So Romney is looking for an "economic conservative, to his right" for VP...

[SneakyFrenchSpy]

If most people can agree and understand that Palin is toxic hazardous waste, what's this noise about Jeb Bush having any legitimacy in this role? Fool me thrice, you CAN'T get fooled again.

 

[Crystallas]

An economic conservative to Mitt Romney's right? Obama is to the right of Romney on many issues, but I don't think he'll be his VP.

 

[JJ2]

Nah it's going to be the Govenator from California.

He's not eligible.

Of course, neither is Rubio, and nobody seems to care.

 

[Tyler_Durden]

Unless he mitt-mopps, it won't be Santorum:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/...les-rick-santorum-running-mate-174555566.html

"Well that would preclude, of course, Rick Santorum," Romney said. "Because, I mean, look at his record. I find it interesting that he continues to describe himself as the real conservative. This is the guy who voted against the right to work, this is the guy who voted to fund Planned Parenthood, this is the person who voted to raise the debt ceiling five times. ... It's my way of saying that Rick Santorum is not a person who is an economic conservative, to my right. I'm saying I'm a conservative, I give him credit for being a conservative, but not a fiscal conservative. His record does not suggest he's got the fiscal conservative chops that I have."

And surely not Gingrich:

http://harndenblog.dailymail.co.uk/...gy-to-stop-mitt-romney-sabotage-at-tampa.html

"Frankly, I do not believe that a Massachusetts moderate who created Romneycare as the forerunner of Obamacare is going to be in a position to win any debates this fall and that's one of the reasons I've insisted on staying in this race."

If somehow Santorum and Gingrich's delegates go to Romney in Tampa after deals are made, then it will solidify in my mind that this strategy was established once TPTB saw the momentum Paul had coming out of the gate in Iowa and New Hampshire. It will also tell me "the fix" has been in since the end of December when Santorum jumped from 5% to 16% virtually overnight on CNN. Their "surge" coverage at that time really pushed Santy to the top virtually a week before the Iowa Caucus.

 

[Liberty74]

Sure he can, as long as Paul doesn't run third party.

Ron isn't going to do us any good. He won't run Indy unfortunately. Rather, he is going to push for a stupid delegate strategy where we didn't win a state yet somehow the idiots in here think we are going to come out on top. Now if the GOP did shady stuff to prevent Ron from winning just one state, do you honestly think the GOP will let him win it all? Get real!

Ron has another agenda. We aren't sure what it is. Maybe it's a swap for a Rand VP spot. Maybe it's to get his issues into the platform. We all know how that turns out. We get fucking screwed. Platforms are meaningless because they aren't followed by the puppets in charge. It's all BS.

The establishments coop any real movements. The right did so with the Tea Party and the left did so with the OWS. The people sell out and we all get pissed on. The rulers win and things go back to normal. Full charge ahead with the NWO while throwing each side a stupid dog treat once in a while. Those treats are distractions from what is really going on. Wake up my friends.

 

[LibertyEagle]

All I know is that it won't be Ron or Rand Paul. So don't get your hopes up.

You don't know squat. All you have is an opinion.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Ron isn't going to do us any good. He won't run Indy unfortunately. Rather, he is going to push for a stupid delegate strategy where we didn't win a state yet somehow the idiots in here think we are going to come out on top. Now if the GOP did shady stuff to prevent Ron from winning just one state, do you honestly think the GOP will let him win it all? Get real!

Ron has another agenda. We aren't sure what it is. Maybe it's a swap for a Rand VP spot. Maybe it's to get his issues into the platform. We all know how that turns out. We get fucking screwed. Platforms are meaningless because they aren't followed by the puppets in charge. It's all BS.

The establishments coop any real movements. The right did so with the Tea Party and the left did so with the OWS. The people sell out and we all get pissed on. The rulers win and things go back to normal. Full charge ahead with the NWO while throwing each side a stupid dog treat once in a while. Those treats are distractions from what is really going on. Wake up my friends.

Oh goody. Let's all be defeatists like you. How helpful that would be. /sarcasm

 

[DEGuy]

If the establishment really wants Romney to win (I know there are some who think this is not the case), he need to choose someone to give him the voting blocks that he's not getting now - mainly Southern Republicans and Independents. Santorum and Gingrich do well in the South but terrible with Indys. I'd bet on someone from the South that is relatively unknown, or a Paul who would bring in the Independent votes.

Now, Romney could start Pauling in the general election relatively easily, since he hasn't taken a strong stance on much of anything. Already some of the establish talking heads are talking about pulling out of Afghanistan. Romney could take a non-interventionist stance and make Obama look bad given the current situation over there. Romney is a politician, and he'll be sure to change his message in the general election to appeal to independents.

 

[69360]

You can bet money on Romney dropping all the neocon rhetoric in the general.

 

[Schiff_FTW]

Rand will be VP if Santorum+Gingrich delegates > Romney's Delegates at the convention. We'll make a deal for our delegates.

That would be some deal (for the establishment). It would be horrible for the freedom movement however.

 

[Schiff_FTW]

I have a feeling Romney will pick DeMint. RP will be offered Treasury Secretary with promise of a full FED audit.

Somehow I doubt Romney's BoA/Goldman Sach's backer's would go for that...

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I'd guess that Nikki Haley is on Romney's short list for VP at this point.

 

[anaconda]

I'd guess that Nikki Haley is on Romney's short list for VP at this point.

Good guess. Yet, how does that help Mittens with independents?

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Good guess. Yet, how does that help Mittens with independents?

The female angle would help him there. Most people also have a vague opinion that Haley is a Tea-party conservative.