CNN has a slightly misleading headline, which claims a new poll shows a John McCain/Condoleezza Rice ticket "could win big." The actual poll cited is of New York only. It's certainly interesting, after all, it shows such a ticket even beating a Clinton/Obama, or Obama Clinton ticket in the state. But it doesn't carry the national implications the headline suggests. Nonetheless, it has stirred some renewed discussion about the possibility of Secretary Rice becoming McCain's vice presidential running mate. Most criticisms center on Rice's lack of campaign experience and her close ties to the Bush administration.

The JustOneMinute blog earlier tried to knock down Rice speculation and again argues:

[B]asically, a Rice nomination re-opens the entire pre-war intelligence and planning can of worms and keeps alive topics such as the Yoo memo on torture.

And some anti-McCain bloggers using the opportunity to go after the presumptive GOP nominee as well.