Posted on 08/28/2008 4:50:31 PM PDT by Fred
Global Warming Believer
Too late now to have any influence on McCain’s decision.
Congestion charging supporter.
General half-a**ed Republican.
He would be a weak choice. I could not see him as President.
Really looking at Tim Pawlenty’s record reveals he is the candidate that McCain would feel most comfortable with.
I think he is McCain’s pick. Someone who won’t make any political waves, but in that regard won’t rock the boat either.
I think McCain saw the polls showing him tied or ahead of Obama, and decided he didn’t need a risky “game changer” like Lieberman, and likewise saw the polls showing he has pretty well already coalesced the Republican base around him, so he doesn’t need a “unity” ticket with Romney.
I saw him on Fox and Friends this morning, my impression: nice person, but dull in a white bread and mayonaise way. Let us draft Cheney again and I want to see him flatten the plugs in their debates./Just Asking - seoul62......
It’s OK if he is a weak choice as VP.
The problem it presents is the GOP would likely be locked in to him as McCain’s successor on a future ticket.
I think Pawlenty is no less credible as president than Obama, so I don’t think that is so much of an issue, though a lot of people have it in the back of their minds that the standard for McCain’s VP needs to be higher because he has a higher likelihood of having to step in.
I don’t think charges of Cheney running the show behind from behind the curtain as a “soft dictator” for life would be a good idea.
McCain/Pawlenty = Dole/Kemp
I think Dole/Kemp was better. And I shook Bob Dole’s, Bob Dole’s hand. :-)
That’s OK, because Obama/Biden = Stevenson/Sparkman
Dole was better and is/was a loyal Republican. I was thinking more of Jack Kemp’s dreadful debate performance.
What is political suicide?
Actually, I take that back.
Obama/Biden is McGovern/Eagleton.
As it turned out, Eagleton was the person behind the quote that McGovern was for “Amnesty, Abortion, and Acid.” Just as it was Joe Biden who said Obama was not ready to be president.
Just imagine having to watch Biden win a debate. Ohhhhhhhh. I tell ya that will make me really detest McCain. It’s going to be a long campaign now.
BTTT!
DJ, Pawlenty may not be a perfect VP for McCain, but I think he’s very good, and you must admit that he’s a far, far better choice than Romney, Ridge, Lieberman or Hutchison.
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