[2rightsleftcoast]

I think Romney’s strength in the economic area would be a big plus for McCain. I like the idea.

[Anti-Hillary]

I think it is a HUGE mistake to put Romney on the ticket.

Several reasons:

1) McCain needs a TRUE conservative, someone who has been solid across the board his ENTIRE career to help shore up the base. Mitt does NOT fit that description.

2) Like it or not there will be a TON of Southern voters who WILL NOT vote for a Mormon. Go look at the primary votes and tell me I am wrong.

3) AND the GREATEST reason: You don't bring in Mitt to highlight that McCain doesn't know squat about the economy. He then makes the guy at the TOP of the ticket look like a dunderhead.

My choice would be Sanford, Pawlenty, or Blackwell.

Here is the deal though. Karl Rove is an outside adviser to McCain and he is ALL over the McCain/Romney ticket. Hopefully McCain will get some better advice. McCain’s biggest weakness at this point is not his lack of knowledge regarding the economy. He can overcome that by coming up with a great plan and selling it on the stump. His biggest problem is energizing and shoring up the base. Mitt does nothing to fix that.

Mitt as Sec. of Treasury but NOT as VP!