There is a difference between what he might *want*, and what he truly *needs*.
In corporate terms, he needs a “hatchet man”. For W. Bush, Dick Cheney came close, but he was underused compared to the corporate equivalent.
This hatchet man will be the “bad guy” in the administration: slashing agency budgets and government regulations; creating huge lists of Executive Orders and Presidential Signing Statements to repeal.
And firing a minimum of 100,000-200,000 government employees, starting with those who have broken the laws, assumed illegal powers, corrupted scientific research, and engaged in other nefarious actions. And it is not good enough to just fire them. This VP will forward his list to all the new federal prosecutors selected by Trump, to show their potential by putting as many in prison as they can, as well as permanent bars to them either working for the government in the future, or to be hired by companies with federal contracts.
Granted, this VP will be attacked like none other, and vilified at every opportunity. But if he keeps his intestinal fortitude, everybody but the scoundrels who are purged and the corrupt leftists that support them will benefit. It will benefit our nation to an incredible degree.
For this reason, Ted Cruz would be the best choice for VP.
There are no tough vets available? The veep is supposed to balance the ticket. The least a lifelong civilian CiC could do is pick a vet as his running mate .
Not going to happen. Trump will not reduce the size of government. He may try to bend it to his purposes but that’s as far as he will get. The idea that Trump will bring in some sort of revolution is a fanatasy.
Interesting choice... you don't think there's too much bad blood between Trump and Cruz? You make a good point here - hatchet men can help...