Posted on 03/19/2008 9:37:25 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Former conservative colleagues in the House of Representatives are boosting Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2005, to be Sen. John McCain's vice presidential running mate.
A White House aide under President Reagan, Cox served 16 years as a congressman from Newport Beach and was chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee. He was named as a federal appeals court judge to begin President George W. Bush's administration, but withdrew after Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California announced her opposition.
Former Rep. Rob Portman of Ohio, who also was a member of the House leadership before joining the Bush Cabinet, is being promoted for vice president by Washington insiders. But Cox's backers in the House argue that Portman lacks Cox's stature in the conservative movement, which they say McCain needs.
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We need them in the Senate, but DeMint or Burr would be pretty good; would add a southerner; and would add a conservative.
No freakin way. He has not stopped the illegal naked shorting by unscrupulous hedge funds and has shut down investigations in to same. (I’ll have to go look for a link to the story) but I wouldn’t trust this guy. The SEC has shown me nothing.
mccain has to pick a conservative vp if he wants to win.
You forgot the sarcasm alert.
Amen.
you’re an alan keyes guy. I don’t think anyone is going to appeal to the “damn all gays to hell” vote
Why not Hunter?
The economy is going to be the No. 1 issue for the election. Which VP prospect is perceived (and rightly so) as THE most knowledgeable on economic matters and has attained spectacualar success in the business world? Which candiate would be best at balancing McCain’s admitted lack of knowledge on economic issues?
Gov. Romney.
No VP candidate choice will flip enough votes to win California.
If you’re picking from among the supposed “lesser of evils” you’re already in hell, even if you don’t recognize it yet.
romney is a keynesian corporatist who is for universal health care. Not what I call a solid fiscal conservative.
not by himself, obviously. but mccain already has a lot of appeal in CA
I don’t consider Mitt to be a conservative...but he’d be the best choice of anyone that ran this time out. His financial cred is unmatched, and I can’t see Hillary or Obama picking anyone he wouldn’t slaughter in the VP debate.
evil!!!! hell!!!! everyone must burn for all eternity for making a deal with SATAN!!!!!!!!
I’ve seen Cox on TV and he is sort of telegenic but not the best speaker. If McCain goes with a House member I would rather see Portman or Kasich. If either of them could deliver Ohio that would be a big break. Kasich’s TV show on Fox was pretty good as I recall. His voting record was quite conservative but he did break ranks with the GOP to support Clinton’s useless “crime bill” in 1994. That disturbs me.
I think lindsay is pushing his governor, Mark Sanford.
Nonetheless, scope the tagline. In the fall we will have a choice (at worst) between an FDR figure and a Jimmy Carter figure. That’s an easy pick.
carter? obama is more like mugabe.
I suppose Pandsey Grahamnesty might be on the short list.
Why not? He’s been McCain’s butt boy for some time now.
They could enjoy “quiet lunches” in the dining room off the oval office.
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