He has no real liabilities on the social issues except for a late life divorce. I think he is in his middle sixties so he is at least four years younger than McCain.
We could do worse but I do not think any better. He has had a life before and after the Senate so he is exceptional in that respect.
This is in my reference to my post #9.
I would add one other thing. That is, if Fred T is smart, he will look and select a VP early on. My suggestion would be to go outside the usual political spectrum. A good choice might be Steve Forbes.
While Forbes ran for President and failed miserably it was because he was not a professional politician. You must be one to prevail in high stakes political contests. It does not mean he would not be a welcome addition to a ticket than will face pressing domestic economic problems.
Just a thought. I thought of Jeb Bush as well, but this might be fodder for the "dynasty" detractors. In any case we need a broad repertoire of talent to face the problems that are increasing rather than decreasing in severity.