Biden is to Obama what Romney is to McCain
Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 02:53PM With the Obama-Biden ticket set, John McCain has the luxury of selecting a running mate that "matches up" well with Joe Biden.
If McCain factors Biden into his selection equation -- and my guess is he will -- then it probably bodes well for Mitt Romney.
Think about it: Biden is tenacious, aggressive, a good debater, and intellectually pretty nimble. He's also quite capable of playing the hatchet man. McCain needs someone who is equally comfortable throwing elbows, and who can go toe to toe with Biden during the debate.
Romney proved in the primaries that the rough stuff doesn't bother him one bit, and he's every inch the intellect and alpha male that Biden is. I can't see Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty squaring off nearly as well against Biden as Romney, nor for that matter Rob Portman or Charlie Crist.
The selection of Biden makes Romney a virtual foregone conclusion. McCain will need an effective campaigner -- someone who has been through the rigors of a national campaign -- and Romney is that person. That Vice Presidential debate should be a doozy.
Reader Comments (4)
Despite the Dems and the allied main stream media’s desperation to see Romney as McCain’s Veep, Mitt is clearly out, with (1) Obama doubling down on the class warfare theme (McCain’s 7 houses) and (2) McCain doubling down with ads showing the hypocrisy of Biden attacking Obama in the primaries — Romney did way more than that contra McCain.
This leaves only Govs Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty. Pro-abortion Ridge and Dem-Lieberman were never real considerations, despite relentless media goading. Pawlenty’s lackluster TV performances, coupled with Palin pizzazz, the primacy of oil drilling and the ticked off women/Hillary voters, does now portend a McCain/Palin checkmate on the Dems. This is so albeit the Dems and liberal media dare not mention Palin’s name, that is, everyone but…..
And if there’s any question as to Palin being uniquely positioned and able to more than nullify Biden in debate, see the excellent discussion at palinforvp.blogspot.com
Team McCain, well done!!!
Good points on Romney. The house thing does complicate the situation, but in the end he's still the logical choice. Governor Palin simply isn't ready for prime time yet.
palin has no chance. please. confusion and polar bears in the white house. ok....
biden. not such a bad a choice after digesting for a bit. smart foreign policy is key to winning this. if they can show support worldwide, that's a better safety defense than anything on the ground.
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