Veepstakes: Ready for their closeups

AP’s Hunt writes: “Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions. As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in unofficial public tryouts for the traditional vice presidential role of attack dog.”

RUBIO: Political Wire: “Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) "is planning a swing-state summer bus tour that will also roll through South Carolina, the early presidential primary battleground," the Miami Herald reports.” He’ll stop in his home state of Florida, as well as make his way up the coast to North Carolina and Virginia (while stopping in South Carolina – a state rich with conservatives interested in his life story -- as well.)

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this is hilarious watching the tea people Koch republican VP want a bees sucking up to clueless Romney. He wants another Dick Cheney with a 9% approval.

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Reply#1 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:48 AM EDT

I wonder who will be the next Sarah Failin' Palin

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#1.1 - Fri May 25, 2012 10:52 AM EDT

Hopefully she was unique and there will NEVER be another Sarah Palin.

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#1.2 - Fri May 25, 2012 11:50 AM EDT

I wonder how long before the Rubio bus tour runs out of gas, suffers a flat and goes limping, spewing smoke into the next stop.

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#1.3 - Fri May 25, 2012 11:51 AM EDT
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Rubio has the same effect on Hispanics as Cain has on blacks, very little. Some will like him, most won't. Maybe Willard can chew both in two and patch the halves together to make a super duper VP for both groups of minorities. Of course the GOP/TP will come out in amazement over this joining of the two, but this monster won't garder any votes.

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Reply#2 - Fri May 25, 2012 12:18 PM EDT

This is some very scary stuff about Willard and his son Taggs' involvement with the Ponzi schemer, Allen Stanford in Houston, TX....with Tagg and his Solamere Company.

More reasons why Willard will NOT release those tax filings.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/11/01/316040/romney-solamere-ponzi/

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Reply#3 - Fri May 25, 2012 12:32 PM EDT

The who question comes down to, who is ready and willing to end their political career in this years presidential election? Who ever takes this position whether lose or win, will never go beyond this level of power and influence. George senior was the last to take the next step in politics and that was really rare. He was fortunate to be VP during a very popular president. I doubt in this day and age of such division that anyone can find that popularity again.

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Reply#4 - Sat May 26, 2012 11:42 AM EDT
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