REDSTATE ROUNDTABLE #15: McCain's VP Pick

Red State ^ | August 28, 2008 | Dan McLaughlin

[MeanWestTexan]

So now we know the Democratic ticket: Obama-Biden. We have been promised John McCain's running mate on Friday the 29th. With Joe Biden as the matchup, who among the plausible candidates should McCain take? And who is helped/hurt by the Biden pick?

Personally, I think I would disregard at least some of my own prior checklist and take Eric Cantor. Cantor's young (but not too young), smart, conservative, telegenic, and from an important state that is a must-win for McCain (although Virginia seems less important with the news that Obama has suspended his TV ad campaign there, and there's less need to counter a Virginia candidate than if Tim Kaine was the choice). He's also Jewish; a Jewish Republican would be a bit of history, and as we have seen the Democrats may not handle that well. Some people have feared taking Cantor out of the running for House leadership, but this is a tight race for the White House, and that trumps everything in my view. The downside to Cantor is that he's a Congressman: tied to an unpopular Congress, relatively light on experience (although with 8 years in Congress and 8 in the state legistature he has twice Obama's federal experience, has been in a leadership position since Obama was a state Senator and has been in public office longer than George W. Bush) and without executive experience. But Cantor's no lightweight, and Obama has a ticket with two Congressmen and no executive, military or business experience; the important thing is that Cantor would help balance McCain's inconsistent profile on domestic policy and reassure the base.

[MeanWestTexan]

Totally Gnarly Cantor Ping

[MeanWestTexan]

Totally gnarly Cantor ping.

[Westlander]

I Thought Eddie Cantor Was Dead

[colorcountry]

All these Cantor post are great! He’s a fine man.

[pissant]

If he puts Hunter as VP, I might even vote for him.

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

McCain needs an articulate pit bull...Is Cantor a Smart pit bull???

Some FR users posted an interview of Cantor by some hardball character, it was basically 2 on one, he looked OK considering the 2 attacking him were in cahoots...

[lesser_satan]

Cantor would be good, but I still like Palin. Biden is a hatchet-man extrordinaire, and if he did one of his hatchet jobs on a girl it would further enrage the PUMAs.

[dixiechick2000]

I’m with Dan at RedState.

Totally gnarly bump!

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

I was a Mitt fan, but now, after seen all these McCain commercial using Hillary and Biden attacking Obama. I fear that the Dems would use Mitt to their advantage....Maybe McCain needs to pick someone other than Mitt.

[MeanWestTexan]

Yes, Cantor is smart. Keyword “Cantor” and today’s article from “The Hill” has a great selection of videos.

Cantor wasn’t picked to headline the “Truth Squad” today for no reason.

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

Yeah but the Media would turn it around and say, if “she's to girlie to take on Biden, how would she do against Putin...”

[aynrandfreak]

I think those commercials are a sign that McCain never intended to choose Romney

[pissant]

Is this Eddie still alive?

[MeanWestTexan]

Yes, the videos have been devastating, and clips of Romney attacking McCain would certainly be used by Obama.

Cantor has no such baggage.

[Viking2002]

No worse than Obama would do against Putin. And if she rode into the Kremlin on The PMS Express, she might do to Count Vlad what Revrum Jackson only talked about doing to Obambi.

[Signalman]

Sure:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Osmond

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

I tried what you suggested, but i cant find much???

[MeanWestTexan]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068579/posts?q=1&;page=51

Post 63 is a series of videos.

[Fred]

Juanito will be crowning Hillary as his QUEEEENNNNNN!!!! Here is a preview

[Fred]

Juanito will be crowning Hillary as his QUEEEENNNNNN!!!! Here is a preview