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emulatorloo

(44,101 posts)
13. Make up shit/lie and speak about it in an authoritative manner
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 05:15 PM
Jul 2012

Pretty much like her mom and dad does.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
4. Yeah, and both are equally repulsive...
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:09 PM
Jul 2012

Might help Mittens with the filthy raving lunatic vote, though.

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
3. I naively assume they gotta have at least one likeable person on the ticket.
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:09 PM
Jul 2012

Neither of those are even vaguely likeable.

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
5. ugh, Liz
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:09 PM
Jul 2012

doubtful, imo. She has not been especially careful about how she speaks. They probably haven't done approval polls about her, but she seems like the kind of Republican that would have very low approval ratings.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
6. I don't think so. Based on Mitt's cautious (cowardly) nature
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:10 PM
Jul 2012

I think it's far more likely to be Pawlenty, Portman or, if he's really daring, Jindahl.

Spazito

(50,252 posts)
9. Romney wouldn't even take a chance at being photographed with Cheney...
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:14 PM
Jul 2012

at the fundraiser for Romney, HOSTED by Cheney. There is NO way he wants the Cheney name attached to him. His campaign and the repubs, in general, are frantically avoiding the 8 years of Bush/Cheney, hoping the public will 'forget' about them, pretending they never existed.

LiberalLoner

(9,761 posts)
12. I hate her politics but Liz is actually really nice in person when you meet her.
Tue Jul 17, 2012, 02:37 PM
Jul 2012

I was escort officer for her when I was stationed in the Sinai and she really was a very kind and thoughtful person. In fact I'm stunned at how combative she seems in the press. I keep thinking she's doing it all just to win her father's love and approval. Because he seems like a very tough man to get love and approval from, just my guess about things.

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