Bush/Rice 2004?

Bush/Rice 2004?

GOP ticket option? - The Washington Times: Commentary

"How can President Bush ensure a re-election victory next year when his opponent may be New York's Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton?

One answer is to make a switch in executive positions early next year. The 2004 Republican convention could nominate National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice, 49,for vice president and President Bush, 57, appoints Vice President Richard Cheney, 62, to succeed her as national security adviser.

Two big accomplishments here: President Bush still has two of his most effective advisers close to him during his re-election campaign and hopefully during a second term. And he has a splendid potential Republican presidential candidate in 2008 in the person of Ms. Rice. "