If she's up for it, I'm thinking he should consider Condoleezza Rice. She won't overshadow him, she has strong conservative credentials, the religious right will feel safe, she will be a welcome contrast to his stiffness (but not too much of a contrast), she will be capable in a debate against Biden, she is unlikely to make any huge mistakes, her closet seems to be pretty much empty of skeletons....
Update: Oops. Condi has made statements supporting the status quo on abortion rights, which makes her pro-choice, which in today's Republican world puts her outside of contention. Never mind that abortion rights are a sideshow issue - something of trivial relevance to the work of a President or Vice President, and something the Republican Party shows little interest in actually addressing, save perhaps by accident - the charlatans, opportunists and demagogues of the Republican Party have pushed it to center stage.
Not that he has much leverage in terms of delegate count, but I suspect Ron Paul will be pushing his son Rand as VP. Picking Rand might be a rational move on Romney's part, since Rand Paul is a key tea partier.
ReplyDeleteBut I am usually wrong about everything. Even the time.
You too? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm half thinking that Romney will have to get somebody off of the B list. The A listers (or those thought of as A list candidates) would likely be reluctant to run if they think Romney is going to crash and burn. A candidate who isn't presently taken seriously as a national candidate may be willing to take that risk in order to push his name and face out to the nation. That puts somebody like Rand Paul into possible contention.