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Mitt Romney’s search for a running mate appears to have narrowed, as clues to whom Romney might select as his No. 2 begin to pile up in the media.
A campaign that prides itself on discipline had, to date, exacted tight control over the process of vetting candidates to serve at the former Massachusetts governor’s No. 2, a fact that Romney bragged on Tuesday.
"I get a kick out of some of the speculation that goes on," Romney told Sean Hannity of Fox News in an interview to air this evening. "I'm not going to comment on the process of course, but I can tell you this: only Beth Myers and I know who is being vetted."
That comment came amid new reports on Tuesday that Marco Rubio, the popular Florida Republican senator, had not been asked – yet, at least – to submit the materials typically associated with vetting a vice presidential candidate.
Sen. Marco Rubio, (R-FL), discusses the housing market in Florida; how the US can profit from free trade agreements in Latin America and why the nation needs to update its immigration laws.
ABC News initially reported that Rubio wasn’t being vetted, and the Washington Post followed up with indications that Rubio hadn’t made it past an initial review by Romney’s high command.
Romney’s quip to Fox served as a knowing acknowledgement, though, of what members of the media have encountered in their search for details on the veepstakes: News is fleeting, largely because the Romney campaign’s high command keeps details on lockdown.
Even some of the most plugged in advisers to Romneyworld profess genuine ignorance of the vetting process.
Myers, Romney’s former chief of staff as governor, is leading the search for a prospective vice president. She might lack some of the skills of political figures previously tasked with her job – John McCain had power lawyer A.B. Culvahouse lead his vetting in 2008 – but Myers is described as a figure whom Romney holds in high esteem. She was selected precisely because it would mean no leaks, and because she understands Romney and his desire for an experienced vice presidential candidate who won’t overshadow the top of the ticket.
Other broad contours of the process have emerged, too. A New York Times story earlier this week floated the idea that Romney could introduce his choice in July, well before the Republican convention in August. Most presidential nominees traditionally reveal their choice of a running mate shortly before their nominating convention.
Larry Downing / Reuters
GOP candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth, Mich.
The Times also included a kicker paragraph that suggested that the Romney campaign might be wary of selecting Chris Christie, since the bombastic New Jersey governor might threaten to overshadow Romney.
One informal Romney adviser suggested that a candidate who’s seen his stock improve is former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, in part because Pawlenty would do anything but overshadow Romney. A runner-up in the 2008 veepstakes, Pawlenty is said to be especially appealing to Ann Romney, who’s built a rapport with Pawlenty’s wife, Mary.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan are also generally perceived as short-listers for Romney. Each of them, along with Pawlenty, joined Romney for portions of his swing-state bus tour over the last five days.
Officially, most of the Republicans thought to be candidates for the vice presidency have also declined to comment on the process.
"I won't discuss the vice presidential process, out of respect for Gov. Romney," Rubio said Tuesday on CNBC. "I know he is going to make a great choice."
That means that, until the pick is made known, observers are more likely to learn about the process through candidate attrition. Case in point: Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels agreed to become the next president of Purdue University, removing his name from the list of candidates, though he wasn’t ever seen as Romney’s likely running mate.
MSNBC's Alex Wagner and the NOW panel discuss the progress of the Romney bus tour and a new report that says that Marco Rubio has not been vetted for Mitt Romney's running mate.
The few-and-far-between details stand in contrast to the McCain campaign in 2008, which had basically broadcast publicly that the Arizona Republican wished to select his friend, the independent Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, as his running mate. With the exception of McCain’s ultimate selection of Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee, much about the Republican’s campaign wasn’t secret.
The Romney campaign seems determined to learn from McCain’s mistakes, maybe even to a fault. The process of vetting a vice presidential candidate can be political in its own right; look no further than a top Rubio advocate’s pushback to BuzzFeed about the Florida senator’s supposed exclusion from Romney’s short list.
But in leaking few details about their search, the Romney campaign also loses out on an opportunity to show they’ve at least made an effort to seek out various candidates whose mere consideration might be needed to placate certain corners of the party.
In particular, few women except for New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte – a freshman lawmaker from New England with only scant federal experience – are thought to be under consideration by Romney.
"I think, unfortunately, Palin poisoned the well on that," said one informal Romney adviser, fretting that any woman selected as VP would draw inevitable comparisons to the former Alaska governor. "I would guess if I were inside the Romney mind that they're worried that any woman chosen will be subjected to a higher level of scrutiny. "
But beyond Rubio, there are virtually no candidates for the vice presidential slot who would represent any diversity on the Republican ticket, a dicey proposition given Romney’s political deficits with women and Latino voters, as well as his opponent this fall: the nation’s first black president.
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to the "Spankys" on this board that can't see the forest thru the trees.....Romney ranked 47th for job creation while gov'r, ranked #1 for debt per capita while gov'r, can't govern himself out of a closet if he tried. if you believe the smoke and mirrors that he and his puppeteers have created you are more a fool than i thought...broaden your minds and actually look into the record and not vote for someone "just because he is GOP" have any of you neo-cons actually looked at the "agenda" for the GOP? where do you stand in it...i can tell you...in knee deep cow-dung. they care very little about the middle class which is about everyone on this board...wake up
Well said Siesta.
He's still better than Obama.
Doesn't that just gall you?
Steven, you are so funny! Gosh you guys will believe anything the Fox ad Rush crazies tell you.
But.... but... What about the ads running in the fine swing state of CO that have been telling me the EXACT opposite, even though I do remember living in New England and never remember ol' Massachusetts being anything like the success story I hear about every commercial break every time I bother to turn on the television.
Here's who Romney should pick, which will make him a shoo-in for pres: A woman Democrat!
Might sound ridiculous, but someone moderate on economic issues, pro life and pro traditional marriage. Certainly can find someone much more intelligent than Sarah Palin, and this will be a moderate, not an extremist. He'll get most of the independents that way, some moderate Dems, people who want a woman on the ticket; and he'll keep the religious right if she supports their key issues.
Proves that Romney is a flip flop? Okay, everybody knows that anyway. Better to have a moderate that pretends to be an extremist than to have an extremist that pretends to be a moderate.
Willard should pick that little kid from Florida.
too bad the community organizer from Chicago's taken. ;)
Where is the NBC admission that they have AGAIN selectively edited material to change the narrative??????
Andrea Mitchell used Mitt Romney's words to make him appear out of touch about technology when what he was talking about was that ordering a sandwich with a keypad was a snap compared to changing an address with the federal government. The intro was left off, words were left out, and the ending comment left off.
Isn't it wonderful how NBC feels that PLAIN OUT LYING is an acceptable tactic? They did it to George Zimmerman, now Mitt Romney, How soon will they bring their brand of the truth to something about YOU?
Of course, I have to quote the FOX story........... NBC hasn't featured the story yet. Will they?
A SMALL SAMPLING OF THE MANY LIES OF Willard Mitt Romney
"100,000 new jobs." Romney has repeatedly claimed that during his tenure at Bain Capital, "net-net, we created over 100,000 jobs." His campaign defends the figure by tallying the current employment totals of some companies Bain aided. That's a stretch in and of itself, but it's also not a net figure. It lacks the balancing context of how many jobs were destroyed by Bain. As the Los Angeles Times reported in December, while Bain helped some companies grow, "Romney and his team also maximized returns by firing workers, seeking government subsidies, and flipping companies quickly for large profits. Sometimes Bain investors gained even when companies slid into bankruptcy."
Indeed, the Wall Street Journal looked closely at Bain's record under Romney and found that 22 percent "either filed for bankruptcy or closed their doors by the end of the eighth year after Bain first invested, sometimes with substantial job losses." Which is not really terribly surprising: Bain's raison d'etre is not job creation but wealth creation for its investors. As Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler noted in an article Monday calling Romney's "100,000 jobs" figure "untenable," Romney and Bain "never could have raised money from investors if the prospectus seeking $1-million investments from the super wealthy had said it would focus on creating jobs."
As a corollary, when Romney's record has been criticized, he has dismissed criticisms as an attempt to "put free enterprise on trial." It's not an attack on free enterprise. It's an attack on Romney's strained attempt to spin his successful record of wealth-creation into one of job-creation. It's also a recognition that while a net good, the free market has its destructive side—and it's a fair question to ask, whether voters consider experience in that sort of vulture capitalism as a good qualification for the presidency. Do they want government to be run more like that kind of business?
[See a collection of political cartoons on Mitt Romney.]
Obama's jobs record. By Romney's own logic (touting jobs created but ignoring jobs lost), his attacks on President Obama's economic record are nonsensical. He told Time that Obama "has not created any new jobs," and he told Fox News last week that Obama has "lost" 2 million jobs as president. This is indeed a net figure, but also a misleading one. When Obama took office, the economy was shedding jobs at a rate of nearly 1 million jobs per month, losing roughly 3 million during the first four months of 2009. But presidential policies don't take effect as soon as the incoming chief takes his oath. Once Obama's policies started to take effect, the trend turned. The country had added 3.2 million private sector jobs over the course of 22 straight months of private sector growth. By Romney's definition, the president has created more than 3 million jobs—not enough, but also not none.
[Read the U.S. News debate: Will Mitt Romney Be the GOP Presidential Nominee?]
In fact the biggest drag on job growth is the 600,000 public sector jobs that have disappeared under the auspices of budget austerity. As my colleague Danielle Kurtzleben reported in September, "government jobs are being shed by the tens of thousands almost every month, hindering an already weak recovery."
"Entitlement society." Romney has argued that Obama "is replacing our merit-based, opportunity society with an entitlement society," where "everyone is handed the same rewards, regardless of education, effort, and willingness to take risk." As New York's Jonathan Chait has observed, "This accusation is approximately as accurate as claiming that the Republican Party wants to pass laws forbidding poor people from making more money." The idea that President Obama (or any Democrat) advocates for equality of outcomes simply lacks a basis in fact.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
It's an important fabrication, because it marks a turning point in Romney's attacks on Obama. Previously the president was characterized as ineffectual, but not a socialist. Forced to battle to win the GOP primaries, Romney has adopted the Tea Party's extremist rhetoric. It won't play with swing voters, even delivered in his polished drone.
Defense cuts. In an October speech on national security, Romney promised to "reverse President Obama's massive defense cuts." One problem: Pentagon spending has gone up under Obama, from $594 billion in 2008 to $666 billion. The 2011 request was for $739 billion. As Rick Perry would say, "Oops."
[Read the U.S. News debate: Are Cuts to the Defense Budget Necessary?]
No apologies. Romney has said that Obama "went around the world and apologized for America." This is part of the conservative, dog-whistle meme that Obama is un-American (and possibly even a foreigner!). While the notion of an international apology tour is a staple of the conservative case against Obama, it is also fictitious. The Washington Post's fact-checker concluded that "the claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context." Don't hold your breath waiting for an apology from Romney on this one.
Medicare cuts. Romney said that Obama is "the only president to ever cut $500 billion from Medicare." So as we said then, and repeated several times since, the health care law reduces the amount of future spending growth in Medicare. But it doesn't cut Medicare.
The rest of Romney’s statement implies that Obama is doing something no other president has done -- making cuts (which he isn’t).
Military Strength. Romney said The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947." However, a wide range of experts told us it’s wrong to assume that a decline in the number of ships or aircraft automatically means a weaker military. Quite the contrary: The United States is the world’s unquestioned military leader today, not just because of the number of ships and aircraft in its arsenal but also because each is stocked with top-of-the-line technology and highly trained personnel.
Thanks to the development of everything from nuclear weapons to drones, comparing today’s military to that of 60 to 100 years ago presents an egregious comparison of apples and oranges. Today’s military and political leaders face real challenges in determining the right mix of assets to deal with current and future threats, but Romney’s glib suggestion that today’s military posture is in any way similar to that of its predecessors in 1917 or 1947 is preposterous.
Free Economy. Romney said "We're only inches away from no longer being a free economy." there is little indication that the government’s role has risen dramatically enough over the past few years to threaten the kind of free market that the U.S. has operated under in recent decades. And international comparisons show that the U.S. ranks low in both total tax burden and high in economic freedom -- at least as measured by a prominent conservative think tank.
Health care act. Romney said “Eliminating "Obamacare" ... "saves $95 billion a year."
Romney said repealing the health care law would save $95 billion a year. But that only accounts for outlays in one year, 2016. Because of the revenue sources that the law established, repealing it actually adds significantly to the deficit over the long haul, according to the CBO. Romney’s is statement False.
Mitt Romney ad says labor board tried to block Boeing from building factory in South Carolina.
The NLRB’s complaint started a legal process that could ultimately have resulted in a factory closure, but the NLRB as a whole didn’t tell Boeing anything. What’s more, the legal basis for the action centered on whether Boeing was punishing the union for staging strikes, not that Boeing had opened a factory in a right-to-work state. the statement is False.
Says Barack Obama said, "If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose."
Obama was quoting John McCain. Romney took the words way out of context. Obama said in the speech. "Sen. McCain's campaign actually said, and I quote, ‘If we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose.’"
Says Barack Obama "never worked in the private sector" before he was elected president.
Some of the relevant jobs in Obama’s work history include:
— A stint in 1983-84 as a research assistant at Business International Corp. in New York City, where he helped write a newsletter.
— Working from 1985 to 1988 as a community organizer for the Developing Communities Project in Chicago;
— Working from 1993 to 2004 as an associate, and then a partner, at the Chicago law firm of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, where his work included employment-discrimination and voting-rights cases.
Obama’s State of the Union Speech. Romney said "He gave a speech the other day at his State of the Union address. He didn't even mention the deficit or the debt” At least six different times in his 2012 State of the Union address, Obama mentioned the debt or deficit by name.
"I don't have lobbyists running my campaign."
And there's no question that some key people in the Romney campaign are well-connected lobbyists:
• Kaufman, a senior adviser to Romney, is chairman of Dutko Worldwide, which has lobbied for American Pacific Corp., American Trans Air, Amgen, AT&T; – and that's just some of the As.
• Ben Ginsberg, the campaign's national counsel, is a partner in the firm Patton Boggs, a large lobbying firm that has represented Kaiser Aluminum, Lucent Technologies, the Venetian Casino Resort and many others. His bio on the firm's Web site boasts that "Mr. Ginsberg represents a variety of clients on Capitol Hill on a wide range of issues including appropriations, trade, broadcasting and health care."
• Cardenas is chairman of the Romney Hispanic Steering Committee, a finance co-chairman for the campaign and a frequent spokesman for Romney. He is a partner in Tew Cardenas, a lobbying firm with offices in Washington, Miami and Tallahassee. Records show he has lobbied for Progress Energy, Bell South, the Florida Association of Realtors and the Recreational Fishing Alliance, among others. His Web site boasts that "He has been named as one of Washington, D.C.'s top lobbyists by The Hill newspaper."
• Comstock, an adviser and frequent spokeswoman for the Romney campaign, is a founding partner of Comstock Corallo, which has lobbied for the Hearst Corp. and the National Association of Broadcasters.
"Mitt." It's a small one, but might be my favorite. During a debate in November, when moderator Wolf Blitzer introduced himself by saying that "Wolf" is really his first name, Romney greeted the audience by saying, "I'm Mitt Romney, and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name." In fact, Willard is his first name. It's a lie notable for being so mundane: Why would someone fudge their name? It's almost as if he can't control himself.
Here's Obama, in hos own words:
“The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion for the first 42 presidents – #43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome, so that we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back — $30,000 for every man, woman and child. That’s irresponsible. It’s unpatriotic.”.
-Barak Hussein Obama
“today I’m pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. This will not be easy. It will require us to make difficult decisions and face challenges we’ve long neglected. But I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay — and that means taking responsibility right now, in this administration, for getting our spending under control.”
-Barak Hussein Obama
Failed POTUS
Wow, can Romney tell the big ones!
no mention condi rice i'm surprised a real qualified women of color couldn't hurt the ticket
she's expressed no interest.
she would be great.
She already said no way. Also, the pandering is far too obvious.
If Romney haves a short memory. I can see his problem on picking someone. At the start of the GOP race, Fox News, Republician leaders and conservative voters hated Romney the Moderate. I can't recall anyone loving him, except maybe his wife. Now some of these haters are licking their lips, wanted Romney to pick them. It's been comical watching all of this. He should pick the Supreme Court judges, they are the one's allowing Koch Brothers and others giving him millions of dollars and buying him out. Making him a puppet to them, telling him what to say and not to say. Yes, it's been comical since the start of the GOP race.
If Romney haves a short memory.
has?
Jason---Thanks for the correction of have versus has. Keep up the good work.
"I would guess if I were inside the Romney mind that they're worried that any woman chosen will be subjected to a higher level of scrutiny. "
Palin wasn't scrutinized so much because she is a woman, she was scrutinized so much because every time she opened her mouth it became more clear that she was an absolute idiot.
and Biden is the beacon of intelligence
He lights up my life.....and Jay Leno's life too!
Rubio was being vetted as the VP at the Bilderberg meeting. Unless he really messed up, I think you can bank on him being the VP.
You nailed it....Rubio being the VP pick has been written in the stars for months and months already.....many libbies are just in denial about it and (are very upset that he never needs a teleprompter either).....but then again they are also still in denial about what happened to them on 11/2/10 too!......11/6/12 is going to be a glorious day...........can't wait.
This is a non-story. You are wasting my time. Just admit, "We don't know."
Is the GOP going to actually allow the nomination of draft-dodger Willard Mitt Romney to go forward? Have they no respect for the military veterans who served and didn't cower?
that's strange... you allowed the election of an unqualified muslim socialist who sucks at golf
leroy you mean like bill clinton? My brother a Navy Seal that served 3 tours in Viet Nam will be voting for Romney! Along with my husband that served 1 year in Viet Nam. where exactly did obama serve? Oh that's right he spoke in front of the Viet Nam Wall on Memorial Day, unfortunately the families and service members that have for years gone there to show their respect were not allowed near the wall because of the 15 minute photo op,but 5 hrs later they were allowed, wow, how thoughtful!
Those of us who don't trust Mitt to keep on track with one set of ethics year after year, and those of us who really see and feel his disconnect with people who actually labor to bring home the bacon are anxious to see what segment of the voting public he is going to go after with his VP choice. His choice will say more about who he is in that we expect it will confirm the cold feeling that has been growing all along in this campaign.
That said, a choice along the lines of the dangerously religious and too large a family Santorum, or hyper-tight-crash-the-country-budget Paul Ryan will likely seal his fate of being out of the main stream in all things. It's not about jobs, Mitt, it's about integrity, straight talk and empathy. What beat it out of you? Was it a desire to "win" at all costs?
It's a shame that the Palin debacle four years ago has likely sealed off political progress for Republican women, no matter where they are in the political spectrum.
I think Rubio is higher on the list than some might think. Mittens is too far behind in the Latino Vote. Even George Will said on Sunday if Mittens doesn't get 30% of the Latino vote, he loses. What's he at now? 17-18% Hahaha. So looks like Marco and his made-up bio might be in for some real vetting. Good luck with that.
better run those number again.
Ahh, I stand corrected. Latino voters favor Obama 73% to Romney 25%. That was before the President's announcement last Friday.
tick tock... tick tock... DEE DEE... your check will still show up once a month
Rubio wouldn't be a magic wand for Latino votes. Many Mexicans consider themselves separate from Cubans. If Romney really wants to have even a chance of winning, which means appealing to Latinos, he should announce a Mexican running mate.
Jason
Typical rightwing lunatic answer. Can't answer to the fact that the President is 48 points ahead of Romeny with Latinos, so we go to the cute little metaphors and "everybody's on welfare if you're a democrat" shtick. Goof.
dee dee: What ever happened to good ole American voters, do they not matter? I for one am tired of hearing about latino voters, this is the United States right?
I dont think it matters much at this point who Mittens picks as a running mate (short of Justin Bieber). Obama has the support of liberal whites, hispanics, blacks, homosexuals and those who oppose the republicans stance on womens issues. We must also remember those Evangelicals who will either stay home or secretly vote for Obama before voting for a mormon. Bottom line... a billion dollars is about to be spent on an election that has already been decided.
no talk of condi rice??? i like her makes sense to me but i don"t think it helps with any one state just a good solid pick qualified black and female
she's been discussed several times.
she's already said no
Yeah, she already worked for one bonehead.
ok... i'll play... WTF does this mean
Jason, Jason, Jason.....she worked for "W"
She was Secretary of State for George W. Bush. I think that's what DEE means.
ahhh... you altered your spelling
Uh Jason
What spelling did I alter?
The only way Romney could ruin his chances to be pres. would be if he picked Pelosi or Reed
Rubio's first loyalty is to his political mentor and patron, Jeb Bush. Jeb Bush has not exactly had kind words for the GOP lately, and Rubio's pragmatic (not dogmatic) stance on illegal immigrants puts him at odds with Romney and the rest of the GOP hard-liners. Romney also probably thinks he can win Florida without Rubio, and that Rubio is a liability (or at best only neutral) anywhere else.
I don't see Rubio as veep. But I could see Condie Rice. She's a smart lady, doesn't base foreign policy on what she can see from the back porch, and would not overshadow Romney.
Dr. Rice is too female and too black for Willard Romney.
and too smart and too white for Obama.
lollllllllllllll
Yeah Jason
And you're so smart you didn't even know who she was!
Maybe Bloomberg wants the job - The New York Times is reporting that Bloomberg stated Romney would be a better president than Obama !
who wouldn't be?
Keep Nanny Bloomberg in NY.
i read many of the threads and noted that not one person suggested the most obvious VP possibility. the past governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin. she is the Rush Limbaugh choice carefully selected by him, based on input from his think tank. she is very popular with minorities and immigrants, because she wants them electrocuted. she would bring a sixth grade analytic perspective to the Romney administration being clearly superior to Romney's own analytical skills. she believes in preemptive war. she wants money given to the rich. she is a member in good standing of the John Birch Society (same right wing society that Bill Buckley held in such high esteem). she is clearly endorsed by John McCain and those bastions of freedom and liberty the Koch brothers. some may correctly point out that she is a retread, there are always nay sayers, but this is an opportunity that should not be missed.
Who here doesn't believe this pick will look like the boardroom?
which is much better than the girls basketball team we have up there now.
Looks like the Obama shills have been 'creating' news again, just like they did with the Zimmerman 911 call.
And the liberals swallow again and again...

hey President Obama nay sayers - tell me one concrete idea, proposal, or ideal that romney stands for - and you can't simply parrot fox or other rnc talking points. I want to hear one thing you can "hang your hats" on in this election - a real reason other than "we hate Obama" that you are going to trust romney with your healthcare, taxes, unemployment (keep in mind the loud talking that the gop did in 2010 to win "jobs, jobs, jobs" and how many they produced - with control of the house), foreign affairs (and no going to war with everybody who isn't white, or doesn't live in the USA doesn't count), equality for everyone (this one will be a stumper I'm sure). lastly, convince me that romney cares about anybody but himself, and his rich friends (remember he keeps his money offshore for a reason).
I trust my dog more than I trust Obama, who has only succeeded in ruining the economy and the nation.
I've never met your dog - But, I trust him more also.
Did anyone see the report of Bidens Wife taking the Male Secret Service with her to the Lingerie Store with her - and In the back private rooms - I guess with Biden as a husband she needs her cheep thrills anyway she can get them. Do the Secret Service Employees get hazard pay for that?
The story is nonsense of course, but have you even SEEN what Dr. Jill Biden looks like? She is gorgeous. She did some modelling when she was younger:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jill_Biden_official_portrait_crop.jpg/230px-Jill_Biden_official_portrait_crop.jpg
So the secret service are just supposed to stop protecting her when she wants to shop? What an odd post.
It must be nonsense - MSDNC isn't reporting it.
Its only on that far right wing site - Huffington Post
"JasonInNYC
i'm so looking forward to this election.
getcha popcorn... it won't be close.
libbys... get ready... President Romney"
I am glad you are looking fore ward to him, maybe he can have you laid off just like he had me laid off when Bain took over Domino's Pizza.
Who ever votes for this A$$hole gets everything they deserve, period.
gets everything they deserve
Like Jobs!
i think your post speaks volume without me commenting on it
Republicans have a rotten record for picking Vice Presidents.
George H.W. Bush picked Dan "potatoe" Quayle.
George W. Bush hired Dick "Darth" Cheney to conduct the VP search, and he found himself.
John McCain, well...Sarah "the less said the better" Palin
They should stop pandering and try to pick a legitimate, qualified running mate. Biden was chosen because of his extensive knowledge of foreign policy, an area in which Obama was lacking. The other problem is that Willard has to pick someone who is not more popular, exciting or interesting than he is. Wow.
I do give Bob Dole credit for his 1996 VP pick, the late Jack Kemp. he was a decent conservative and probably would have been kicked out of the GOP alongside Reagan and Bush 41 by now (as Jeb Bush said).
WorkingOne
Romney and Jobs should never be used in the same sentence,trust me when i say this the VICTIMS and families of victims of the romney bain days haven't forgotten the Romney "jobs" philosophy.
Did you see the picture of Obama meeting the Mexican President - Some say he is bow-ing again - I dont think he is - I just think he has a weener fettish
Now there is a joke he can use at the next Dinner Fund Raiser - He can tell the croud that he went down on the Mexican President.
so how old are you,10?
Why do you ask layter - do you prefer young boys?
Leroy question what proof Romney is a draft dodger ?? this was never high lighted how could this be a well kept secret all this time ?? please respond
Romney was never a draft dodger. Let's stick to the facts, since people throw that term around wrongly a lot. A draft dodger is someone who is drafted, but refuses to report for duty, perhaps fleeing to Canada.
Romney didn't do that. He simply used his family influence to seek deferment after deferment. Honestly, I would do the same thing in his position. I would do whatever it took, legally, to stay out of war.
Romney is a lousy candidate because of his lack of political experience, and his Bain Capital experience has nothing to do with creating jobs in government. He knows nada about foreign policy, and I can't imagine him actually speaking to world leaders. It's looking more and more like he's going to lose. But he is not a draft dodger.
he got a religios deferment for missionary work, in Paris and lived two years in a 14 million dollar estate. If he was against the war fine. why not do your "missionary" work here in the U.S.