[dukakis kerry the dream team]

I think Fred wants to be the VP in a ticket headed by Romney or Rudy.

I don't see Fred as the kind of person who would be bothered with such a chore. He's too old to use it as a step toward presidency. Why would he want it?

[HitmanLV]

Being VP has much of the upside of being president without much of the responsibility. He gets a cool office, his own plane, a staff, and gets to schmooze. I think he likes all those things.

He also gets influence on policy, without being the lightning rod that the presidency brings.

I figure Fred as basically a guy who doesn't want to work very hard. Dick Cheney notwithstanding, that's a great fit for the traditional VP slot.