Posted on 05/16/2012 12:51:28 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
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Far less attention will get paid to the vital, somewhat shadowy, process of protecting Romney from choosing someone who cannot withstand the white-hot scrutiny of a presidential campaign. A longtime Republican insider who’s been a central figure in vetting numerous VP candidates has just written an eye-opening description in the Wall Street Journal of the process Romney is likely to follow.
“They will be asked for their agreement to join him on the GOP ticket if chosen, and in the meantime, to submit to a most intrusive and far-reaching vetting by lawyers and advisors working for the campaign,” writes A.B. Culvahouse, a lawyer in the Washington office of Los Angeles-based O’Melveny & Myers. “No other candidate, not even the presidential nominee himself, is subjected to the same scrutiny.”
“For the ‘vettees,’ the process can appear ad hoc, opaque and at times capricious [and] without precedent in their political experience,” he added.
Already, trusted Romney aides have probably embarked on the first phase: a secret investigation, using “public databases, media archives, political blogs and other sources,” to determine whether a potential pick is qualified for the short list.
Those who make the initial cut must turn over “tax returns, medical histories, financial statements, court records, and anything else labeled ‘private and confidential,’ while also answering the most probing questions about themselves, their spouses, their children and their extended family — questions I would not dream of posing in any other context,” said Culvahouse, who served as White House counsel under President Reagan.
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Many of Romney’s partners and fellow board members will not make the short list.
BOARD MEMBERS? SCHMOARD MEMBERS.....
hey MITT I got an answer to your problemo.....want to fill whole stadiums full of folks who back you and who will actually show up at the polls and vote for your ticket? Here’s your 5 letter answer, cowboy...S A R A H (she’s late of Wasilla, Alaska....brilliant, Gov, of)
....Go get ‘em .....Make the call, son..
Well, sounds like you just may as well stay home on election day. As for me, I’ll be voting for the Republican nominee, whoever that may be.
Sarah isn’t naive enough to play second fiddle to Mitt.
It looks like romney will name robert portman a bush insider as VP. The bush guys want rubio, jeb bush, or portman and probably get portman as their connection to power. A stupid move by romney and a loser decision.
A little earlier, I was re-reading Romney’s words of last Thursday when he said homosexuals should be able to adopt. He actually phrased it as “two people who love each other”. Absolutely disgusting.
Yep, this is the “reach across the “ main Central Committee, that is set to begin “strong man” take-tactics, for the benefit of the Central Committee.
The Central Committee fascists control EVERYTHING at all times. The put-on phony GOP wing is the “strong man” side, set to take from the productive, the put-on phony Dem wing is the communist-give phony side, also always ready to take from the productive.
The Central Fascists had to resort to bribes to get their 2008 bailout free-pass and Phony-Care shoved through, and now are ready to either modify it, or declare it unconstitutional and bring the bite back later as in the Massachusetts phony-care....with the additional goal of shrouded small business extracted taxing, VAT if they need it, 401 binders, and/or war for Central contractors.
The main goal, they only own, all others, rent-lease to serve.
Thanks, Buddy!
I can't WAIT for the dreams TONIGHT!!!
The database that I would want to snoop around in is the J.W.Marriott one.
The one from all of the hotels showing just WHO have the PORNO RENTALs charged to their rooms over the years.
Maybe even tap into the hotel SECURITY camera network.
I'll just bet there is all KINDS of juicy stuff to find out about folks!
Yes, that was the name. I haven’t heard one word about her since then.
Nope, I have a lot to do on election day! The federal President is not the only race on the ballot.
1) Make sure my state elects a Republican governor, Senator, and Representative.
2) Make sure my district gets conservatives in the state house and senate.
3) Make sure conservative judges get elected to posts in my state.
4) Stand up to the New Black Pathers and other nutjobs that are interfering with voting, or perpetrating voter fraud.
He ain't there. I shot his ass with my .44 Magnum in 2008. Any questions?
You gotta point there. I guess that's why the Soros-appointed governor of my state vetoed voter ID legislation.
sarah inn’t naive enough to work for Mitt...
I know but SARAH may be just patriotic enough to run with him to hold his feet to the fire and make a good conservative out of him then run herself.
I tip my hat to you, sir...
He meant pedophiles but it just doesn’t sound as good.
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