McCain shows his 'foreign expertise' in Jordan

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Rick Perry- Not necessarily ideal, but I'd be comfortable with it. He was mentioned by insiders w/ the Giuliani campaign, so I'm sure it has crossed the McCain camp's mind.

Being from Texas, I really dislike this guy. Hell, I voted for Kinky Friedman in our last election, haha.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Not sure if you were asking me, but I'd like to see Romney for personal motivation reasons. I am simply not at all fond of McCain as a politician, and Romney on the ticket would bring a little more excitement to the cycle for me. I think Romney is even more favored now than he was while in the hunt, and I think his "goodbye" speech made a lot of his GOP opponents feel pretty stupid. I love elections, and I'd really like to be at least partially advocating FOR something, and not just against Barack/Hillary.

After that, there aren't too many suggestions that thrill me.

I like Lieberman as a human, but we've already got one compromiser heading up the GOP side.

Charlie Crist is interesting, but I don't know enough about him, and the base doesn't trust him.

Mark Sanford is a guy I like, but his place as a future star seems to be in question now.

Mike Huckabee would be a horrid pick, IMO. He simply brings no skills to the table (not that the VP needs them), and although it would calm some of the base, it'd scare the moderates. I also found his final days as a candidate to be incredibly petty (notably: taking a shot at Romney AFTER Romney had dropped out).

Rick Perry- Not necessarily ideal, but I'd be comfortable with it. He was mentioned by insiders w/ the Giuliani campaign, so I'm sure it has crossed the McCain camp's mind.

Another guy on nearly every GOP candidate's list was Haley Barbour, and I'm sure McCain has given it some thought. I'd be fine with it, though
I'd prefer someone with a future.

Perhaps the latest developing sleeper is Bobby Jindal, and I like that idea a lot. I met Gov. Jindal for the first time a month or two ago in DC, and it certainly crossed my mind then.

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Charlie Crist is the man... that is all

Originally Posted by macallan25

Being from Texas, I really dislike this guy. Hell, I voted for Kinky Friedman in our last election, haha.

What about Tim Pawlenty from MN? He'd bring youth, a stake in the flyover states, he's always been stalwart in his support of McCain...

[shinerbock]

Pawlenty would be fine, I'm a fairly strong supporter of his. I would prefer someone a little further outside of McCain's circle, but I wouldn't be upset if he's the guy.