A Veep From Mississippi (Haley Barbour)

American Spectator ^ | July.21, 2008 | Washington Prowler

[Reagan Man]

TICKET CHOICE SEARCH

With the nomination for the Republican solidifying mightily, Sen. John McCain has asked his senior advisers to begin pulling together short lists for Vice Presidential choices. At the top of list, according to one senior adviser: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. "There are others that need to be on that list, but you have to believe the Haley is a frontrunner," says the adviser, who knows both McCain and Barbour well.

Barbour would be one name that puts many conservatives at a bit more ease, one of the criteria McCain understands he must meet, according to another adviser: "Another would be geographic balance, and Barbour takes care of that, too."

Other names on the initial list that may have as many as 30 names on it: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who is a national chair for McCain, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele, former Rep. J.C. Watts.

[Reagan Man]

Haley Barbour, solid conservative.

[kellynla]

Did he serve in the military during the Viet Nam war?
If not, why not?

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[TommyDale]

Haley Barbour as Vice President might be the only way I could hold my nose long enough to vote for John McPain.

[fred4prez]

That article was written in February :)

[TomGuy]

Barbour would be one name that puts many conservatives at a bit more ease, one of the criteria McCain understands he must meet ...

after La Raza gave McCain the finger by their endorsement of Obama over McCain.

Poor JohnnyMc. All that work on Comprehensive Immigration Reform (aka, McCain-Kennedy; aka, Amnesty for Illegals) for naught.

[AlaskaErik]

McCain/another white male = defeat in November.

[nikos1121]

How old is this article? February 2008?

[pogo101]

I have no problems with Barbour, indeed a solid conservative and good man. BUT, he would be unfairly savaged as a “tobacco [and other] lobbyist.” It doesn’t help that some swing voters are probably anti-Southern bigots, and Barbour definitely looks like THEIR stereotype of a “good ol’ boy.” Which is their problem, but, they vote.

[Plutarch]

The guy to Barbour's left did what he had to do, getting a gastric bypass operation. Barbour didn't, and is too obese to to be on the ticket. The old and fat ticket will provide fodder for late night comedians, but is no way to win an election.

[Reagan Man]

So what. It was never posted and seems even more relevent today.

Especially when you consider all the phonies on FR pushing the pseudo conservative, Willard Myth Romney, to be McCain's running mate.

Picking Haley Barbour would make conservatives very satisfied.

[SoConPubbie]

The problem with the so-called “Conservative” VP is that they have to automatically put on hold any position on any issue that does not match the Presidents.

In McCains case, this makes the whole idea worthless.

[SoConPubbie]

have no problems with Barbour, indeed a solid conservative and good man. BUT, he would be unfairly savaged as a “tobacco [and other] lobbyist.” It doesn’t help that some swing voters are probably anti-Southern bigots, and Barbour definitely looks like THEIR stereotype of a “good ol’ boy.” Which is their problem, but, they vote.

When do we conservatives and the GOP quit playing by the MSMs, the Liberals, and the Moderates rules?

Where do we make a stand on our positions on the issues and learn to communicate why our positions are better?

When do we quit the 'Strategery' and the political gamesmanship and start being STATEMEN?

[kellynla]

Well?

“Did he serve in the military during the Viet Nam war?
If not, why not?”

If you don’t know, just say so. LOL

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[Reagan Man]

LOL Your opinion is both juvenile and silly.

You want a phony to be VPOTUS. The liberal Myth Romney would make a good choice for Obama.

McCain needs to pick a real deal conservative and someone like Gov Haley Barbour, Gov Mark Sanford or Sen Tom Coburn would be a good fit for the GOP ticket.

[Reagan Man]

I thought that was just a rhetorical question open to the forum.

I don’t know. Do you?

[Fred]

Eating all that fine MS southern cookin, who wouldn't get fat....along with some sweet tea..



from a big catfish fan!!!

[MSF BU]

Gastric bypass? They have a much simpler program at Fort Benning but both of those dudes were a little too good to participate in that. The same goes for Governor Gastrics two sons, who could still benefit enormously from that program.

[MSF BU]

Ridge and Hunter are the only possible VP picks I’ve seen mentioned that were man enough to serve. Ridge is too left and Hunter brings nothing that I can see except a solid conservative philosophy, and to be honest John ain’t into that anymore.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

I noticed this too.

[kellynla]

“I don’t know. Do you?”

No, I don’t.

All I know is that he went to Ol’ Miss.