[samtheman]

I understand what you’re saying about the perception of race and the issue of experience.

Nevertheless, he’s my personal choice. I think he has a zero chance of being offered the position so there’s not much point in me or anyone else pushing him, but as you say, we’re just talking opinions here and my opinion is:

Wow! If Romney REALLY wanted to shake things up, while at the same time doing a great thing for America, he’d offer West the spot (and I assume West would accept it).

And BTW, I’d like to point out to you that experience isn’t everything. Guts and clear thinking in this time of great adversity are much more important, in my opinion.

And remember, West would only be VP, not P. Plenty of time to gain experience in that post. He’s already got 10,000 times the guts, and 100,000 times the clear thinking of the average Republican Pol.

[philman_36]

Plenty of time to gain experience in that post.
That's a major assumption. People drop dead suddenly all of the time from a variety of means.
The VP is only a fatal heart attack away from being POTUS at all times.