Originally Posted by Pete (Post 458220)

To the left Condi is not black and is not a female.

The left made no outcry of some of the more nasty political cartoons that were drawn of her back in the day.

Of course place Obama's face in any of them and you would be a racist.

Originally Posted by cjwils3 (Post 458294)

Agreed. It's just like in 2004 when John Sylvester, the Wisconsin radio host, maliciously called her "Aunt Jemima" (fortunately, even MSNBC picked up on that story and thus opened him to the criticism he deserved).

Originally Posted by Badger52 (Post 458301)

He's a slug; everything from the Lt. Gov's cancer battle to Breitbart's death makes him 10x the vile buffoon Limbaugh could never be, even in a progressive's wildest wet dream.

Did I mention he's a slug? He needs to have someone open up a 55-gal drum of whupass on him.

Originally Posted by The Reaper (Post 444515)

I would hope it would be someone with solid conservative credentials, but that sounds a lot like McCain's tactics.

On the other hand, choosing another RINO will even further alienate the base.

IMHO, most of the candidates and former candidates have burned bridges with Mitt and his campaign. Maybe Ron Paul, but I seriously doubt that his style would mesh with Mitt's.

Theoretically, Romney needs a counterbalance. Someone who is a genuine conservative, with a common man touch. I believe that he should choose someone who is not wealthy or from a privileged class, and ideally, who understands foreign policy. A real conservative, both socially and fiscally. If such a person could be found, it would be helpful if they were from (and could deliver) a large swing state, like Florida, Ohio, or Pennsylvania. The ideal potential Veep has to be free from baggage or a bad history for the Dims/media to exploit. A conservative Hispanic or someone who could bring in independent or minority voters would be a home run.

Personally, I would like to see a Condi Rice, a Paul Ryan, or a Marco Rubio.

I think Condi has a huge lead in knowing how a Presidency works, and has the best foreign policy credentials around. OTOH, she has no real constituency, and against Obama, would probably deliver few minority or female voters. Ryan has been a budget driven fiscal conservative from a small state, for the most part, with little foreign policy experience. Rubio could be a game changer. He is relatively young, comes from a large swing state, and is Hispanic. He is a social and fiscal conservative who is popular with the right wing. If it were an appointed position, I would pick Condi. I would love to see her back as the Secretary of State or Intel Director. But if I had to pick a partner for Mitt in a close race with Obama, I would select Rubio.

Just my .02, YMMV.

TR