Posted on 08/04/2012 4:59:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Almost two weeks ago, I speculated on Fox News Sunday that Mitt Romney would announce his vice presidential pick early next week, on August 6 or 7. It was, if I may say, a reasonably well-informed forecast at the time. But I didn't take into account the existence and importance of the redoubtable Rafalca, the Romneys' equestrian Olympian, who's apparently made it to the final dressage round on August 7 in London.
Ann Romney, understandably, wants to be there to see Rafalca do his thing. But she also, of course, should be at the vice presidential announcement and the subsequent barnstorming with the VP pick and his spouse. So the announcement of Marco Rubio or Paul Ryan (Steve Hayes and I explain why it really needs to be one or the other in this week's editorial, available online early Saturday morning) has been pushed back, and will apparently take place a bit later in the month. When? I notice that Romney has events scheduled in Florida on Monday, August 13, so if it's Rubio, perhaps he'll be unveiled then. Romney has a Midwest bus tour tentatively planned later that week, so if the choice is Ryan, expect the announcement around Wednesday, August 15.
(Excerpt) Read more at weeklystandard.com ...
There is only one person that I know of who is more full of himself than Bill and that jerk resides in The White House.
If I was part owner of a horse in the Olympics, I’d tell my spouse to deal with me being at the Olympics as well...
Kristol is an ASS.......a LIBERAL disguised as a conservative ASS.
I’m hoping Kristol is wrong.
I’m thinking there is almost always more negatives than positives in an early-timed VP announcement, as a practical matter, and no matter who the VP pick is.
I can think of any number of ways that the timing alone can be exploited, by the opposition.
I wouldn’t give them what I think would be an advantage - the timing - for them.
I guess that would qualify him to write an article about Romney.
Forty years ago this nation did not have a PRAYER of having a horse and rider medal in Olympic dressage. Dressage was little known in the US back then, and all the best riders were Germans. We’ve come a long way since then, and our dressage horses and riders are among the best in the world, as competitive as our show jumpers. This is to a great extent due to serious amateurs like Mrs Romney who can subsidize the pursuit of what is really an art form more than a sport. Rafalca and her rider, Jan Ebeling, would not be there without Ann Romney’s financial support. Yes, Mrs Romney should be there representing our country and witnessing whatever happens (though there isn’t any chance of a gold medal).
Besides, I like watching liberal head explode, and the fact that the Romneys own this amazing creature is driving them insane.
Gollies maybe Willard could get a round or 2 of golf in while his RomneyBots wait with bated breathe by ther iPads...
Still, it would be nice if the Romney’s were on our side, not their’s.
What do you mean, “theirs”? The Romneys’ horse is representing the United States.
Kristol is just making sure his liberal friends accept his bona fides as a “thinking” person. That he writes like a DU teen blogger should make clear to anyone outside the Ivy League that Kristol isn’t even bush league (upper or lower case).
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