So long as I'm doing late night VP posts, here's a prediction for McCain: Despite the rumors, it's not Mitt Romney. No way, no how. Romney doesn't bring a state, a narrative, a constituency, or at this point in the cycle with McCain taking public funding. much money. Worse, McCain is getting torn apart on his wealth. Picking the only guy wealthier than he is would be unthinkable. The ticket would have a combined net worth -- somewhere in the $250 million range, I think -- exceeding that of small countries. Romney himself was CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity firm responsible for engineering the layoffs of tens of thousands of Americans. When Mike Huckabee said, “I want to be a president who reminds you of the guy you work with, not the guy who laid you off,” he was talking about Romney.Which is just to say, again, it won't be Romney. No way, no how. The media is getting jerked around again, and they're letting it happen because it's good for them to be able to report pretend information about the veepstakes. But for now, Romney is acting as the placeholder, the guy who's mentioned to make the actual pick look good.Image used under a Creative Commons license from Tim Somero. NOT ROMNEY.
So long as I'm doing late night VP posts, here's a prediction for McCain: Despite the rumors, it's not Mitt Romney. No way, no how. Romney doesn't bring a state, a narrative, a constituency, or at this point in the cycle with McCain taking public funding. much money. Worse, McCain is getting torn apart on his wealth. Picking the only guy wealthier than he is would be unthinkable. The ticket would have a combined net worth -- somewhere in the $250 million range, I think -- exceeding that of small countries. Romney himself was CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity firm responsible for engineering the layoffs of tens of thousands of Americans. When Mike Huckabee said, “I want to be a president who reminds you of the guy you work with, not the guy who laid you off,” he was talking about Romney.Which is just to say, again, it won't be Romney. No way, no how. The media is getting jerked around again, and they're letting it happen because it's good for them to be able to report pretend information about the veepstakes. But for now, Romney is acting as the placeholder, the guy who's mentioned to make the actual pick look good.Image used under a Creative Commons license from Tim Somero. 
