Do you believe that Condi Rice is a good choice for VP?
Clearly, purely on the issues Thomspon, Romney, and others would be better. But if they do not get in at all, they cannot do anything.
Sadly, tragically, so many of our citizens are SO memerized by looks, energy, etc, and other things that have nothing to do with issues, we may have to have something to balance it out. Condi could do that and still give us some very manageable (though not optimum by any means) positions on numerous issues.
It is a sickening, disgusting, and agonizing position we are in.