By Douglas V. Gibbs
It seems to be inevitable that Mitt Romney will win the Republican Party nomination to represent the GOP for president. I have my concerns because his record is not exactly as conservative as we would prefer. The establishment propped him up and pumped as much money as they could into him, just as they did for McCain.
Voters face a dilemma. Obama has been among the most destructive presidents in history, and it is imperative that he is removed from office as a result of this election. However, though a Republican, he shares a number of political opinions with Barack Obama, largely in the arena of globalism, and governmental authorities.
As a result of Romney's various non-conservative positions, and questionable potential policies, it is possible that the fear of ruining the GOP by allowing a moderate such as Romney into the White House may keep many voters from voting for him. It is possible that if Romney does not appeal to the conservative voters Obama will wind up reelected.
There is a way that Romney could secure both conservative voters, and the supporters of Ron Paul.
Rand Paul, Ron Paul's son, as a junior Senator, has proven to be a TEA Party favorite, a champion of conservatism and the Constitution, and because he is Ron Paul's progeny, popular among the Ron Paul Revolution crowd. Imagine the votes Romney would receive, and the sigh of relief among conservatives, if Romney was to choose Rand Paul as his running mate.
While he's at it, Mitt would be intelligent to make Ron Paul chairman of the federal reserve, Alan West (my other choice for V.P.) Secretary of Defense, and Sarah Palin Press Secretary. That last one would be just for the fun of seeing the look on the faces of the media when they had to deal with her.
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1) Romney is not as moderate as you think, Doug. This election is going to be about the economy, the economy, and, oh yes, the economy. That's Romney's wheelhouse, and Obama's haunted house.
ReplyDelete2) Rand Paul is not ready to be veep. He's only been in the Senate for a year and a half; to put him on the ticket would look every bit like the gimmick it would be, and would make Romney look....insecure. I'd think he'd want to continue to make Obama look that way.
3) President Romney will make none of those other appointments, so why bother publicly pining for them?