Rice has never run for elected office. Her executive qualifications are suspect. We want her a heartbeat away from the Presidency? Romney needs to select a Conservative and someone who will inspire confidence that they can assume the Presidency. Token picks like Rice are what got us into this mess under our first Affirmative Action President.
Doesn't the Veep legislate as a tie breaker in the senate?? And, should something become of the president, the Veep then becomes President. Yikes.