JC Watts!
Posted on 03/11/2008 3:48:22 PM PDT by varina davis
March 11, 2008 Read More: Romney
Romney says he'd take Veep, calls McCain "Big Dog"
Mitt Romney said in his first interview since departing the GOP race that he would accept the number two position on the ticket and that there is no lingering bitterness between him and John McCain.
“I think any Republican leader in this country would be honored to be asked to serve as the vice presidential nominee, myself included," Romney told FOX's Sean Hannity in a broadcast set to air tonight. "Of course this is a nation which needs strong leadership. And if the nominee of our party asked you to serve with him, anybody would be honored to receive that call … and to accept it, of course.”
According to two separate reports, Romney is being talked up as a running mate by members of the Bush inner circle. But McCain and his closest advisers have little regard for their former rival thanks to the bitter, year-long race waged between the two Republicans.
Romney says, however, that he thinks the wounds have healed.
“There are really no hard feelings, I don't think, on either side of this," he said in the interview. "There were no pacts and so forth that make people feel like that we will never come together. Instead these campaigns are all coming together. We are supporting our nominee enthusiastically, aggressively."
Romney said his top fundraisers have already met with McCain's campaign.
"We are laying out ways we can support his campaign.”
Romney also belittled the Democrats, saying that he thought Barack Obama would eventually emerge as their nominee and that such an outcome would play to the GOP's favor.
"I think he is the better match-up for Senator McCain because the public recognizes just how inexperienced he is," Romney said. "With Senator Clinton there is some confusion in perception that somehow being there while her husband was president made her a foreign policy-national security experienced person. She is not. She doesn't have any more experience, really, of a significant nature than Barack Obama does. But in Barack Obama's case, people recognize this guy was a state senator and before that he was a community activist. He has been a United States senator for a short, short period of time. He is in no significant way qualified to lead the country at a time of war, to lead the country out of an economic challenge. This is not a person who can stand up to Senator McCain.”
To make his case, Romney employed a canine metaphor.
Listening to Obama and Clinton discuss their national security credentials, Romney said, is akin to "listening to two chihuahuas argue about which is the biggest dog."
"When it comes to national security, John McCain is the big dog, and they are the chihuahuas," he said.
McCain will be on Romney's turf tomorrow night for a fundraiser in Boston, but aides to the Arizonan's campaign were uncertain if their former rival would be in attendance. The two last appeared together when Romney endorsed McCain last month in the former governor's Hub headquarters.
Some many awkward, conflicting positions he makes the Kama Sutra blush - Check.
Pathetic pandering liar - Check
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All Romney needs is a cape. Super Geek!
I’d definitely vote for McCain/Romney. I still like the idea of McCain/Steele though.
Have either of you been pinged to this dog (bleep) yet???
And Carr was a tough dog too!
I don’t like the Warriors, but I think they’ll get into the second round.
LOL, that was awesome.
Agree. McCain should pick Mr. Romney as the VP for his economy/business expertise — the economy is now the #1 issue.
JC Watts!
“Wow this would be fantastic and a definite step in the right direction for McCain.”
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Although we’re in the minority with the many on this site who never seem to tire of criticizing McCain, I’m with you. I think Romney would be a great VP choice.
Huckabee’s political career is over.
That’d make me write-in for President. Sorry.
he came in second in delegates
“How do we get these juveniles on FR?”
FR has lost some folks over the last couple months to more McCain friendly sites. I guess these are the new ones coming in.
Where did conservatives come up with the idea that a parent’s money is the “kid’s inheritance”?
My parents didn’t raise me to think that I deserve free money. I was taught the conservative idea that we should work for a living.
If we win, McCain might want to only serve one term, who knows?
I do believe Mitt could do wonders for the economy, he is a business man extraordinaire...I lived in Utah during the Olympics and the run up to them. It was absolutely unbelievable how he came in there, cleaned up after the corruption had left it almost certain that Salt Lake would not be able to go ahead with them. There was no money, everyone was totally disillusioned and people were facing jail time.
I'm not a Mormon and my first thought was, oh, yeah, they're bringing in another Mormon to follow up where these other damn Mormons left off? Another crooked bishop helping another bishop. Sure. As far as I was concerned, he didn't just have three strikes against him, he had already lost the ballgame.
He proved me and all the other doubters wrong. I was happy to admit it.
The Olympics were outstanding and did our whole country proud.
When you are asked if you would ACCEPT the position of VP, this is the only appropriate answer.
If Romney has answered that he had no interest in the position and would say no, THAT would have been a story.
Same here. And I don’t expect anything from anyone — especially my parents. :-) Hope all is well with you.
Ditto to what you said!!!!
It’s not rare for the winner and front runner-up of a primary race to be on the ticket together. It’s far from a sure thing, though. For instance, is there a scrap of evidence that George W. Bush so much as considered John McCain?
What if somebody asked him if he would accept it and he said yes, is that begging?
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