It would also be a “peacemaking” gesture seeing as both Sarah and Romney have (at this early stage) the bulk of supporters between them. I just don’t see a huge downside to him being Veep. In the 2008 primaries I often thought “his positions have moved a lot but he IS very credible on the economy and he comes across as a winner”.

Before I get flamed: Palin 2012!

ROMNEY - for when the GOP REALLY, REALLY WANTS TO LOSE

“The Massachusetts Republican Party died last Tuesday.
The cause of death: failed leadership.
The party is survived by a few leftover legislators
and a handful of county officials and grassroots activists
who have been ignored for years.
Services will be public and a mass exodus of taxpayers will follow.
In lieu of flowers, send messages to Republican voters
warning them about a certain presidential candidate named Romney.”
- Boston Herald, 11/12/2006

"In 2006, while Romney was chairman of the National Republican
Governors Association - a group dedicated to electing more
Republican governors - his own hand-picked Republican successor
as governor lost badly to the Democrat, despite the fact that Republicans
have held the governorship in Massachusetts since 1990. Romney largely
ignored the Massachusetts elections and spent most of the time
during the campaign out of state building his presidential campaign.
He came back and publicly campaigned for the Republican candidate
the day before the general election!
“Locally, this is a rebuke to Mitt Romney and checking out within six months
after being elected and having accomplished almost nothing,”
[Jim] Rappaport [former chairman of the state Republican Party]."
- Boston Globe, 11/8/2006

Credible on the economy he certainly is. And she, my goodness! She said she would support people who feel about the country the way she does and 1 week to the day later, Charl!e Crist says he won’t ask her to campaign for him. She really knows how to play the game. I love that about her. In her resignation speech, she made her comment about the perks of being a lame duck Gov., and today I learned that Tim Pawlenty is on his (4th, I think) next surprise trip to Kuwait to visit with the troops. I’m in MN. I almost feel like telling him, “Save your efforts, Tim. This one is between Palin and Barbour.”