“You mistyped there; you meant “a pro-abortion (or pro-choice) VP.”
Thank you for pointing that out! Of course I did! Thanks again.
Now hoping for a McCain/Romney ticket and would not mind a McCain/Steel ticket either! Just think Romney would be better at this time. Looking for Michael Steel to be more well known by 2012.
Given Romney’s liberal record, particularly regarding abortion (until maybe a year ago, he was adamantly in favor of Roe v. Wade), I would hope for another runningmate for Senator McCain. There are many solid conservatives that he could choose: Gov. Pawlenty, Congressman Cantor, Congressman Portman, Gov. Jindal and Gov. Palin would all be far better choices.
As for Michael Steele, he’s 100% pro-life and is fairly conservative on other positions, and I was heartbroken when he lost to Ben Cardin in the 2006 Senate race. I hope Steele runs for Governor of MD in 2010 (with former Gov. Ehrlich running for the Senate). If Steele can win the governorship, he would be well on his way to a spot on a presidential ticket in 2012 or (more likely) 2016. But John McCain can’t pick a former single-term Lt. Gov. of a Democrat state as his runningmate.
BTW, Michael Steele is one of two black conservative Republicans that would be strong candidates for the VP had they won in 2006; the other, former OH Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (who is actually far more conservative than Steele), would probably be a no-brainer for VP had he won the governorship of swing-state OH.