Just heard the same on freedom watch, what can Romney give Paul to get his support? Rand Paul on the ticket was the thinking.
Hmph.
Personally I would rather have Rand stay in the Senate than have him as VP.
We need more Senators with an honest respect for the Constitution and the VP is almost entirely a ceremonial position. You know that Romney is not going to pay attention to any advice given by Rand.
So what would Rand get for the honor of being VP? Side lined. He would be a powerless politician who would have to tow the President's line or be banished to the wilderness by the party.
Romney would take the country down the his Liberal Lite path and Rand would only make a difference if Romney died or if Romney was a Two termer and Rand got a shot at being the follow on GOP candidate in 2020. Those are long odds.
I would rather have Rand in the Senate and have him run for Senate Majority Leader after we take the Senate in November.
“Just heard the same on freedom watch, what can Romney give Paul to get his support? Rand Paul on the ticket was the thinking.”
Yup. Makes a lot of sense from both factions perspective. Mittens gets access to supporters who are motivated by something other than his checkbook, who are very cheap to keep, very tech savvy, and who will actually show up and vote and try to convince others to do the same. He also gets a VP with great tea party creds. And he ends the threat of a 3rd party spoiler.
Rand Paul gets the catbird seat for 2016 or 2020. Libertarians get their views discussed and probably get some nice planks in the platform, particularly regarding the Fed. Plus, they get at least a mild advocate for Fed reform.
Viewed logically, it’s a win/win. Other than the fact that mittens is a snake.