SECRETARY NEWT?!

James Joyner | Monday, August 4, 2003

I heard on NPR this morning that Secretary of State Colin Powell and his deputy Richard Armitage have informed President Bush that they would be stepping down at the end of the first term. Steven Taylor reports that Newt Gingrich is considered a “dark horse” candidate to replace Powell, although Condi Rice is more likely. I’m hoping the Gingrich balloon is being floated just to make the eventual nominee (assuming a Bush re-election, of course) more palatable.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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