This guy is a former political consultant (26 years) and hosts a radio program in Boston. He is virtually NEVER wrong.
It's important to add his follow-up post:
"APPEARING ON THE MICHAEL GRAHAM SHOW THIS MORNING, A BOSTON HERALD COLUMNIST REPORTS HER SOURCES WITHIN MCCAIN CAMPAIGN POINT TO CHOICE OF MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY.
(IF TRUE, A DISASTER.)"
I don’t think Mitt could even help McCain carry his home state of MA. It ain’t Mitt.
It’s a great ticket. Between the two of them, they have all sides to all issues covered.
I don’t think Pawlenty will be a disaster. I’d rather not have him have a leg up on the Presidency, but I don’t think he hurts McCain.
I don’t think Pawlenty does much of anything, but frankly the VP pick rarely does.
Sean Hannity said a few minutes ago that the pick will be known just before his show goes off the air today, or just before 6:00 pm EDT. He thinks that is coming from a reliable source.
I think McCAin does just the opposite of what you think. Here he has one us back to him. He has a chance to pick someone who can help him win and also once he’s president. Mitt is a strong candidate and true team player. He’s seasoned and vetted. It makes no sense for McCain to pick anyone else unless he’s an idiot...
http://www.governor.state.mn.us/welcome/aboutgovernorpawlenty/index.htm
“IF TRUE, A DISASTER”
How so? I don’t know the guy, but his resume is great.
When did Romney become a conservative? I am still perplexed by all this Romney conservative talk. Look at the record not the rhetoric.
“if McCain does not choose Mitt, McCain loses.”
Bull(bleep) there is more than one Republican that Mac could pick that would help his candidacy, not JUST Mitt.
IMHO, Romney will cost just as many votes as he brings with him. Romney solidifies the base, but hurts McCain's maverick image and makes it harder for him to attract crossover votes (the old Reagan democrats.)
McCain has to do both if he is going to win.
I’ve been hooked on Intrading all day...Mitt is at 70 and Tim is in the teens.
Mitt is it!
‘It’ might not be VP, but I sure hope he’s the VP candidate. I really don’t want it to be Pawlenty.
They want no fault insurance for everything.
I’m not a fan of Romney, or a fan of his fans, for that matter. In this modern era, and especially in supposedly mature and rational conservatives, zealous attachment to any politician seems very strange and distasteful to me. Nearly all of them, given enough opportunity and time, will disappoint their fans.
And the more zealous his admirers, the more suspect the man. One wonders if a large following indicates nothing more than an outstanding ability to mislead people.
There are exceptions; there are great men.
But I don’t trust Mitt Romney as far as I can toss him.
Nevertheless, he has obvious qualifications. Experience in leadership; yes, even experience in compromise. (For just one example: having shifted to pro-life, he isn’t likely to shift back.) Experience in business as well as in government.
And if he’s half as phony as I think he is, he won’t be gulled by Putin or Chavez, or the Chinese or the Arabs.
If, God forbid, President McCain should suddenly and unexpectedly leave his post (which would probably require a host of angels loaded for bear), Mitt Romney has probably the best shoulders to drop everything on.
Why are you shouting? That's as bad as Drudge, master of the stuck caps-lock key.
Romney sucks, by the way.
