Who should McCain pick for VP?

Mainly because she is Hawt

I won't lie

All things considered, Romney is the most strategic choice.

Should be on this list.

I have been saying this for months to scores of friends and family members, but I still believe that it is too early for VP speculation. The conservative blogosphere and MSM writers have been so focused on this question for far too long when it is really a non-issue. The VP candidate may pick up some votes in the general election, but beyond that the vice presidency does not matter that much. Some would argue that it may be more so now with McCain's age, etc. but I've always that was an excuse the MSM and pundits used to justify even discussing this topic.

Instead of writing on this topic, conservative thinkers, writers, and opinion leaders should actually be discussing the issues. For instance, rather than going back and forth over so-and-so's advantages and disadvantages as a VP, we should be writing things like John Hinderaker's post on Powerline over the weekend entitled "Are We Safe?" and therefore pick apart the message delivered by the Junior Senator from Illinois. Or we should be articulating our plan to address energy policy in this country. We could also be dreaming up new ideas and policies (what a concept!) such as controlling the ballooning cost of higher education.

Rather than casting a positive vision and thereby motivating the base and attracting new adherents, we're merely dithering over this question over and over again. The more and more I think about it, the more I enjoy Senator McCain's recent comments on the Daily Show in which he told Jon Stewart he would name Dwight Schrutte (a character from the TV show The Office for those readers unfamiliar with the best comedy on screen today) as his running mate. McCain dealt with the question as it should be at this point: dismissing it as out of hand while we have bigger fish to fry.

I believe Sarah Paline will be a good choice for Vice President.  She will help get the women's vote and is very strong on pro life.  She seems very savy and knowledgeable and capable.  One choice that I hope McCain doesn't make is Huckabee.  The media and the public have more or less swept his comment under the carpet about someone taking a shot at Obama at the NRA gathering.  But if he were to be chosen as McCain's running mate, this tasteless joke will not be ignored, and you can bet it will be brought up big time, which will definitely limit McCain's chances.  Look at what happened when George Allen very innocently mentioned the word, "Macacaw."  This was far less offensive than what Huckabee said, and Huckabee was very much aware of what he was saying just for the sake of a few laughs.  Not good.  Yes, Huckabee apologized, but so did George Allen.  If the public condemned George Allen for his far less offensive remark even after he apologized, do you think they will let Huckabee off the hook for making a much more offensive remark?

The Democrats will vote in this poll for Mitt Romney, because that is who they would most like to face in the general election.  His wealth, inauthenticity, and ties to the Club for Growth make him an easy target for Democrats bent on reform of the government.  If John McCain is to have any chance to become President, he must choose Mike Huckabee as his running mate.  On a more level playing field, Huckabee would be the Presidential nominee right now.  His social conservatism will win the South, but independents in the middle will also like him because he is not an economic conservative.

Sarah Palin is my choice for Vice President. She has and is coming through for the people of Alaska. She has a phenomenonal 86% very positive approval rating. She is wholesome, conservative, family-oriented, and ethical. She shines beautifully from inside out. I lived in Alaska for a few years. Am back in my home State of Kansas now. Wish we had Sarah here to clean up ethical issues and big spending. We definitely need her in Washington, D.C.

Mike Huckabee is the only possible choice for John McCain.  Mitt Romney may be a great guy at home, but he is a symbol of what is wrong with America.  He is supported by the economic conservatives who believe in the kind of free market economy that concentrates wealth in the hands of the few while impoverishing the many, and adds to the national debt, because they care more about their multinational corporations than they do about our country.  The amoral SOBs like Karl Rove must be driven out of the government , and the special interests put in their place.  In the 19th and early 20th Century, men of conscience stepped forward and checked monopolists like Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Carnegie, and saved America.  It is time to do it again.  Turn John McCain over to Mike Huckabee.  Then, he'll have the strength and courage to deal with the fat cats.  America is for the people, not the exploiters of the people. 

All things considered, Mitt Romney flip-floppled more than a hamburger on a grill during the primaries and lost the respect of too many people with enough common sense to see that he is your typical politician who will say what he thinks the people want to hear.

"Tell me lies, tell me lies"... there is a theme song that has these lyrics.

If I were playing blackjack, I'd call for a new deck.