Long list before short list for veep

The Press of Atlantic City ^ | February 10, 2008 | Nancy Benac

[mirkwood]

[BBell]

Yes I would trust McCain to listen to his advice on manners of the economy. Forbes is a very intelligent man and very likable in my opinion.

[Rosemont]

Wolfie Blitzer salivates over the Liberal “Obama/Clinton” wet dream ticket.

Nightmare.

[Senator Goldwater]

Dick Cheney. *grin*

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I love it.

The bumper sticker could be: You don’t know Dick.

[Biblebelter]

I hope he nominates his mother. It will be a gender balance, they are nearly the same age, which neutralizes the age issue somewhat, and she won’t take none of his arrogant inside the beltway crap.

[WOSG]

God help us if it the Huckster.

here is one name that would be awesome:

John Thune of South Dakota

[mtntop3]

I, an unworthy, humbly suggest that said Presidential candidate take a bold move and choose a trio :Mr. I, Mr. Me, and Mr. My - which will apply to, resonate with, and send into ethereal rhapsody, so many of the brave - and modest (i.e., thoroughly anonymous) - keyboard warriors hereabout.

An alternate: he might nominate the distinguished Mr. R. Limbaugh - who will surely decline because he, Lord Limbaugh, has now proclaimed in recent days himself chief oracle of us all - and hence above it all (marble statues of His Lordship are in the making for the Rotunda.)

[MitchellC]

It'll be Huckabee, watch and see.

The. Worst. Move. McCain. Could. Possibly. Make.

[MitchellC]

Grahamnesty.

Second worst move McCain could possibly make.

[Lancey Howard]

Crist is a loser. The Huckster is too "evangelical" for McCain - - he's out. Forget Newt - - too much baggage. Could be Sanford. Maybe Pawlenty. Tom Ridge? Rick Santorum?? (The problem with Rick is that he lost his re-election bid.) It does have to be somebody who is bright, articulate, energetic, and young. Not necessarily somebody with "gravitas" - - McCain doesn't need that. Doesn't have to be a household name, but not a Dan Quayle type, either. There's also geographical (electoral) considerations, but that's a slightly lesser priority. (Wow, can I ramble!)

Whoever it is, the key for McCain is too make his choice somewhat (or very!) surprising and somebody who will bring an instant smile to the faces of real conservatives.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

McCain will pick the loser of the DNC primary...

[John Valentine]

Me, I don’t want to be within 1000 miles of a voting machine that day if I’ll be forced to pull the lever for a republican ticket combining an overage anurism-ready vein-popping anger junkie and an IQ sixty-five Arkansas squirrel-popping bible thumper.

I’ll be in Mexico or points south, on a beach, cold beer in hand, feet up, sun going down, and shedding a tear for the once-great Republican party.

R.I.P.

[John Valentine]

The only VP possibility I can think of that might take me to the booth is Janice Rogers Brown.