>>But, to quote Vice President Dick Cheney in his recent interview with ABC’s Martha Raddatz: “So?”
A presidential nominee doesn’t need another best friend. He needs a ticket-balancer - and from the ridiculous to the sublime, his ex-rival fits the bill. <<
Good lord, can we not imagine what would have happened if President Bush had not had an utterly loyal VP?
One lesson of this administration is why would a President ever want a seat filler from the right state when he can have a loyal partner?
These days, a VP pick is best used as assassination insurance.
I’m convinced the reasons the libs have not tried to kill the President is that Cheney would succeed him.
McCain can’t pick a conservative for his VP - otherwise he’d have more heated policy differences with his own second than he will debating against the Dem.