Should Rick Perry be blessed with the nomination, I’m not sure I’m up for a Perry - Romney ticket. I can’t stand Romney, and I can’t see Perry side by side such a metrosexual egomaniac. Besides, wouldn’t he only have to pick Romney if he felt he needed him to win the election, and I don’t think he would need him for that. Perhaps others may disagree.
Also, there was a thread yesterday with an article announcing Rick Perry has pledged he would choose a VP who is not only pro-life but is a passionate pro-life activist. I can easily see that being someone like Marco Rubio or Rick Santorum, perhaps a number of others. I don’t think Romney would quite fit that bill nor would I believe ANYONE could label Mitt Romney as an pro-life advocate. While he may have flip flopped to say he is pro-life, I’ve never seen anything to indicate Romney is passionate about that issue.
BTW, that pledge would, I would assume, disqualify Rudy Giuliani as well (as some were concerned he might be on a Perry VP list) but it could include Mike Huckabee??????
I can tell you that after seeing the path Michele Bachmann has taken here and her dirty little deal with the devil Romney, I don’t want to see her as a VP pick for Rick Perry. If Michele Bachmann wants to hang her hat on Mitt Romney, let her go down with him!
I could see Perry picking Pawlenty as VP but Santorum? That WOULD be fun!
I agree 100% and I don't see this as any fear. I think Dame Peggy Noonan has this one right in her WSJ column today: Perry and Romney's First Face-Off ...
"... if ever two candidates saw each other as Exactly the Kind of Guy I Don't Like, it would be Messrs. Perry and Romney. Mr. Romney's people see Mr. Perry as a dopey Texas barbarian. Mr. Perry's people see Mr. Romney as Northeastern, elite, effete and opportunistic. If they go head to head through the fall and winter, their contest could wind up looking like a scene in 'Raging Bull'".
Again. More reasons to like Governor Perry.