While there are still some Electoral College arguments in Mitt Romney’s favor, I think it’s actually less likely that McCain will choose him now that he knows his debating opponent will be Joe Biden. Two things I know. 1) McCain despises Romney. 2) McCain despises Romney because he thinks he is a sissy.
In McCain’s mind, sending Romney into a brawl with Joe Biden would be like sending Pee-Wee Herman into the ring with Jack Dempsey. It just wouldn’t be pretty.
I hope he takes Pawlenty so Biden can smackdown that boring troll around the stage.
The choice of Biden might potentially scare McCain away from Romney. Agreed. So who does he go with instead? Portman? Lieberman? Pawlenty?
“So who does he go with instead? Portman? Lieberman? Pawlenty?”
See, none of those guys would fight as much as Romney, therefore, I think Romney actually has a better chance of being picked than the alternatives.
Portman might. I dunno a lot about him.
Pawlenty, I’ve heard, has the personality of a rock. Mittens not only has a personality, he’s got a new one for each occasion.
But putting Mittens up against Biden would be cruel. Biden would render him a stuttering child, and poor Mitt would spend the last two-thirds of the debate wondering how to respond to Biden calling him Suzy.
Is there anyone that McSame can pull out of his ass that could touch Biden?
I’m thinking Lieberman might be his best choice, simply because the man is immune to logic.
also, lieberman’s drone puts people to sleep.
he may be able to use his soporific powers to muddle Biden’s mind during the debate, and perhaps stimulate a narcoleptic episode not only on the part of Mr. Biden, but on the small fraction of the America public t5hat pays attention to the debates.
but that Howdy Doody kid looked like a really pushover…
I know it won’t happen, but what would be funnier than hell is Biden vs. Guiliani.
Actually, I’d be most concerned about that match-up of those mentioned here. Guiliani is a lot of things but slow on his feet he is not. He was both Mayor (actual press conferences) and a PROSECUTOR.
Maybe. More likely, Rudy would be reduced to nervous laughter. He’s quick but ultimately an empty suit.
I’m talking entertainment value only here, not who would be the easiest victim for Biden. I think it would filled with memorable one liners, and be very lively.
Biden might lose that debate due to too much excitement. He always singled Rudy out, and he’d clearly love the chance to destroy him.
At least Pee Wee Herman would make a bout with Dempsey come out intentionally funny (right up until that first and final punch, of course). Whatever the GOP comes up with in the veepstakes, the debate between them and Biden could easily be pretty funny — just not on purpose.
Romney is THE choice of the GOP moneymen. It’s Romney.
Which is pretty comical, given his actual track record of being a liberal in repug clothing. His re-invention as a true conservative was an invention of the primary season.
Short term memory loss serves the pols yet again, I guess.. (thanks 60s, Cheech and Chong, etc. for destroying the memories of the baby boomers)
Hillary Clinton nailed it during primary campaign season when she said that given what the Republicans have done to this country in recent years, they ought to have the decency to just step aside and let somebody else govern for awhile. If they had any dignity and self-respect, they would just go off and commit hari-kari like real men.
If they had any decency then they wouldn’t be good Republicans…
Huckabee is viewed as a nice guy so McCain might pick him.
It would be hard for Biden to beat up such a niiiiice Christian Zionist man.
Huckabee would be the best choice, but the Wall Street guys hate him. He’s a populist and actually seems to believe in Christian moral values which are an anathema to Wall Street. Not let your neighbor starve or die because he can’t afford a doctor? The man’s an absolute Communist!