McMansion might have found the perfect fix for the "how many homes" blues - Mittens Romney for VP

[jefferson_dem]

2 Republican sources say McCain has apparently settled on Romney as his pick, but no offer has been made.

http://thepage.time.com/2008/08/21/2-gop-sources-its-romney/

...A real comman man lunchbucket type of fella.

Romneys are worth up to $250m
Personal finance data are detailed
By Lisa Wangsness and Ross Kerber, Globe Staff | August 14, 2007

Mitt Romney, by far the wealthiest presidential candidate, and his wife, Ann, are worth $190 million to $250 million, his advisers said yesterday after filing a personal financial disclosure statement with the Federal Election Commission.

The statement filed yesterday offers the most detailed look at Romney's finances available yet. Massachusetts did not require Romney to disclose information about his blind trust, which he created when he became governor in January 2003. Romney has not released his tax returns.

The FEC statement shows that Romney has a portfolio that includes a wide range of investments, from hedge funds to real estate to blue chip stocks to holdings in foreign companies, and that he continues to earn millions from a retirement deal with Bain Capital, the venture firm he started in 1984 and left in 1999. And it shows that he has plenty of cash on hand -- one of his joint checking accounts holds between $5 million and $25 million, according to the filings.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/08/14/romneys_are_worth_up_to_250m/

[Franks Wild Years]

1. So, I wonder if yesterday may have him reconsidering....

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[lisa58]

2. I bet Romney knows how many homes he has - now that's a balanced ticket.

[Lifetimedem]

3. LOL n/t

[liberal N proud]

4. Are they sure he is wealthy enough?

$250 Million that is pretty lower upper crust for McNopoly

[baldguy]

5. Obama not choosing is a 22 pt front page headline.

McCrazy's pick gets an inch and a half on page 9 below the fold.

[GoesTo11]

6. Can Romney spend his own cash on the campaign

even though they're taking public financing?

[book_worm]

7. It won't be Romney--it's speculation just like it was for Obama

when the media had a boon for Bayh, Kaine and now Biden. I think it may just be a trial balloon to see how it would go over.