Van Jones: Romney Should Pick Condi Rice as VP and 'Watch the Obama Campaign Go Crazy'
When the Roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week Sunday predictably turned to who Mitt Romney should pick as his running mate if he seals the Republican presidential nomination, former Obama green jobs czar Van Jones made an interesting observation.
"You want to do something bold, put Condoleezza Rice on the ticket and watch the Obama campaign go crazy" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: No -- well, that -- but on the other hand, Van Jones, maybe he does, and this is picking up on the other points you all were making as to avoid a -- any pick that looks transparently political and calculated, that could be his biggest problem.
VAN JONES, FORMER OBAMA ADVISER: I think that's right. And one thing I think is interesting is, if you want to do something shocking, you want the tea party base excited, nobody has talked about Condoleezza Rice.
But think about this. She checks off a lot of boxes, as far as women, she's a person of color, if the optics matter. But she's actually tested. She is actually a national figure. She has foreign policy experience. She was secretary of state. And she's sitting there.
Now people say, you know, you want to do something bold, put Condoleezza Rice on the ticket and watch the Obama campaign go crazy.
(LAUGHTER)
(CROSSTALK)
(LAUGHTER)
ANN COULTER: Not a chance. Too much like a Sarah Palin. It will not be a woman.
Does Jones have a point, or is Coulter's view that the nominee can't possibly be a woman in the election immediately following Palin's run spot on?
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One RINO on the ticket is bad enough as it is
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 6:49pm.
Adding another would make it even worse, as both of them together make up about 40% of one real conservative.
And that's only on a good day.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Any RINO is better than OBAMA
Submitted by marvl on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 3:58pm.
This campaign is not about getting a conservative into the White House. It is about getting Obama OUT of the White House. Don't lose sight of the goal: ANYBODY BUT OBAMA.
AMEN, bro!
Submitted by the_souse on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 4:57pm.
AMEN, bro!
AMEN, bro!
Submitted by the_souse on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 4:57pm.
AMEN, bro!
Van Jones? Hmm. Patterco's playing in the water today . .
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:03pm.
Is the media ever going to ask ‘Lefty Dream Boat’ Van Jones about Freedom Fighter Music?
(;~> gary
PS - also linked there, is something I missed. I'm lost for words, even seeing it's the NYT's:
Given that Van Jones is one
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:07pm.
Given that Van Jones is one of Boy Baraka's 'homies', as well as being a 'fellow traveler', ANYTHING that he would say, I would do the exact opposite. And anyway, Condi Rice wants to be the NFL commissionior.
By 'going crazy', does Jones mean that the MSM will have a field day portraying her as a female chimpanzie, a housemaid and 'backdoor slut' for George Bush.......and now Mitt Romney, and any of the other degradations and insults that they hurled her way the last time she was in public office???? Or telling us how 'unqualified' and 'non-nuanced' she is for the job - like Sarah Palin was............and also 'stupid' and 'idiotic'??? Hell, Condi Rice went to Stanford, and CAN prove it with her transcripts AND her grades!!!
She was also born in the
Submitted by hardrock01 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:20am.
She was also born in the USA!
Already Thought Of Condi
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:10pm.
If optics are an issue, and of course they will always be considered, selecting a Black candidate to lure over more Black voters will not work. The Black Conservatives and Independents who voted for a race ticket in 2008 and now feel sufficiently burned by Obama will not vote Republican just because there is a Black person on the ticket. This time it's about policy and removing the economic disaster emanating from the White House. The bulk of Black voters, however, will stick with Obama. Black and Democrat trumps Black and Republican still. There will be no Republican electoral victories due to having a Black candidate on the ticket this time.
Rice does offer an appeal to female Independents and Reaganite Democrats, though, due to being female.
Hispanic would be a better optic than Black for capturing significant votes along racial/ethnic lines. I've said the white bread and mayonnaise Romney needs a little something extra on the ticket and it isn't another white bread and mayonnaise male who brings bologna. Romney needs a little spice to kick it up a notch or two.
strat, if RINOmney is going to be the nominee...
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:21pm.
...and it appears he just might be, he needs to pick someone so conservative they literally squeak when they walk.
And that ain't Condi Rice.
It's going to be hard enough to convince conservatives to get out and vote for Romney as it is.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
condi said no*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:25pm.
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Rice-Republican-vice-president/2012/03/2...
Cajun: Thanks for that
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:01pm.
Cajun:
Thanks for that link. Never say never, but I believe her in not wanting to be on the ticket. Now please stop reading because I'm going to get a little crude with Dave for a moment.
Dave:
Don't know how a Conservative will help Romney in getting votes from non-Republicans. There would need to be something to jazz the Independents and Regan Democrats. These folks may go with Romney regardless of the VP choice.
Concerning Conservatives -- why wouldn't a Conservative vote for Romney, or whomever the Republican candidate is? Another 4 years of Obama is disastrous. Anybody But Obama is the mantra. A Conservative not voting in the General Election for the Republican candidate should have their ass kicked. Seriously - not vote and make it easier for Obama to win?!? Yes, there is the feeling we will be taken for granted again, but these are serious times and we must play the cards we are dealt, not fold and acquiesce to the bastards destroying America at an accelerated rate.
Romney may not get rid of ObamaCare, but he might cripple parts of it, which is more than we can say if Obama has another four years. Romney will open up drilling, which doesn't have a snowball's chance if Obama is re-elected. I also doubt if given the opportunity, Romney's choice for Supreme Court Justice would be anything near another Obama selection.
Romney may not be the dreamboat Conservative candidate but he is a damn sight better than Obama. So I'm not going to piss and moan about the VP not being my choice either when November comes. I'm pulling the handle for the Republican ticket and then keep working to secure this country on the best path possible.
To put it another way, I don't like cleaning toilets but I do it because the consequences of not cleaning them is bad. Romney may be the disinfectant we have at this time to clean the toilet in DC. It may not be spotless but at least it will be serviceable.
Cajun:
OK. Done with my tough love with Dave. Glad to have you back. :-)
Dont know for sure*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:17pm.
Thanks strat but just for discussion. Not sure about Niki Haley but Jindal, trust me here, is a RINO. If Rubio, or Rice is selected, Romney would appear to be pandering to the minorities. If he choses Allen West however, different story. He is a bonafied conservative and the interweb forever archives can back him up. Palin would never associate herself with another RINO. Ryan would probably be a good choice for Romney for several reasons. He has the knowledge and experience in dealing with Congress and budgetary issues. Then, Romney could really climb up if he names people like Herman Cain and Newt G______ to top agency positions. Could you see Jan Brewer as head of Homeland Security??? yeeha!
There may be a surprise out there for us all like Palin in 2008. But regardless, for me and I assume many other conservatives, its ABO.
God Bless America and give us a true Patriot in the white house.
Cajun
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:59pm.
I don't think we should approach a Romney VP selection from the vantage of being Conservative. What strategic advantage would it be to select a Conservative running mate? I posit none for Romney if he's looking to capture non-Republican votes.
Conservatives will come out to vote AGAINST Obama, at least enough to keep Romney in the win column in those Conservative districts. Some will sit at home and complain, but most Conservatives who vote will vote for the Republican ticket come November since the consequences of another 4 years of Obama are frightening. I believe this is what Romney believes and is counting on. So, Romney will try to garner more votes in contestable locations by choosing a running mate on demographics that can deliver votes that would otherwise not materialize (in their minds). This is why a RINO running mate may be a viable pick for Romney -- as long as the optics seem to provide the voter demographics desired.
Classic political strategy from a classic strategery-following white bread and mayonnaise politician.
~Dunno
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 10:14pm.
Look how McCain surged in the polls after Palin came on the scene.
the polls have to last over a period of time
Submitted by shawn. on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 10:50pm.
Final electoral college poll
Obama 278
McCain 132
Tossups 128
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/maps/obama_vs_mccain/
Bru
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:45pm.
And it still wasn't enough to elect McCain.
This election is different. Voter apathy then over lack of a desirable candidate combined with a Democrat candidate yet to show how horrible he could be compared to now knowing how bad Obama is and how much worse he will ruin the country if re-elected. Yes, we on NewsBusters reckoned the destruction by Obama, but not all America did. It's a different situation this November, including for Conservatives. In 2008 we were voting FOR Palin, not McCain. Now, in 2012, it's Anybody But Obama. The stakes are higher. Conservatives should turn out to vote regardless of the GOP candidate if they truly love their country. Anything less is childish behavior. This is why I postulate Romney not believing he needs a strong Conservative running mate.
What's not different this election is the need to persuade non-Republicans to vote for the GOP candidate. Don't get me wrong - I would love a Conservative VP choice. I just don't see how it benefits Romney, from his perspective. The VP will most likely fill a niche other than Conservative.
I still think Paul Ryan should have taken one for the team and ran this year. The country cried out for him and he took a rain check.
~McCain shot himself in the foot, not to mention
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 10:56am.
the immediate media SAVAGING of Palin.
The fact that people are desperate for anyone but Obama is what makes it easy for squishy moderates to take advantage of the situation, get in the WH, and screw us all by acting like liberals while calling themselves conservative. They're going to ruin the conservative brand all over again, when we're still limping from what Bush&Co. have done.
I see what you're saying, but Romney already can't get anyone more than mildly enthused over him, so getting someone else who's just as much of an @$$-kisser as he is, is just going to suck all the energy out of the room. I may vote for him, but I won't give him any money or attend anything for him. And I know lots of people feel the same way.
Yep
Submitted by stratman on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 2:03pm.
Romney sucks all the energy out of the room. Robot.
You and I will still vote against Obama. Romney's counting on it.
Like the perennial mantra for Cleveland Browns fans - "next year" - we Conservatives will comfort ourselves with "next election" while savoring any victory Romney brings to the cause. There will be victories, Bru. Hang in there. It's a marathon. This country is too great to fold when we hit the wall.
~I know, I know..*groan*
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 2:26pm.
I just hate that we're squandering our political capital on someone with all the passion, drive, and appeal of a frigid Victorian spinster.
GAH
LOL
Submitted by stratman on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 3:26pm.
Frigid Victorian spinster
~OMO!
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 4:12pm.
Did you just make that? It's hilarious!
For You, Bru
Submitted by stratman on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 6:17pm.
Yeah, in all of 5 minutes. Looks it too, doesn't it?
I don't think BKeyser has anything to worry about. ;-)
Oscar Wilde, only with a ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 10:21pm.
clenched jaw a la macho.
MD
That Made Me Laugh, MD
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 12:11am.
By golly, I think you're right!
In the interest of fairness, and a complete lack of desire to make it look any better, I give you frigid Victorian spinster's sister Newtrina.
Be still my aching heart.
Jeez, strat - you're a sick
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 2:28am.
Jeez, strat - you're a sick man and you need help - and that is a line I usually reserve for BKeyser!!!
And I'd be willing to bet that some of those Victorian prudes were NOT as uptight and prudish as they'd like everybody to believe..............they WERE English, right?? Which means that they might have been into some B&D and S&M, amoungst other activities. They just wanted to tell everybody else how to live. Things don't change, do they???
Dude!
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 3:00pm.
How many black cherry and vodka's have you had?
Not exactly what I was thinking but different strokes for different folks. (pun intended)
I consider BKeyser the Rembrandt of Photoshop and I the Mad Magazine red-headed stepchild. ;-)
Ahh, Newtrina somewhat resembles the Lee twins, ---
Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 3:04am.
Ug & Ghast.
Nice work, strat.
MD
Thanks
Submitted by stratman on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 3:03pm.
I have a couple ideas for Obama. :-)
~Those are both an absolute scream, strat
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 8:50am.
Thank you!
ROFL
That's pretty good, strat!! I
Submitted by killa37 on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 2:24am.
That's pretty good, strat!! I got a good chuckle out of it....................and I agree with the tall and lovely Ms. Brunette and the rest of you about Romney..........................but, in this case, if you compare him to the bisexual drug-addled girly-man red-diaper-doper-baby rumblin' stumblin' bumblin'.............BORING-ASS, TEDIOUS, TORTUROUS..............self-asborbed narcissist, who is married to Clydesdale the Caboose................I"m thinkin' that the Frigid Victorian Spinster isn't a bad comparison.
Or...
Submitted by tvhall on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:09am.
Sheriff Arpio as Home Land Sec!!
Sheriff Arpio as Atty General
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:54pm.
Sheriff Arpio as Atty General
My question:
Submitted by Spock on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:33pm.
If so many people dislike Romney (myself included) how is it that he is doing so well???
its hard to say
Submitted by shawn. on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:40pm.
Its surprising to me too. Maybe the folks here or Redstate don't represent the Republican party as a whole.
In 2008 not one person on NB that I can remember voted for Mccain in the primaries and if you remember the next man still standing was Romney.
The media are pushing him.
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 10:02pm.
The media are pushing him.
As someone who is a Conservative, and who also supports Romney,
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:06am.
the decision was easy for me. Of the current Republican candidates, I believe that Romney is the best candidate to beat Barack Obama. That is all that matters to me. Obama must be voted out! I would vote for RINO McCain again if I believed he could beat Obama this time. That's saying a lot, for I can't stomach McCain.
More specifically, I believe that Mitt Romney will be acceptable to more voters (Republican, Independent and Democrats) than the other current Republican candidates. The polls and past primaries bear out my contention.
Of course, I would prefer a more conservative nominee who could beat Obama. But you gotta work with what you got!
I understand that no candidate is perfect. For example, I and many others admire New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's tough stance against the unions. But he, Al Gore and the environmentalist are on the same page when it comes to Global Warming. Christie has gone so far as to ban new coal plants (and phase out current plants) in New Jersey.
Most importantly, if I was not a Romney supporter, but he was the Republican nominee, I would still vote for him in the general election (just as I did for RINO McCain). Those on the Right who claim they will stay home if a Conservative Republican is not nominated lack good judgement and common sense.
Good Judgement?
Submitted by adamsmith on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 3:36pm.
Anyone not voting against the Commie in November is complicit. Romney works for me just fine....I predict he will be a better President than Reagan when his eight years are over. As for Van Jones, I say Romney should pick Allen West. He's out of a job because of redistricting, and he would kick Obama's and Jones' asses back to Havana where those pinko pukes belong...
adamsmith.....Complicit is an excellent description for those on
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 8:48pm.
the Right who fail to vote for the Republican nominee. In my original post I had originally used pejorative words such as stupid, dumb, crazy, brainsick, deranged, etc., but I decided to play nice this time. Additionally, Allen West would be an excellent conservative compliment to Romney's brand of conservatism.
nuts!
Submitted by carl6352 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:31am.
do you think after the 3 plus years of this unprepared community organizer that people will not come out in droves to vote. the reason romney is the man is because of the independants. slimy oppurtunist santorum, an jabba the hut gingrich could get 20% of the independants? obama is sweating because of those independants who put him in the last time. he has been losing them every time he opens his mouth. republicans will be coming out in droves this election if they have to be gurneyed into the polling booth. the dems no it and they are scared because of the indpendants. without those votes he wins maybe 4-5 states not enpough electoral votes for him out there. and using racism will not help him either. by the time the summer is over and most of america is broke from gas fill ups his no's will be below 40% no president in history has ever won a lameduck 4 years with those #'s. also the i will be more flexible comment should send tingles down every americas spine whne he is alme duck with nothing to worry about! my advice make signs saying that phrase and the adage fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. not only will obama be gone but all democrats will go down like the titanic. what will be interesting is to see how many jump the ship like the rats do when it goes down. lol
Carl Romney is a RINO and may
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:58pm.
Carl Romney is a RINO and may be a closet liberal. We need real men or women to lead us and Romney is not it. My view is if we are conservative and get our message out the people who want to hear will. The ones who did not want to hear will not vote for a GOP candidate anyways.
Bottom line is our message must be radically different than Obama's and Romney's is not.
Dan....With all due respect, you've got to be playing a belated
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 9:02pm.
April Fools joke if you really believe that there is little difference between Romney and Obama. Do you not see a big difference between the Capitalist and the Socialist/Marxist?
You speak troof, strat - but
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:27pm.
You speak troof, strat - but it can't be a 'white hispanic', since that is now a new term in the StateRun Media, after this whole Trayvon Martin debacle. Of course, nobody in the MSM has ever called Boy Baraka a 'white black' guy, have they???
And I was just reading Yahoo News (I do check out the StateRun Media once in a while, as well as loony lib attention deficit disorder talk radio, to keep my little peabrain flexible and not to narrowed down or 'intolerant'), and there is a big article about how this Trayvon Martin case has brought out the 'worst' in the media!!! And, of course, they report on it as if they had NOTHING to do with it!!! That would be like you making a complete mess in your kitchen, and then explaining to your wife why having the mess is really a bad thing, without bringing yourself into the conversation!!!
No White Hispanic?
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:15pm.
Then Romney will loan Rubio a tanning bed.
What happens if it's Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Eric Cantor, or Jeb Bush? Heaven help us if it's Colin Powell.
Not sure I how I feel about Bobby Jindal or Nikki Haley yet as vote-getters. My Ohio Senator Rob Portman would make an excellent policy wonk choice but how does he bring votes? Then there's the Governor of New Mexico who has been mentioned. I haven't researched the field yet, so I'll reserve my guesses for after the Primaries are over.
Well, strat, as you know -
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:37pm.
Well, strat, as you know - the 'white hispanic' label didn't come out of my mouth - but it sure seems to be some new-found phrase that the MSM can use if they don't see enough 'color'. After all, once they found out that Zimmerman came from hispanic roots, as well as having 'black' family members, they were forced to come up with some advertising slogan in order to continue their storyline.
I couldn't tell you about the other choices either, but I think it'd be a real stretch to consider Colin 'the Fencesitter' Powell. He's proven himself to be unaccountable for his political choices until such time as he decides which way the wind is blowing. The GOP power-brokers MUST know that - but then again, they've disappointed all of us 'folk' many a time in the past, and are quite adept at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I've said this a zillion times - if a poser like Boy Baraka can't be beaten by the biggest landslide in the history of this country - then I'm not living in the real world, because you can NOT get any worse than this guy has been - the BIGGEST threat EVER to the future and security of this country!!!
And speaking of VP picks - I had allready known where Boy Baraka was coming from well before the 2008 elections, but when he/they chose Joe Plugs Bite-Me as their VP candidate, even I was taken aback as what a ludicrous choice it was!!!!
Racial Politics Suck
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:03pm.
I heard about the "White Hispanic" thing. Even in Mexico, the lighter skin color Mexicans, usually from European bloodlines, are considered more "desirable" than the darker skin colored native lineage Mexicans as has occurred in the American Black population over the years. Racism based on phenotypes permeates the world, no doubt a classification of xenophobia augmented by cultural stereotypes.
Plugs was a good match for Obama. Biden balanced the ticket as a patrician-like (for a Democrat) White guy (optics since Obama didn't give a darn for anything Joe had to say) and Obama had a completely malleable Gumby who would never knowingly encroach on Obama's power. The problem is that Biden's about the stupidest gaffe machine he could have chosen, but it's OK since the MSM cover-ups the mistakes.
Yeah, and we all know that
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:11pm.
Yeah, and we all know that Baraka is a non-stop gaffe machine also - but the MSM REALLY 'gets his back', and when something does come to light, they will twist it around to make it seem OK.
Be afraid. Be VERY afraid !
Submitted by AGreer on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:39pm.
Strong, smart, and accomplished woman. She should scare their shirts off !
Not to mention her Lauren Hutton tooth gap drives me crazy !
Why would Romney select Condoleezza Rice for VP when she
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:56pm.
most likely voted for Barack Hussein Obama in the last election?
Look how elated she looks in this VIDEO that a Black, someone of her color, was elected President. Her words say it all:
Condi Rice is a very intelligent and decent person. In her government position, she must have been privy to information regarding Barack Obama that even Sean Hannity didn't have. So she had to have known many of Senator Barack Obama's basic beliefs, the same beliefs of the far Left, the same beliefs that the minister who Barack Obama listened to and praised for over twenty years espoused, the same beliefs that his supporter and fundraiser, terrorist Bill Ayers, advocated.
Barack Obama's beliefs were as harmful and destructive then as they are now. Why does the election of a Leftist Black Democrat President bring such a thrill and a smile to Condi Rice's face?
A final question: What is deficient in Condoleezza Rice's character that she would be proud and joyful at the election of an extreme Leftist Democrat?
RushFan
Submitted by Radical1979 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 8:58pm.
My take on this and the whole Bush administration when Obama was elected was that they wanted a smooth transition. Although I didn't agree with all of W's policies, I think he loves the country and wants what is best for it. That meant being gracious and paving the way for the peaceful transfer of power. Don't forget what a mess Clinton and staff left, playing their destructive little games of removing W's from keyboards and stealing everything that wasn't nailed down.
I also think Rice may have been relieved to get the hell out of there, as the Bush administration was under attack the way this president is adored by the media.
What was she going to do after the election? It was to late to do anything.
Let me add that Condi Rice and Colin Powell are not much
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:46am.
different when race is a factor. Both of them appear to have relinquished their right of center principles to vote for a Socialist/Marxist Democrat who happens to be Black.
he's wrong either way.
Submitted by el_polacko on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 9:12pm.
mr. jones is mistaken. condi's name has come up frequently and she has, just as frequently denied having any interest in running for public office. either he simply doesn't know what he's talking about and thinks that republicans should use cheap vote pandering tactics just like the democrats do or he is being disingenuous and snarky suggesting that we, blinded by her skin color, elect a former bush team member to the ticket to the delight of lefties who, in his mind, woud have played a chess move against the checker-playing republican dummies.
I think it will be telling
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 10:10pm.
I think it will be telling whomever Romney picks for VP as to his viability to win the Presidency. I think its going to be an uphill battle no matter what.
The easiest way to tell who's on the potential VP list
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 10:31pm.
is to see which Republicans are being profiled in the NYT and WaPo after the next big round of primaries. It's looking more and more like Romney will be alone on the primary ticket fairly soon, so as we're discussing this, surely there are teams of NYT and WaPo reporters digging up dirt on anyone they think will be on the list, and anyone certain GOP establishment types are whispering in the background.
The barrage of hit pieces is about to commence.
Consider this fact:
Submitted by gopcongress on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:11pm.
2020 is only 8 years away, and it doesn't take hindsight to note that, in all probability, Romney will be reelected in 2016. While the VP position hasn't been that successful as of late (only Nixon is the last VP to successfully be reelected twice this past century, and even that is an asterisk because he lost the first time), the ability to maintain conservative momentum into the heart of the 21st century is going to be crucial.
I doubt we will get a specialized VP candidate like Dick Cheney. But in looking toward shaping both Congress and SCOTUS, as well as maintaining a conservative nomination process for federal justice positions, the pick of VP Is actually quite important, and perhaps more important than many of us realize.
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Romney
Submitted by shawn. on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:20pm.
.......does not even have the nominaton yet, let alone reelection.
I can't believe i'm saying
Submitted by goldwater89 on Sun, 04/01/2012 - 11:52pm.
I can't believe i'm saying this; he's right.
But Romney is going to pick either Rubio or Gov. Martinez from New Mexico.
➚ I don't know
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:46am.
Is there an admission by Condi Rice that she voted for Obama?
optics
Submitted by jbspry on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 10:41am.
ANN COULTER: Not a chance. Too much like a Sarah Palin. It will not be a woman.
Right: Sarah Palin has an image of a white trailer-trash redneck party-girl Born-again Christian wingnut who "can see Russia from her back porch", while Condie is a Black, Elite College-educated world-class diplomat and stateswoman with massive credentials in foreign affairs.
Six of one half-a-dozen of the other I'd say...
➚Signifying Punky Jones
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:06am.
Van, please tell us more about what the Republican party should do to win this election. We know your heart is soooo into it.
Dat wood be SIG-NA-FYIN',
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:59am.
Dat wood be SIG-NA-FYIN', Cool...................you gots to get dis Obamaspeak down!!!! Like testafyin'...............re-calibratin'..........
articulatin'...........regulatin'..............enunciatin'............dat type of ting.
➚ Absolubely
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:04pm.
"Don't talk to us like we ig'nint" - Al Sharpton
Now dat be what I'z tawkin'
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:32pm.
Now dat be what I'z tawkin' bout, dawg!!!!
Van Jones
Submitted by charlietexas on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:56am.
The LAST GUY we should listen to. Condi does not want to go through election process and is happy where she is. He is BAITING us. bye
I can't believe posters on
Submitted by Kevin Stowell on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 11:59am.
I can't believe posters on here think Rice or Romney are in the least conservative. Her working for Bush hardly established those creds.
Kevin there is the right and
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 1:01pm.
Kevin there is the right and the left and no one comes close to either end. The same with conservative and liberal. Condi Rice and Romney are right of center and closer to the conservative end than Obama is to the liberal end.
@stratman really? what
Submitted by conserve1 on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:21pm.
@stratman really? what difference does it make a full blown socialist that rams stuff through, or a socialist who takes his time getting stuff through. I as a conservative am sick and tired of having rinos forced upon me.
Which ticket?
Submitted by tadchem on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:44pm.
Rice is a better 'fit' for Obama. She's leftward of *any* Republican, and Biden needs to be put out to pasture anyway.
The GOP will never win by trying to be 'moderate' - they need to put REAL distance between themselves and the tyrants of the left.
Political strategy from a guy who thinks Bush and Cheney
Submitted by bfrank on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:50pm.
bombed the Twin Towers? Who listens or talks to this guy? Oh. That's right. Georgie is the one who bought up the question about the GOP states wanting to prohibit contraceptives at the GOP presidential debate. Two peas in a pod here.
Wow, Coulter really
Submitted by JohnTBissell on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 1:27pm.
as bad a case of Palin Derangement as any Lefty. What's is her deal? Completely gratuitous.