Palin for veep?

makes her look like a secretary.
Chris

seem likely, but if it did happen, McCain would have my vote. Of course, as I've also said before, it's entirely possible McCain might get my vote either way, assuming he doesn't pick Romney.

"In the world you will find tribulation, but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world."

John 16:33

She gives off a real Geena Davis vibe. Maybe the glasses. I think she'd be a bad choice simply because a certain number of female voters won't like the way McCain looks at her. No matter how he looks at her. If the relationship seems fatherly, that's patronizing. If he seems nonplussed, that's just a downright negative. And if he ever gets caught not looking her in the eye, he's a dirty lech. And if the relationship is too cordial, folks will suggest he wants to screw her, or is screwing her. I think that makes this choice a minefield simply because of the way people think.

I spent some time mulling over the VP choices, but I kept coming back to "when was the least time we really thought that the VP choice made a substantive difference in the outcome?" Quayle's the only one who I think was a real negative on the ticket, and no one comes to mind as real plus. That's the bottom line for me.

All that notwithstanding, I think MR's jesus, guns, and money model is more than simply comical. Though it's certainly irreverent in the true sense, and even profane, it sketches the actual dynamics pretty well.

I wonder what folks think of the prospects for finding the sort of "two-fer" that Tully suggests. My sense is that while you can find guns'n'money twofers (think Tony Stark et al in Ironman) quite easily, and guns'n'jesus twofers (think Charlton Heston or maybe Huckabee) without scouring the globe, the jesus'n'money twofers are rare beasts. At least among politicians.

That suggests that McCain would have to choose either a money or a jesus, or between a fincon and a socon, IOW. If he does have to make such a choice, which one serves his needs better?

Personally, although I doubt he goes this route, i think he's best served by choosing a running mate who addresses his energy deficit, and who he has a good relationship with. Now some folks are bound to think that picking a young energetic mate will accentuate McCain's age and lack of vigor. But I think if he has a good relationship, then they could give off a pretty good mastor po-kwai chang vibe and increase McCain's energy.

I know that discussions about VP choice inevitably carry the odor of tokenism in one form or another. That's unavoidable, so I wwant to be clear that I'm not calling it out as something particular to the GOP. It's not. But McCain does present more of a personality challenge if tokenism is what rules the choice. McCain's a bad faker, and if the choice is someone chosen because they check off the most demographic and electoral college boxes but is someone McCain does not have a good relationship with, that will be far too clear to voters.
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I have often said, and oftener think, that this world is a comedy for those who think, and a tragedy for those who feel. -Horace Walpole

Well then Bloomberg might fit the bill if one considers Jesus was a Jew (unless of course if you've been to Trinity where Jesus is a Black Palestinian.)

Huckster and Romney would sink McCain. Michelle will say "Why'd he" pick them....LOL

Carly Fiorina is a decent pick. Thune if Daschle is repaid as VP (God how I can't stand Daschle's butt kissing) Kasich might be able to swing Ohio. Powell probably doesn't want the job. Whitman might be a decent pick, but has neither money nor religion. She would bring out the truthers and make Obama look bad...LOL

Obama may very well pick Webb to shore up his national defense credentials. Jindal and others might appear weak against Webb, so a tough woman may be the best bet. Fiorina brings some cash. I don't know if any socon would help McCain. And will the religion crowd really vote Obama?

Well, Michael actually said Money, BOMBS and Jesus, but he forgot about the NRA. ;-)