Romney: Heck yes, I’d be McCain’s VP; Update (Ed): Why not?
posted at 6:20 pm on March 11, 2008 by Allahpundit
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In case you were planning on watching Hannity & Colmes tonight, now you don’t have to.
Thus do very bad ideas gain momentum:
“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.”…
“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.”…
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.
Exit question: If a guy with three years in the Senate is too inexperienced to be commander-in-chief, how is a guy with four years as governor of Massachusetts qualified to be a heartbeat away?
Update (Ed): I don’t think this is a bad idea at all, for a couple of reasons. First, Romney has extensive executive experience, both in and out of government. That could help McCain rebut the coming charge that he doesn’t understand economics. Neither Hillary nor Obama have any real-world business experience, nor are either likely to choose a running mate with any, given their populist rhetoric during the primary campaign. That gives the GOP ticket a clear advantage on both economics and executive experience.
Second, Romney proved he could both raise money and organize, two areas in which McCain comes up short. Both Hillary and Obama have done an impressive job in these areas, and the ticket needs someone who can match up against them — at least a little better than McCain can do. Romney can take over that job and put his team to work on building the kind of networks that the Republicans will need to win the election.
Lastly, Romney resonates with the conservative activists. It didn’t win him the nomination, but they wound up fighting for him at the end. He could help bring them back into the big tent. I see a Romney choice as a very positive step — and if Romney’s willing to do it, even more so.
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Naw, it should be kept in the Navy. I say Adm Fallon for VP!
bnelson44 on March 11, 2008 at 6:22 PM
Please, PLEASE, Johnny Mac, pick the only guy that wants to drill ANWR for your VP…the only guy who really knows the economy, and a guy who for sure will not dishonor the white house. It would be wise to pick Mitt.
Attn Mitt-haters: We Mittheads are supporting McCain, please show some maturity and return the favor by supporting Mitt for VP. Thank you.
JustTruth101 on March 11, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Mitt Romney is more than qualified. He was the head executive of a state with a Democrat Congress. He has experience of turning around a faltering economy. He can easily transfer that experience to the federal level.
SoulGlo on March 11, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Hillary’s talking point aside, it doesn’t much matter. Governors tend to make better executives, I’m not worried about that. I’d rather an executive without foreign policy experience then a Senator who would like to reach consensus with those who hate us.
It might be a bad ticket, I’ll leave that to others to judge, but I do think if Mac doesn’t put someone on that can shore up his understanding of economics, he’s going to sink.
Spirit of 1776 on March 11, 2008 at 6:24 PM
He at least has management experience. That’s better than Obama or Hillary.
lorien1973 on March 11, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Good News!
Dorvillian on March 11, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Whoa? Wait a minute. Isn’t that that the Mormon fellow?
Sounds controversial.
Dorvillian on March 11, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Going into a possible recession (or claimed by the media, at the very least) around election time, we are already sunk with McCain’s “I have no clue about the economy” sound bite.
lorien1973 on March 11, 2008 at 6:26 PM
You’re kidding, right? Gov. Romney has years of successful experience in the business world, far more executive experience than any candidate in either party.
If there were a chance that Mitt Romney could deliver Michigan’s electoral votes for McCain, the choice would be obvious.
MrLynn on March 11, 2008 at 6:27 PM
This sounds like it should be coming from a lib. I thought conservatives looked at private sector work as experience. I look at the work that Romney did with Bain Capital and the Olympics with a lot more value than giving a speech in 2004 and voting “Present” 130 times in a State Senate.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:27 PM
WIN WIN in my book. I think when the dust settles and people get a long look at Obama, MCcain is gonna win with or without Mitt. I would have NO problem voting for that ticket.
TroubledMonkey on March 11, 2008 at 6:27 PM
What, that Romney’s willing to flip yet again and adopt McCain’s positions on immigration, torture, etc, that he was so strongly against a few weeks ago, all in the interest of climbing the ladder of power a little higher? It’s amazing what qualifies as good news in the (former) Romney camp.
Big S on March 11, 2008 at 6:27 PM
Theory: AP wanted to start a fire in the comment board. He knows damn well that Romney’s work in the private sector counts as experience.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:27 PM
I’d vote for McCain/Romney ‘08.
Only because I was denied Thompson/Bolton ‘08, though.
Frozen Tex on March 11, 2008 at 6:28 PM
Mind explaining to me how Mitt’s money management skills mean he’d have sound judgment on foreign policy? You guys throw around the term “executive experience” as if all executives do basically the same thing. Mind you, this is a guy whose managerial “prowess” was such that he never did figure out a consistent message for his campaign despite more than a year on the trail.
Allahpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Yes let’s nominate a cult leader (Bishop Willard Romney) as VP and destroy any chance that we have of winning the white house!
Why have one liberal on the republican ticket when we can have two?
SaintOlaf on March 11, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Knock it off. I don’t want that here.
Allahpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:32 PM
Couldn’t have said it better. Michael Steele for McCain’s VP would light my fire, though!
RushBaby on March 11, 2008 at 6:32 PM
I like Michael Steele but he’d be even worse than Romney.
Allahpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:33 PM
How come?
RushBaby on March 11, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Rev. Hagee, are Mormons okay?
SouthernGent on March 11, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Romney didn’t make it because of the idiocy of voters, so he’ll try the other way: From Vice President to President.
Why not going around the idiot voters?
Maybe finally we can have a well-qualified President.
Indy Conservative on March 11, 2008 at 6:34 PM
I pray to God almighty that McCain would choose Romney as his running mate. It would be good for the party, good for the country, and good for the economy. Dammit John pick him!!!!
trs on March 11, 2008 at 6:35 PM
Why, exactly? Because he’s black? He’s a former Lieutenant Governor who goes on TV sometimes. Would Hillary pick David Paterson as her running mate? Even though he’s in line for a promotion soon, probably not.
Big S on March 11, 2008 at 6:35 PM
Yeah, all the more reason. Frankly I didn’t think McCain had a chance at winning this election, considering the tailwinds, but the Dems are ripping each other pretty good, and Rove’s numbers on cross-overs are impressive.
Spirit of 1776 on March 11, 2008 at 6:36 PM
He could help to “Mitt”-igate McCain’s Achilles “economic” heel.
Still hate McCain.
E L Frederick (Sniper One) on March 11, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Because what is there to recommend Michael Steele? The only office he’s held is Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. Putting him on the ticket would utterly destroy the GOP’s experience knock on Obama and would look like what it is, i.e. a cynical attempt to find a black running mate for McCain, whoever that may be. I’m all for Steele running for higher office but he needs to pad out his resume before anyone starts thinking of national tickets.
Allahpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Not really. Being a successful businessman doesn’t really have anything to do with the kind of economic knowledge you’re talking about. Also, believe it or not, the public doesn’t tend to think that super-rich businessmen are the right prescription for an ailing economy, either.
Big S on March 11, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Who is Rev. Hagee?
I don’t want to offend anyone, but isn’t he the guy who has two chins, and while speaking the bottom one touches his nipples?
Indy Conservative on March 11, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Not happening Mitto. That all went out the door when you decided to have your secret meeting with conservative leaders at CPAC. Remember? You know , the one where you discussed running in 2012 and all the old geezers and Laura Ingraham talked about how sorry they were that they didn’t believe your conservatism earlier. Pathetic. We don’t even want your cash either. Go sailing or something.
THE CHOSEN ONE on March 11, 2008 at 6:40 PM
I have been a Mitt supporter from day one and would love him to be on the ticket…but…
Kiss it Mitt. Get down and kiss it. Go on…you won’t be veep till that nose is nice and brown.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Steele could not win a Senate seat in his own state.
rw on March 11, 2008 at 6:41 PM
I’d consider this a win, but the Mormon issue still vexes me.
Who would America be more willing to vote for: the negro, or the white Mormon? Yes, I know, Mitt would be #2 so the equivalence isn’t quite the same, but in terms of the overall impact upon each respective campaign, would Mitt being a Mormon be one more hurdle that the GOP has to overcome in a race where there’s already too many of them?
Vyce on March 11, 2008 at 6:41 PM
If we’re going for foreign policy credentials, it’s hard to beat Miss Rice…if you like someone being doved down from being in the State Department. I think the fact is we have many more choices than do the democrats.
SouthernGent on March 11, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Additionally, if memory serves, he was persuaded by the White House to run in the last election. That will help the democrats paint McCain as GWB’s 3rd term.
Spirit of 1776 on March 11, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Anti-Catholic, self righteous bigot.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Oh c’mon… nobody actually plans to watch that show.
RE: Michael Steele as VP–I’d rather he become a regular spokesman for the GOP (on TV, radio, speaking at colleges, etc.) and run for higher office after a few years of that.
The real deal would be J.C. Watts as VP.
ScottMcC on March 11, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Because he’s on the right side of securing the border, national security, right to life, education, and fiscal responsibility. The only issue we part ways on, I’m pretty sure, is Global Warming.
And it’s not because he’s black that I really like him. It’s because he’s a black Conservative who is actively participating with black audiences (ie, Black State of the Union) where conservatives are typically accused of just not showing up.
RushBaby on March 11, 2008 at 6:42 PM
let’s see now -
Barack Obama: Community activist, state senator, Senator. Zero executive experience anywhere.
Mitt Romney: Bain & Company, Bain Capital, Olympics, Governor. Lots of executive experience in private and public sector.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 6:42 PM
I’ll bite, Romney with his experience as a Governor is much more qualified. Being the Governor of a State is like a microcosm of what it would be like to be C-N-C, much of the same responsibilities just on a smaller scale, such as budgets, civil defense, disaster management/response, etc.
IMHO having the experience of being a State Governor prepares you for being C-N-C much more than being a Senator, hands down.
Liberty or Death on March 11, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Have you ever been to Maryland? There’s like five Republicans in the whole state.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:43 PM
When comparing him to obama….he has been CEO of many companies….all of which were successful and even put through a bill in massachusetts which gives everyone health insurance. Now i know it is not nearly as successful as he was hoping but it gives him precedence and experience when rewriting a new healthcare bill. I just dont want socialism and I think romney is on point
SoCalInfidel on March 11, 2008 at 6:43 PM
And I repeat my question: Kindly explain why Mitt’s stock-picking skills makes him a better commander of troops or assessor of geopolitics than Obama. Define “executive experience,” in other words.
Allahpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Don’t forget terrorist lover. He hangs out with all the cool dudes from the Weather Underground.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Ok. That’s fair.
I do not want to see Hillary Rodham Clinton or even worse…Barack Hussein Obama winning the white house!
I’m afraid that if he picked Romney as running mate that is what would happen due to evangelicals voting AGAINST him.
The only way we can win this year is by getting people out to the polls to save this country by preventing the disasterous democratic candidate from winning.
In order to win we are going to have to launch a full scale campaign against socialist medicine…this is a major issue for the uneducated voter and must be completely discredited.
SaintOlaf on March 11, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Here he is. Read it (and weep?). He’s McCain’s religious ball and chain, only a smaller ball/chain than Obama’s preacher is to him IMHO.
SouthernGent on March 11, 2008 at 6:45 PM
From his Wikipedia bio:
Apply to federal gov’t. Rinse. Repeat.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Condi Rice will make a formidable Liberal (especially on social issues) Vice President on the ticket with McCain, the Liberal in Conservative’s clothes.
Romney
McCain
Rice
Steele
etc. etc.
Where is the Republican Party?
How can it win any elections from now on?
Indy Conservative on March 11, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Maverick should make him HUD secretary. That’ll drive him crazy having to think about poor people all day.
THE CHOSEN ONE on March 11, 2008 at 6:46 PM
In an operational capacity, maybe, but in terms of knowing what the heck is going on, probably not. Senators have to vote on matters of national security all the time, and therefore are likely to have access to all kinds of information that state officials do not. In other words, there’s less “learning on the job” in some very significant areas of national security for a U.S. Senator than for a state governor.
Big S on March 11, 2008 at 6:47 PM
And Obama misses a LOT of votes. (Not that I’m complaining).
SouthernGent on March 11, 2008 at 6:48 PM
THE CHOSEN ONE on March 11, 2008 at 6:46 PM
LOL! Good idea.
SaintOlaf on March 11, 2008 at 6:49 PM
quite honestly I would just trust Romney’s judgment if he was in office…especially compared to the most liberal politician Barak Hussein Obama!
SoCalInfidel on March 11, 2008 at 6:49 PM
You guys wish all you want - Lindsey Graham will be the VP nominee - and McCain will lose, big time. The man’s arrogance has always been his failure.
I said it more than a month ago when Romney whimped out.
I also said this:
Liberty is dead.
mksmithwriter on March 11, 2008 at 6:49 PM
I like the idea, but I don’t relish Romney succumbing to the Mav’s ideas on immigration, torture, global warming or campaign finance rules. I would actually think less of Romney if he were to take him up on it, and I, for one, don’t think you can have two opposing ideas in the same administration. But, in Mav’s case, if his ideas suck, he can always blame it on the “mormon”, his own built-in scapegoat.
Califemme on March 11, 2008 at 6:49 PM
In answer to the exit question; Senators lack the know how of day to day business. They lack the knowledge of a budget. There has only been one Senator President since the 60’s and we never got the chance to see how he’d fare in the total run. However, I’d rather have a governor of a state than anyone from Congress be President .
geminicontender on March 11, 2008 at 6:50 PM
I think much of that was because he thought Rudy was going to be his opponent. McCain was virtually toast early on and who could have guessed that the Huckster would have been a threat and win Iowa?
As for how business experience helps, it has to do with managing people, assimilating and evaluating complex information, decision making, and so forth.
Being a legislator is an entirely different thing.
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 6:50 PM
Yes, that’s the guy with two chins.
I like him when he talks about Islam. That’s it.
Somehow when religious people meddle with politics they seem more idiotic than the voters and the career politicians.
Indy Conservative on March 11, 2008 at 6:52 PM
I can guarantee you that Rice will not be on any ticket in the near future. And nobody knows most of her political positions (although she has defended affirmative action in the past), because her only role has been in foreign affairs. I’m not a fan, she has been to soft on the Israel issue. One of those people that thinks Hamas is a political organization with the power to compromise and negotiate, when it is really just a Islamofascist terror group.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM
If Bush is qualified to be the CinC, I don’t see how you make an argument Romney isn’t. Alright, so being a CEO or Governor isn’t like being the President. But then what job is an adequate step stone?
freevillage on March 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM
I’d say that a good legislator must also do a lot of the same things.
Big S on March 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Boy Governors don’t make good presidents for you huh?
Whatever you think of Dubya, he hasn’t really folded under the stress of leading the country.
Or Ronald Reagan did after he was elected to 2 terms in office.
Or did Slick Willy did after being elected to 2 terms as president (yeah after the Cold War was dead, dead, dead after Reagan).
All having been governors of their states.
Scott_T on March 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM
McCain doesn’t need a VP that has experience in the military or foreign affairs department. Most polled already say they’d want him answering the phone at 3AM.
John “I don’t know anything about the economy” McCain needs someone who can give him credence on the economic issue.
amerpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Silly question because you can’t gain “experience” until you are the CNC. Thus, the “experience” issue is irrelevent. A very few presidents had CNC experience. Most gained it while in the White House. If McCain runs on this issue he will loose.
Andy in Agoura Hills on March 11, 2008 at 6:54 PM
And her well-known accomplishments are?
freevillage on March 11, 2008 at 6:54 PM
^^^^^malan89
But is she just doing her job and carrying this president’s message? Or are they her views personally. Hard to tell for sure.
SouthernGent on March 11, 2008 at 6:55 PM
I don’t like it when he talks about my religion. That guy is a bigot.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:55 PM
I am no Romney fan, but I bet he has donated more time and money to charitable organizations that have ACTUALLY HELPED the poor or downtrodden than anyone working in the gub’mint! You sound like a class envious lib with trash talk like that.
ihasurnominashun on March 11, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Meh- there are better choices out there. Romney has his own problems appealing to the conservative base- particularly on social issues (despite his 11th hour “epiphany”) and spending. Remember- this supposed expert on the economy seemed to think that the best way to stimulate the economy is more government spending on subsidies and the like. Running a hedge fund ain’t exactly the same as being Federal Reserve chairman.
In addition, it’s pretty obvious that McCain is going to play the Commander In Chief angle pretty hard, and Romney doesn’t add to that at all. You can bet your bottom dollar that if he were named VP candidate, the MSM would have a field day (unfairly or not) with his deferrment; in doing so they’d kill two birds with one story- question his foriegn policy experience while also shining a light on his religious beliefs.
I don’t think that having Romney as VP would necessarily hurt McCain’s chances significantly… but he wouldn’t help, either. Remember- his positive to negative favorability ratings were consistantly lower than the other Repubican frontrunners.
I don’t have strong feelings about it either way, but I have to think that there are better options.
Hollowpoint on March 11, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Oh, I agree. Total Bush zombie.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:56 PM
Too close to the Bush Admin. and really, what notable accomplishments does she have to her name?
amerpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:56 PM
What has he said that you dont like? Isnt it hard for muslims to call people bigots when their “holy book” calls all unbelievers infidels? just sayin….
SoCalInfidel on March 11, 2008 at 6:57 PM
But stoning adulterers is an idea whose time has come?
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Did you see the Liberia dance and the Green Green Grass of Home videos?
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Mitt Romney: TEH ONLY MAN WHO CAN SAVE AMERIKKA
Hollowpoint on March 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Line is getting old.
amerpundit on March 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM
condi is no Bush zombie.
You have it backwards..Bush is a condi zombie.
Why on earth would Bush a professed evangelical Christian support a palestinian terror state and a kosovo al qaeda state?
Because Condi does, that is why.
SaintOlaf on March 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM
It’s all making sense now…
Juan McCain is a one-termer, and Mitt slides in for 8 years in 2012.
MITT!!!
HarryBalzac on March 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Liberty is Dead.
But Sharia is alive and well!
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Just once…ONCE! I would like to see Allahpundit actually offer a positive opinion (meaning: his advice, his path, his choice) instead of me making the same mistake by clicking on his posts only to see him engage in armchair quarterbacking and constant critique.
Sorry fellow readers, but his Parisian Left Bank Sophistry has gotten old.
Why would anyone answer a loaded question like this? Did any of these candidate simply pop into being the moment they held office? Or, maybe, just maybe, they have experience outside Allahpundit’s beltway obsession?
Personally I wish Fred Thompson would get to be President, just so he could don his cowboy hat from time to time and scare AP.
But here is my open and direct opinion: Romney = Great VP. McCain is a stated one term President (if he wins). Mitt would be a strong contender in 2012 based on what we know today.
And lastly, how short are memories? If I recall GW Bush was just a govenor, as was Bill Clinton, and the list goes on and on.
Good Lord. This is getting so old.
Montana on March 11, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Pfffftttt…McCain/Romney isn’t going to happen. If anything, whoever he picks, we all will be doing a Google search on the name.
I like Mitt, and he was on my list ahead of Johnny Mac, but regardless of what Mitt said, there is bad gas between them and it won’t be going away any time soon.
Limerick on March 11, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Google “Hagee + Catholic”, buddy boy.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Secretary of State is a huge accomplishment wholly on its own. However, we will almost surely agree The State Department accomplishes little as an entity during actual conflicts.
SouthernGent on March 11, 2008 at 7:00 PM
I would say executive experience
is experience that is “having, characterized by, or relating to administrative or managerial authority.”
But I don’t think that alone qualifies him. And I don’t think that’s the way it’s going to be sold either. I mean, McCain can claim his economy experience, saying he’ll be his #1 advisor, and use his own Foreign Policy experience. We’re not voting on whose Vice-President has the best experience.
Obama would probably make a good vice-president. He just wouldn’t make a good president. That’s kind of a big difference. I don’t know that I’ve seen a ton of people decrying Obama’s lack of experience as something that’s disqualifying him from vice-presidency.
apollyonbob on March 11, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Entirely different job responsibilities. Voting yay or nay is not the same thing as deciding whether to drop a daisy on Saddam Hussein (for example).
Buy Danish on March 11, 2008 at 7:01 PM
Mitt’s stock picking skills definitely don’t qualify him, but in my opinion (as I posted earlier) this is what does:
This combined with McCain’s strength on foreign affairs and the war would be a good balance to Romney. However, as others have pointed out (fair or not) we don’t know how Romney being Mormon will play out with voters, me personally it’s more important that his allegiance be to America and its people first and also be competent at running and leading a nation, not what his religion is.
Liberty or Death on March 11, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Allah, did you vote for hillary or barry in the New York primary?
peacenprosperity on March 11, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Excuse me, but who cares about “experience?”
Have we forgotten the recent elections?
It’s the American citizen who is voting, not an intelligent person who vets the candidates, scrutinizes and analyzes them according to their “experience,” but that citizen votes according to the look, and the “feel good about him/her.”
It’s the American voter, the stupidest, most shallow, superficial voter on Earth.
So, again, we might talk about “experience,” but in reality, it’s not us here on this blog who will have the last word, it’s the idiotic American voter.
Indy Conservative on March 11, 2008 at 7:03 PM
Romney should’ve been our nominee in the first place. McCain/Romney is doable. McCain needs Mitt’s credentials on the economy, and his youthful appearance to balance out the ticket.
therightwinger on March 11, 2008 at 7:04 PM
Maverick should make him crawl and beg. Then say no.
THE CHOSEN ONE on March 11, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Here ya go, Dr. Ignorant.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 7:05 PM
Being the potentially deciding vote on an important piece of legislation, some of which you agree with and some of which you disagree with, or on a judicial confirmation you’re unsire about, is a pretty close legislative analogy to having to call in the airstrike. Maybe it’s not as spectacular, but the effects can be just as significant.
Big S on March 11, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Allah, respectfully, founding and heading up Bain Capital has little to do with picking stocks. As a private equity firm, Bain sought to acquire and turnaround massive, underperforming companies (including Domino’s, Duane Reade, Toys R Us, etc.), something the firm has an excellent track record doing. Romney founded the firm after rising to the role of CEO of Bain & Co., one of the planet’s premier management consulting firms. He wasn’t just running a company; he was running a company whose stock in trade was helping other companies reorganize and run more efficiently. That’s some of the most relevant private sector executive experience one can have.
Beyond that, four years as Governor (i.e. the chief political executive of a major government) is on its face significantly more relevant experience than even McCain’s 21 years as a professional arguer. No, it doesn’t amount to foreign policy experience, but if that were the best indicator of the makings of a President, we’d see Senators regularly elected to the Presidency, and Governors rarely. In reality, of course, we see the opposite.
flip on March 11, 2008 at 7:06 PM
Again Romney adds nothing to the ticket. He barely has any executive experience (his record in Massachussetts is spotty) and being someone who is an investiment manager isnt the same as being a CEO of a company.
Mitt would be a bad choice.
William Amos on March 11, 2008 at 7:07 PM
And how much time did barry spend actually working for his constituents in his elected positions as opposed to the time he spent running for the next office?
peacenprosperity on March 11, 2008 at 7:07 PM
OK, so Dan Quale is a man of accomplishments, I gather.
Look, it’s the administration’s position that we’re in an existential struggle *yawn*blah*blah*blah. Assuming it’s true, it is the job of the Secretary of State to have a major team of allies on board.
The reality is that the US fights this battle alone, and no other country is truly behind the effort. And please don’t give me the “you forgot teh poland!” routine.
I’ll disclose my biases: I’m antiwar, but please if you decide to argue, try and stay on the topic. Assuming the war is necessary and even critical, do you find the level of support for it across the world acceptable? If not, whose fault is that?
freevillage on March 11, 2008 at 7:08 PM
I’ll vote for the liberal Juan McCain if Mitt is on the ticket…..YES! McCain is left, Clinton is lefter, & Hussein is the leftest of the three.
hoi polloi on March 11, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Look at what you started, AP. Then you fueled the fire with a couple fiery comments. And you watched the hits soar.
malan89 on March 11, 2008 at 7:09 PM
Gotcha, you must be catholic…..What was it that he said exactly about the church? I found alot of editorials about people talking about him but nothing shows what he actually said….well, it might but i just dont feel like digging deeper and im sure you know better than me. :)
SoCalInfidel on March 11, 2008 at 7:09 PM
What Mccain needs is a youthful,Southern,former governor who supports the fair tax and can bring the evangelicals in huge numbers.
SaintOlaf on March 11, 2008 at 7:09 PM
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