The Perfect GOP Vice-Presidential Candidate?
Posted on: Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 at 8:08 pmRead more about United States Politics
Now that Senator John McCain is the definite Republican nominee for President, it is time for him to begin thinking in earnest about the perfect Vice-Presidential candidate. The latest name to circulate (aside from Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee) is Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson. While I think that Hutchinson would be a good choice for McCain, I think that there is someone who is more qualified and a better overall choice.
Condoleeza Rice.
No, I don’t think she’s a good choice because she’s a woman or black and thus negates the presumptive Democratic ticket of Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton. I think that Rice is the right person for the job because she brings a world of foreign policy experience to the ticket. But McCain is already well-versed in foreign affairs, you say? This is true. However, bringing Condi into the picture would allow McCain to focus the bulk of his personal appearances and speeches on domestic issues - which is what the people want to hear at this point.
As for some other choices, I’d like to see Colin Powell as Vice-President, though I don’t think that his family is interested in having him play a role at such a high office. Newt Gingrich is also a great choice, though I think he’s waiting to run for President until 2012 (if McCain loses) or later. Some people think Rudy Giuliani would be a good choice - I disagree. I’d rather have Rudy as Secretary of Homeland Security or Attorney General.
Anyway, I’m sure that McCain will announce his running mate sooner rather than later so the Republicans can begin to build some momentum heading into their convention.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
About a week about my mother brought me home a book written by Dick Morris. I forget the title but the book was about the 2008 race being between Hillary vs. Rice (obviously this was written a while ago, I think 2006 maybe).
As for Mr. Morris, the guy has an obvious grudge against Hillary and even though I’m not fond of her, with his intense bias against her, I find it hard to take him too seriously.
March 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am
The shame with Dick Morris is that he lets his hatred for Hillary Clinton blind his advice and suggestions while he’s on TV (he’s on Hannity and Colmes a lot). I think Rice has said over and over again that she doesn’t want to be President and I guess that’s understandable since it’s such a massive job. But I do respect her intelligence and her drive and I think she would make an excellent Vice Presidential candidate. That said, I still think it would be a Herculean feat for the Republicans to win in November up against the presumed Clinton/Obama ticket.