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cbdo2007

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32. New guess - Fred Thompson??

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 10:34 AM

Jul 2012

He seems to fit all aspects of the role I can think of them wanting to hit, and he's the type of guy who would take a chance and go with Romney cause he knows it's his real last shot.

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Reuters: Mitten's VP short list--three names... [View all] WI_DEM Jul 2012 OP

What? No females? TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #1

Jindal's their go-to minority bigtree Jul 2012 #4

Not acceptable to the Birthers... brooklynite Jul 2012 #36

he's just a (willing) prop bigtree Jul 2012 #47

Watch those objections vanish when the immigrant has an (R) after his name nxylas Jul 2012 #117

won't the morans think he is a Muslim? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #61

guilt by association daybranch Jul 2012 #93

With all of the anti-outsourcing stuff against India, I doubt it'll be Jindal. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #96

LDS probably recruit in India Cracklin Charlie Jul 2012 #109

Pawlenty has made a sudden trip to Thailand jberryhill Jul 2012 #27

lol BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #31

sticking with my prediction yesterday bigtree Jul 2012 #2

I'm thinking Mitch Daniels, Rick Scott or Bob McConnell. morningfog Jul 2012 #7

Please let it be Rick Scott! Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #14

30%?? RockaFowler Jul 2012 #18

It was, but rose a little bit. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #19

Why yes, yes he could n/t Oilwellian Jul 2012 #24

Daniels just accepted the presidency of Purdue University WI_DEM Jul 2012 #15

Oh, I missed that! Or forgot. morningfog Jul 2012 #26

It won't be Daniels. former9thward Jul 2012 #76

Mitch's wife ran off with the pool boy DefenseLawyer Jul 2012 #89

you could be right. Ohio hasn't been looking good for Mittens and he needs it WI_DEM Jul 2012 #8

Nate Silver recently debunked the "veep pick to win a home state" tactic. morningfog Jul 2012 #23

It helped McCain win the librul state of I'llasker. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2012 #87

Most people in his own state don't know who he is ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2012 #52

no help here. daybranch Jul 2012 #92

I saw Portman on CNN today. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #16

thing is, these candidates have incredibly large egos bigtree Jul 2012 #37

Of course, there is an exception to every rule. :) Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #46

been there, done that bigtree Jul 2012 #49

I understand what you are getting at, but to play devil's advocate.... Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #85

That makes absolute sense. Jackpine Radical Jul 2012 #65

It won't be a Senator or a woman or a person of color. morningfog Jul 2012 #3

I'm predicting Pawlenty. femmocrat Jul 2012 #5

I don't know.....that didn't work out that well for Lieberman or Edwards. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #12

Timmy's ambition is boundless. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #13

LOL. Remember when that batty old GOP woman at the '08 convention beac Jul 2012 #40

Oh, yeah, that was funny. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #44

Best thing I've read all day ! jaysunb Jul 2012 #104

The man who invented the word "Obamneycare". Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #17

Exactly. The ads would be too easy. Timmy ain't gonna get the nod. nt SunSeeker Jul 2012 #67

It's political suicide to be his running mate this year, unless they think when he steps down cbdo2007 Jul 2012 #6

Who the heck would want to sign onto that failing campaign. Marrah_G Jul 2012 #9

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..... Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2012 #10

oh let it be Jindal...that stellar response to the SOFTU address...priceless. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #11

And he would get to debate Joe Biden. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #72

What about Toomey? earthside Jul 2012 #20

Not going to be Jindal n2doc Jul 2012 #21

The Indian and the Mormon: heads would explode! amandabeech Jul 2012 #42

One Of The Few Cards He Has To Play... KharmaTrain Jul 2012 #22

iow, Me, Myself and I magical thyme Jul 2012 #25

Is Romney the type to put up a fake list? demwing Jul 2012 #28

Pawlenty won't help Mittens get Minnesota. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #45

Honestly, nothing will help Romney get Minnesota demwing Jul 2012 #50

Didn't Pawlenty only win in a three way race for Gov with 43% of vote? julian09 Jul 2012 #103

We all know primary voters are not comparible demwing Jul 2012 #106

43.8% to be exact - 0.8% more than Clinton's first WH win margin demwing Jul 2012 #107

He doesnt need Jindal. i say it's between Pawlenty, O'Donnell Solomon Jul 2012 #29

Scratch Huntsman -- that would put TWO Mormons on the ticket n/t rocktivity Jul 2012 #119

I still think it'll be Ken Lay. Scuba Jul 2012 #30

Retroactively, no doubt. GeorgeGist Jul 2012 #34

New guess - Fred Thompson?? cbdo2007 Jul 2012 #32

He's too busy huckstering reverse mortgages for seniors on cable TV. n/t amandabeech Jul 2012 #43

Can I get a round of applause for Fred Thompson? n/t DefenseLawyer Jul 2012 #88

Sarah Palin, of course. hay rick Jul 2012 #33

Donald Trump. tclambert Jul 2012 #35

Hotmess.com nc4bo Jul 2012 #38

Condescenda! Octafish Jul 2012 #39

I still think they want Condi woo me with science Jul 2012 #48

Well if we have to have police state authoritarianism, Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #53

No, woo me with science Jul 2012 #54

They do want Condi humbled_opinion Jul 2012 #62

"Mildly pro-choice" klook Jul 2012 #120

Positively Darth Vadress! Octafish Jul 2012 #81

And the winner is.............. Smilo Jul 2012 #41

LOL! Good one. (nt) JaneQPublic Jul 2012 #51

Do you mean "short" as in lacking character? Bucky Jul 2012 #55

I've always thought it'd be Rubio. I still think it's his unless he doesn't Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2012 #56

Same here - I think it's Rubio unless he is dodging Romney's calls .. nt TBF Jul 2012 #58

A bucket o' suck Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #57

My guess is Rand Paul kimbutgar Jul 2012 #59

Romney's got too big an ego to share the stage with a glory hound like Paul. SunSeeker Jul 2012 #68

Pawlenty is boring and Jindal is an idiot Stuckinthebush Jul 2012 #60

...and Mitt is both.... TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #64

Bada boom! Stuckinthebush Jul 2012 #77

So these 3 would say yes if chosen? Pawlenty DevonRex Jul 2012 #63

You betcha Pawlenty would say yes. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #66

Sad. He can actually seem almost sane DevonRex Jul 2012 #71

Actually, it's the opposite. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #74

Oh wow. Really??? So the interview I saw DevonRex Jul 2012 #78

He's good at seeming normal and reasonable. However: The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2012 #79

Thank you. Now I have ammunition DevonRex Jul 2012 #83

That's it, stretch it out as much as possible, try to distract ROFL, snooper2 Jul 2012 #69

Looks like Romney will choose Portman....zzzzzz SunSeeker Jul 2012 #70

Mitt already puts people to sleep when he speaks aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2012 #73

Key factor in choice bongbong Jul 2012 #75

Tim Pawlenty? Why not just pick a freshly painted wall, at least then you might get some color. smokey nj Jul 2012 #80

Rick Snyder, governor of michigan Casandia Jul 2012 #82

This could be premature matt819 Jul 2012 #84

Timmie is as mean as Mitt so I am guessing him. glinda Jul 2012 #86

Awesome! How will I ever get to sleep tonight thinking about the post-convention excitement catbyte Jul 2012 #90

Pawlenty or Rubio bucolic_frolic Jul 2012 #91

Thune, but my surprise pick is..... lobodons Jul 2012 #94

If you pick Patraeus, you'll be bringing George W. along for the ride. DefenseLawyer Jul 2012 #95

It'll be Portman. He is more desperate for Ohio than Minnesota. n/t progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #97

I don't see why anyone would want to run with Romney. Tennessee Gal Jul 2012 #98

Portman. That's my guess, here's why. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #99

You may be right but.. DCBob Jul 2012 #101

Yep, Portman's the boring white guy that Romney wants JPZenger Jul 2012 #108

In Trade is predicting it will be Portman too and they are usually pretty good. Quixote1818 Jul 2012 #111

I was really hoping for Larry, Moe, and Curly. Reader Rabbit Jul 2012 #100

You heard it HERE, first. Romney is going to pick Kirk Cameron. Ian David Jul 2012 #102

It'll be Donald Rumsfeld jaysunb Jul 2012 #105

RomRum 2012! demwing Jul 2012 #114

There is no way Jindal is in serious consideratoin JI7 Jul 2012 #110

If he picks that weasel Pawlenty I'm following him around the country Zoeisright Jul 2012 #112

At this point in time, with Romney in such a mess, I wonder if Mitt will have to PAY someone ... Tx4obama Jul 2012 #113

I'm going with Tom Luna jmowreader Jul 2012 #115

If he picks one of them it's a sure fire loss rl6214 Jul 2012 #116

Pawlenty krispos42 Jul 2012 #118