Brawl in St. Paul (Delegates should not let McCain pick a liberal Vice Presidential candidate)

National Review Online ^ | March 12, 2008 | The Editors

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

The National Review Editors call for a delegate revolt at the GOP National Convention against a non-Conservative Vice Presidential choice by McCain

[EternalVigilance]

It might be worth something if there were a “delegate revolt” against John McCain.

[Abathar]

Someone with a deep understanding of the economy is what should be first on his agenda. Romney would fit the bill here nicely.

[Vigilanteman]

Win or lose, in picking a running mate Senator McCain will also be conferring front-runner status on a candidate for his party’s future nomination.

That's how we got Bob Dole. Who would've thought then that Gerald Ford's sop to conservatives in 1976 would be back as the main show in 1996?

[mtbopfuyn]

John McCain won the Republican primaries by running as a pro-life Reagan Republican

snort!

[HappyinAZ]

I’d support that if we find a definition of “conservative” that we can ALL agree on.....

[Ingtar]

Romney would fit the bill here nicely.

Perhaps they should say "proven Conservative" rather than one that talks the talk with no history of walking the walk a la Romney.

No Conservative VP is going to convince many to vote for McCain that do not plan to now.

[cripplecreek]

Yeah the argument about who he picks as VP seems kind of pointless at this point. Some presidents it might matter but McCain has made it abundantly clear that he does what he wants to do and no VP is going to change that.

[ansel12]

Romney is a life long liberal and an anti-conservative, his true motive for running is unknown, but it does not involve furthering conservatism.

[joebuck]

Seems to me Fred Thompson is the obvious choice. Strong conservative and popular in the South.

[MeanWestTexan]

Sorry, McCain and Romney togther is enough to make me vote Obama and get the destruction of the USA over with faster.

Romney is a complete freakshow.

[El Cid]

John McCain won the Republican primaries by running as a pro-life Reagan Republican, committed to low taxes and a strong defense.

He won primarily due to cross-over votes from Democrats and 'Independents' in the early primaries that tilted heavily to the left (that and the fact that Fred Thompson played the part of 'Hamlet' too long; and Duncan Hunter got zero traction in the media...
eh, ...coulda, woulda, shoulda...if I drank I think I'd go on a four and a half year binge)...

[LtKerst]

McCain is a two-faced Rat and He will knife Conservatives in the Back.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Whats the rub? Mcnutts is a liberal so why would’nt he get to pick a lib vp? Where is the outrage over mcnutts coronation?Y’all have fun going down on that ship.

[stevio]

As much as I hate to agree with you I feel the same way. Let’s gets this on, while I’m still young enough.

[RJL]

I’d support that if we find a definition of “conservative” that we can ALL agree on.....

A good start would be a candidate that reached across the aisle to conservatives rather than sitting in Teddy Kennedy's lap.

[MeanWestTexan]

“Seems to me Fred Thompson is the obvious choice. Strong conservative and popular in the South.”

I would agree, but McCain will get some spineless wimp liberal or someone to try to out-token (yes, token) the Democrats.

Obama will lose the racist union Democrat voters of Ohio and a couple of other swing states (watch) because he is black. (Wrong, yes, but I am being factual.)

McCain, because he is also a liberal, can pick these up -— IF -— and only IF -— he picks a white old guy as his running mate.

Very non-PC answer, but I am correct.

[highball]

delegate revolt

More wishful thinking.

First it was hoping for a brokered convention, now it's a delegate revolt.

Look, McCain will be the nominee. Much as we might wish it isn't so, denying reality isn't exactly helpful.

[isrul]

There should be a revolt against the choice for presidential nominee. That's the only honorable thing to do. It must be driven into the thick skulls of the GOP establishment. Nominate McCain and we will not elect him.

[cripplecreek]

Have no fear. He’s as close to becoming president as he’ll ever get.