The point isn’t the margin of error, it’s that New York has, in the last two elections, gone “blue” by 20-25 points. A 3 point lead by McCain or a statistical tie is a sign of serious strength. Now, whether the poll is flawed or not is a good question.

Condi is an African-American-Woman. She just about the “ultimate” minority — and would be seen as “trumping” (in the card sense …NOT the guy with the toupee) the identity issues that are behind BOTH Obama and HRC.

The only thing that could possibly make her even MORE of a minority is if she were unmarried and possibly an “L”… oh wait…

Is that an INANE way to pick a VP? Sure… but is it any MORE inane than picking John McInCain as the candidate?

In 2001, months before 9/11, she ignored warnings from CIA director George Tenet abnout al Queda–or, if you prefer, Tenet is a liar, but she still failed as NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR to aniticipate, uncover or prevent 9/11.

Now, before anyone gets to freaked out, ignoring Tenet’s claims on based on what we know, I don’t really blame Rice or the administration for 9/11. Before 9/11, a terrorist attack of this type on American soil seemed improbably. I don’t think any President really, really could have aniticpated something of this nature. It’s a shame, but the entire country was naive to the reality and I have not held the administration to a higher standard than I would hold any other (for another time, we can argue about how poorly this administration has handled everything else since then).

OK, pass on stopping or anticipating 9/11.

Then comes Iraq–just like everyone else in the administration, Rice was adamant that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, stating the US knew they were lying and knew where the weapons were (look it up, a NYT opinion column by RICE.) There are only two possibilities–she was lying or she was too incompetent to do her job and was simply wrong about one of the most important issues of the last 50 years.

Wow, great job there Condi

Only in the Bush administration can you get promoted for doing a bad job, so it should have been no surprise the Rice got a new job in his second term, Secretary of State.

In the single most important issue of the second term, the Iraq War, Rice has accomplished…..what? Anything? Help me out….the “coalition of the willing”–smaller than ever. Stability and peace in the Mideast? Uhm, yeah, right. Democratic Reforms in countries in need of it? Show me.

Peaceful resolution to the Israel Palestinian conflict? With the exception of getting Israel to withdraw from Palestinian terriroties, nada, squat, zilch. She’s wagged her finger at Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, CHina and North Korea to what result? Zip.

Folks, we have here one of the least accomplished Secretary of State in US History–and this is what a bunch of idiots who answer polls thinks will put John McCain over the top?

I stunned beyond words. I really am.

Would it kill journalists to take a stats class or two?

I’ve been saying it for a months, if McCain wants to ensure a victory, he’ll pick Condi. It totally neutralizes the only thing the Dems have – identity politics.