I agree, even if he WAS a reliable conservative instead of a squish, he brings absolutely nothing to a GOP ticket.
Never-the-less, there were tons of "THUNE 4 VEEP!!!" vanity posts on here in 2008 and 2012. Apparently the mere fact he's "good looking" and "beat Tom Daschle" entitled him to have the second highest office in government.
He was hyped up by the Karl Rove sector as some big thinker, like a new Paul Ryan even though Paul Ryan is not impressive at all.