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I am not sure Pence is tough or skilled enough to be a good verbal fighter.

Besides having been a successful talk radio host, he has a congressman before being elected governor. He is actually conservative (despite imperfections, which we all have) and is actually well-qualified to be president. Choosing him is in and of itself a presidential move.

VP needs to be the one to attack for the ticket, that lets Trump be Presidential and discuss policy

Some football teams throw the long ball, some do a lot of dink-and-dunk passing, some lean heavily on the running game. Trump is never going to be a policy wonk, discussing policy in detail, and is comfortable being the attack dog as needed. George W. Bush went with Cheney as the policy wonk, and it helped him win the election (that is NOT to compare Trump with George the Younger in any other way!).

Pence is a mature, good choice, and will solidify the support of conservative Republicans who fear that a President Trump might walk back certain positions.

Choosing him is in and of itself a presidential move.

This is the most important point here. Until now, Trump has been campaigning, and campaigning is all talk.

This is Trump’s first ACTION as presidential candidate, and it is a very well-thought out presidential move.

Pence isn’t perfect, but I don’t think the perfect person is out there. Certainly not old-man-fat-man Newt.

I like Newt a lot, I think he’s great, but he’s an old-man-fat-man and face it all you Newt-pushers, he would look ridiculous up there. Trump is first and foremost a media genius and a presidential campaign is first and foremost a casting job. The reason Trump went from zero-to-sixty in five seconds is he is cast perfectly as President of the United States.

If Trump picks Newt, he is casting Mr. Old-Man-Fat-Man as his running mate and is flushing his casting skills, and his media savvy, down the toilet.

There are basically three groups of voters out there with regard to Trump:

1) those who will vote for Trump no matter what (such as myself)

2) those who will vote for an Al Qaeda terrorist over Trump (all leftists and muzzies in America)

3) the apolitical dunderheads who bumble through life not realizing that we currently have an Al Qaeda terrorist as president (ok, a bit of an exaggeration, but you get my point) and get ALL their opinions about Trump from the Al Qaeda-loving news media.

It is this third group that Trump needs to address with a well-thought-out PRESIDENTIAL decision with regard to choosing a running mate.

The Al Qaeda News Media says Trump can’t be trusted to make PRESIDENTIAL decisions.

Choosing Pence proves them wrong.