According to Novak (via Drudge), Senator McCain will be announcing his VP pick this week. The most recent favorite for the pick seems to be Mitt Romney.
I think it smacks of lack-of-headline desparation while The One soaks up all the political oxygen this week on his world tour. But at the same time, if McCain doesn’t want to start slinging the mud - aka telling the truth about the elitist, Marxist Obama - then his options are limited and he needs to do something to counter the media adulation on Obama.
I wish he could have hammered Obama this week on the ground in places like OH, MO, CO and VA - I think a lot of folks in middle America will actually be quite bitter while witnessing Euro-worship with Obama’s million man march in Berlin. I think there’s an effective political play to be made against Obama on this point, and I wish McCain would focus more bashing Obama on it than a stunt like early VP announcement.
As for the actual announcement, Romney is a fine guy, but its not clear to me what he really brings to the table electorally. Part of the problem for Senator McCain if he does pull this stunt is that it needs to be someone exciting enough to justify the headline grabbing effort. Do Pawlenty or Sanford meet that test? I like them both, but I doubt it.
But ultimately I give McCain points for at least trying something creative if he does it.

Battleground states
Illinicon Monday, July 21st at 5:31PM EDT (link)Romney should help in Michigan due to his family ties and in Nevada where his campaign did a great job in the primaries of getting record high turnout among the LDS community, if he is infact the VP pick. Though I can not think of a time where the convential wisdom pick on your side was the pick. Cheney, Kemp, and Quayle were all surprise picks. If McCain wants to steal headlines from Obama a Romney VP pick isnt going to do it, it would have to be a Jindal or Palin.
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ThreeNineNine Monday, July 21st at 5:57PM EDT (link)McCain/Clinton. I think that’s the fifth sign of the apocalypse, btw.
bashing Obama
arad1010 Monday, July 21st at 6:17PM EDT (link)How about instead of focusing his energy on bashing Obama, McCain tells America how he is really different than Bush on Domestic and Foreign policies. As far as I can tell there is little to no difference…which is downright scary.
I love how far-right extremists label people as “marxists” The definition that you use as marxist pretty much includes all of our allies.
Now don't pout because you have buyer's remorse, arad1010.
Moe Lane Monday, July 21st at 6:32PM EDT (link)Sheesh. Nobody made you pick your apparent candidate.
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"The definition that you use as marxist pretty much includes all of our allies"
kyle8 Monday, July 21st at 6:45PM EDT (link)Yeah, well most of the Euro’s are marxists to some degree.
To me it’s not a system so much as a mindset. The idea that government is more important than the individual.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
H.W. was the last conventional pick
Adam C Monday, July 21st at 6:49PM EDT (link)for the Rs. And Edwards was the last conventional pick for the Ds.
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I can name some, Professor Kyle!
Rod_Patrick Monday, July 21st at 7:08PM EDT (link)What about France, USSR, Germany, etc.?
Tell me if I’m correct, Sir. I read them at the MSM. Obama loves France and Germany according to Mainstream Marxists.
USSR??
pilgrim Monday, July 21st at 7:18PM EDT (link)The USSR does not exist. It hasn’t existed for almost 20 years.
It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man.Calvin Coolidge
Okey! Okey!
Rod_Patrick Monday, July 21st at 7:24PM EDT (link)I thought I have aced the exam of Prof. Kyle.
I stand corrected.
Russia, and the rest of the former states of USSR.
When the shoe fits...
rbdwiggins Monday, July 21st at 7:29PM EDT (link)Obama credits his mentors for contributing, shaping and molding him into the person he is today, and that is truly scary.
Let’s see. Just who is this “Frank” from Obama’s own book, Dreams From My Father?
You know, his cherished childhood mentor and “poet” friend.
It seems that Obama learned about “wealth redistribution” honestly.
“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan
wiggins, you've perfectly decoded the socialism called Obama. <nt>
Rod_Patrick Monday, July 21st at 7:35PM EDT (link)By "allies"
Rod_Patrick Monday, July 21st at 7:42PM EDT (link)you mean all those members of Parties of European Socialists (PES) and Communiste International?
Let me enumerate some third parties in your Democratic Party who are “far left” extremist communists/socialists/marxists:
Democratic Socialists of America
Communist Party of USA
And the these groups are affiliates of PES and CI.
Or, haven’t you forgotten your very own Howard Dean having a feast with the Party of European Socialists head, Pohl Rasmussen.
Are you a marxist? It’s time for you to contemplate.
By "allies"
Rod_Patrick Monday, July 21st at 7:42PM EDT (link)you mean all those members of Parties of European Socialists (PES) and Communiste International?
Let me enumerate some third parties in your Democratic Party who are “far left” extremist communists/socialists/marxists:
Democratic Socialists of America
Communist Party of USA
And these groups are affiliates of PES and CI.
Or haven’t you forgotten your very own Howard Dean having a feast with the Party of European Socialists head, Pohl Rasmussen.
Are you a marxist? It’s time for you to contemplate.
we disagree about eastern europe
pilgrim Monday, July 21st at 7:50PM EDT (link)Countries like Poland, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are not Marxist. They are stronger allies with the US in condemning Castro and other Marxist tyrants than any of the western european countries.
Russia is a problem more for their thirst to be the major player on the global stage than for marxist economy ideas. Russia has followed suit with their eastern european neighbors with adopting a flat tax.
Russia is also copying china with being politically very authoritarian and economically letting capitalism make money for them.
It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man.Calvin Coolidge
Socialism is but one aspect...
rbdwiggins Monday, July 21st at 8:06PM EDT (link)As is Marxism, communism and fascism.
They have all been embraced in various shapes and forms by the left, and each has failed.
“The “modern liberal” is the product of their predecessor’s failure.”
“Well, the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they are ignorant, but that they know so much that isn’t so.” – Ronald Reagan
Veep ?
Maggie_in_Indiana Monday, July 21st at 10:34PM EDT (link)For a bigger better headline McCain needs to pick a WOW figure. Like…Oliver North, Colon Powell, or….Batman.
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