner much support among white males who probably would have no enthusiasm for a black woman as president. This is not because of racism but just because it would be hard for them to relate. So she loses a part of her base while not swaying those she supposedly would represent. Is this bad news? Only if Newsmax keeps giving Morris his bully pulpit and pumping up his books. The Republican Party is not yet in such desperate straits, nor the Democrat ascendency so powerful, that any one individual is the only one who can be hoped to sink Hillary. At this point, I think any Republican candidate, except maybe John McCain, could defeat Hillary handily. Bush hasn't yet squandered his capital completely. Maybe Morris should suggest Condi run for New York State Senator.