Report: Romney Has Made V.P. Pick, Announcement Could Come This Week

[ProSense]

Report: Romney Has Made V.P. Pick, Announcement Could Come This Week

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s long-awaited vice presidential selection is imminent, The New York Times reports.

According to The Times, Romney’s friends believe the candidate has reached a decision and that the announcement could come as early as this week. The report comes amid intense speculation over who will comprise the other half of the Republican ticket — with the likes of former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) all thought to be on the short list.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/report-romney-has-made-vp-pick-announcement-could

Until the actual announcement, here's a good read:

Romney’s Bain Yielded Private Gains, Socialized Losses
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-15/romney-s-bain-yielded-private-gains-socialized-losses.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/15/1110294/-BREAKING-FROM-BLOOMBERG-Romney-s-Bain-Yielded-Private-Gains-Socialized-Losses

[DrDan]

1. trying to change the subject

[GarroHorus]

2. He's got some Bain pain, and the prescription is a Veep redirect. n/t

[myrna minx]

3. He's selected Ronald Reagan, retroactively.

[TBF]

5. duzy ...

[KarenS]

8. +1 LMAO K&R n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Bwah!

Second the DUzy!

[Vinca]

4. Cranky old Chris Christie has turned down a position with the governor's association.

Do you suppose Mitt might be taking him on as an attack dog? It is, after all, "unseemly" for a refined person to do the dirty work.

[DCBob]

16. Definitely the "attack dog" type but..

they have to realize the visual of those two "fat cat" arrogant white guys together is problematic for them politically.

[randome]

6. Ann Romney for VP!

[Deep13]

7. Which right-wing, boring, old, white man will it be? nt

[nc4bo]

9. DUers predicted this!

[klook]

10. Leveraging his vast business experience

he'll nominate a management committee who'll do the work while he just signs papers and collects a salary, directly deposited to his Swiss bank account.

[nanabugg]

11. He has to do something fast to divert attention from Bain and ass whipping Obama campaign

is putting on him right now.

You know, President Obama must be the cleanest politician we have had in a long time...else the RW would have had smear ads all over the place. The stuff they use in their ads is BS and this tells me the guy must be pretty clean...not PERFECT...but pretty damn clean.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. "But Condoleeza was a stong second choice, honest she was"

Just to pacify the few non-white supporters he has.

[mazzarro]

29. But Condolezza is pro-choice!

That will not go down well with the official rePIGlican party platform as well and Rmoney's agenda.

[KharmaTrain]

13. Who Cares...

Honestly...what will any of the losers being circulated bring to Mitten's party? Most mentioned are there to molify Willard's base...people who are supposedly already voting for him. Energize "the base"? Which base? The teabaggers who supported Gingrich? The fundies who supported Rectorum? The moonbats who howled with Herman Cain? Gonna nominate one of them? Doubtful...so those supporters will still be grumbling (and a quick look in loopy freeperland it's widespread). Pawlenty? What's he bring to the party? He won't help carry Minnesota yet any other state. Rubio? There's a big difference between Cuban and Mexican and many in the Hispanic community don't even think of Rubio as Hispanic. He may make the difference in Florida but beyond that...nada. And the list goes on.

Naming a Veep candidate now is usually the sign of desperation. Ronald Raygun did it in '76 in hopes of forcing a brokered convention. It didn't work. It's the name at the top of the ticket people vote on. The only time a veep matters is in the case of Tundra Snooki in '08...a candidate so unprepared and inept it did drag down the entire ticket.

Cheers...

[Frank Cannon]

19. +1 for Tundra Snooki

Never heard that one before.

[tanyev]

14. Gotta do something to change the narrative, right?

[Botany]

15. Red Herring

"If you're signing an SEC document with your own signature that you're the president, C.E.O.,
chairman of the board and 100 percent owner of a company, in what world are you living in
that you're not in charge?" Cutter said Sunday on "Face the Nation."

[annabanana]

17. Corporations are People!.. Hello VP

BAIN!

[Ganja Ninja]

18. Sounds a little too soon.

I would think he'll want to wait until the convention to make that announcement.

[TheCowsCameHome]

20. Job Vacancy: Temporary, Ends 11/06/12. First Mate - WMR Titanic

[Iggo]

21. Vanilla, vanilla, vanilla...

[NYC Liberal]

22. Better for us. The base will be demanding a right-winger

and if they don't get it, they'll just be even more pissed at him.

[hatrack]

24. Jesus, Team Rmoney takes the field in Super Bore 2012 . . . .

Quasi-related - Thune's been talked about on NPR and elsewhere as a potential presidential candidate in the past because (wait for it) . . . .











He's tall.

Seriously.

[rurallib]

25. Tall is something that is hard to learn

I tried to make it to 7'1" but had to quit after 5'10"

[WI_DEM]

26. Of course! he wants to change the subject!!

[sadbear]

27. Leave it to the Romney campaign to make the announcement on Friday.

[rurallib]

28. If Romney picks a VP does that person become the Pres candidate

when Romney decides to bail out rather than release his tax returns?
Or do we get another version of the Clown Car to watch?

[GraniteDem]

30. Romneys Running Mate: the Perfect Choice Revealed.

Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, is trying to narrow-down his list of potential running mates. The 2012 GOP Convention starts on August 27, so while there’s no need to rush, the window of time for Romney to make his choice is becoming smaller and smaller. Maybe I can help.

I’ve thought some about the kind of “pros and cons” Romney and his advisors will be considering as they survey America’s political landscape for a “just right” running mate. I think I’ve found that perfect choice for Romney:

Seems to me Mitt Romney’s running mate needs to be [1] a Floridian (bunch of electoral votes down there), who [2] has some Hispanic background, and who is [3] definitely not gay. The other half of this year’s Republican Ticket must be [4] staunchly pro-gun and, in keeping with that, a real [5] tough defender of law and order (which would also balance out some of Romney’s “wimpy” persona). Romney’s “No. 2? should be someone [6] who already appeals to the Republican “Base” (Tea Party-types), and yet is [7] a “fresh face” in the American political landscape.

Based on the criteria above, I have come up with the PERFECT Mitt Romney Running Mate. And the winner is . . .

http://letsjapan.net/and-the-winner-is/