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All the Blogs are talking up who will be McCains running mate...No real agreement much- altho a couple mention Phil Gramm- altho others believe he will be the Treasury Secretary in a McCain cabinet....

The one thing all agree on- none think Huckabee will be the V.P. choice.....


February 8, 2008
Let's Play Veepstakes!
Posted by TOM BEVAN

Good Lord things move fast. Pat Toomey must have started writing this piece for the Wall Street Journal before Mitt Romney had even finished speaking yesterday. Here are Toomey's top picks for a fiscal conservative to round out a McCain ticket:

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford
South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint
Indiana Rep. Mike Pence
Former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm
Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes


Over at the Campaign Standard, Stephen Hayes adds two names to the list: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and former Ohio Congressman Rob Portman.

Also at the Campaign Standard, Fred Barnes chimes in to list the reasons it won't be Jeb. Barnes also throws a bit of cold water on Pawlenty, and suggest Vin Weber might work instead. Senators Brownback, Coburn, and Burr also get mentions. Barnes writes that "supporters of Mike Huckabee shouldn't get their hopes up," and suggests that Romney and McCain may have begun a process of reconciliation that might end up in a general election partnership this fall, a la Reagan and HW in 1980.


Not wanting to be left out of the parlor game, let me throw a few more names into the ring. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is one that comes to mind. But the two most interesting and dynamic names that should at least get a mention are former Oklahoma Congressman JC Watts and current GOPAC Chairman Michael Steele. Both are young, qualified stars of the Republican party, well liked by conservatives and would offer the GOP a "first" of its own by putting an African-American on a national ticket.
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