From the article you linked:
“The Top Ten
So how do we sort through this jumble of names and letters? Well, you can’t determine a Veep by mathematical formulae since each brings a nuanced set of advantages and disadvantages. Maybe some of these people have some unknown skeletons in their closets while others would never accept a role as VP. Nevertheless, applying my above observations, some political common sense, and my own set of biases, here are the Top Ten vice presidential candidates for the GOP in 2008.
1. Gov. Tim Pawlenty
2. Gov. Charlie Crist
3. Mayor Rudy Giuliani
4. Gov. Mark Sanford
5. Gov. Haley Barbour
6. Gov. Sarah Palin
7. Rep. Rob Portman
8. Sen. John Thune
9. Gov. Mitt Romney
10. Rep. Chris Cox”
I can’t say that I agree with several of the names here, but overall it’s a fair list. John McCain’s most important job right now is to ensure that conservatives support him during the general-election campaign, so I think that Crist and Giuliani need to be eliminated because they’re pro-abortion and that Romney is similarly a non-starter due to his liberal record as governor of Massachusetts. I think Pawlenty and Sanford are the two best names on this list and, in fact, they’re the top two names I’ve been mentioning as potential McCain runningmates. (The other names I’ve mentioned, Congressmen Mike Pence, Paul Ryan and Steve King, are absent from this top-10 list.)
1. Gov. Tim Pawlenty
RINO. Next.
2. Gov. Charlie Crist
Jim McGreevey RINO who loves felons voting. Hell, no. Next.
3. Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Social policy Democrat. Unacceptable. Next.
"4. Gov. Mark Sanford"
Should be at the top of the list. One of the best Governors in the nation.
"5. Gov. Haley Barbour"
Along with Sanford, one of our best Governors. Should be #2 on the list.
"6. Gov. Sarah Palin"
Not enough experience, and from what I understand, has taken a more populist approach to governance and supposedly isn't very good on taxes (at least on businesses/corporations).
"7. Rep. Rob Portman"
Too obscure. Next.
"8. Sen. John Thune"
He beat Daschle, but what has he accomplished in the Senate so far ?
"9. Gov. Mitt Romney"
Hell [censored] [censored] NO !
"10. Rep. Chris Cox”
I think we need to look above the House level for a running mate. I think he's still too obscure.
Names not mentioned: RI Gov Don Carcieri; AL Sen Jeff Sessions; Michael Steele; Ken Blackwell; Dr. Thomas Sowell; OK Sen Tom Coburn; Fred Thompson