Thank you! It’s always good to know that a post is appreciated.

I think McCain could win if Hillary is the nominee. And I agree with Matt A. that it would be hard for Mitt to defeat the republican VP in a primary.

Regardless of who McCain chooses for his VP and taking into account that Mitt may not want the VP slot, I think it was very impressive that Rove is pushing for Romney as the VP. Mitt has impressed the who’s who among the republicans.

Dan Quayle is currently the Chairman of an international division of Cerberus Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar private equity firm, and president of Quayle and Associates

Romney will still have some of the bagage that he had this time around whether it was real or just a perception. I would think he needs to solidify his conservative credentials to a greater extent than by merely running again.

Under certain circumstances, it might have been better for Romney to stay away from the McCain ticket, but if Romney doesn’t get it, another relatively young, relatively conservative candidate (Pawlenty, Sanford) will - and they could be extremely hard to defeat in a primary.

Has a sitting VP ever been defeated in their party’s primary?

Mitt has been so strong on the illegal immigration issue that I can’t see him having to swallow what I believe is the inevitable move by the pro amnesty forces within this country to legalize the activities of upwards of 20 million people who have entered this country unlawfully. As you know, during the early campaign MR was labeled a “flip-flopper”, so if he is McCain’s VP, I would assume it will only be a matter of time before he is forced to “spin” a McCain plan for “comprehensive immigration reform”.

This would completely destroy his credibility and blow up his chances for a successful run for the Presidency in 2012. I sincerely hope that I am wrong and that McCain has “heard the American people” and that he has learned his lesson on amnesty and border enforcement. Obviously, no one but Senator McCain knows for sure what he intends to do once he takes the oath of office, but, based on his recent track record, I would err on the side of caution and assume that another bill similar to the one we defeated last year, may be in our future.

IMHO, Mitt should stand clear of this ticket. Gov. Romney poured his heart and soul and close to $50 million of his own money into his primary campaign. We begged the Evangelicals and some of the right wing to support the only full spectrum conservative in the race who had a realistic shot at winning to throw their support to MR while it still mattered.

Well, evidently they knew best. They flirted with Giuliani early on and he tanked. Then they flirted with Thompson a little later and he tanked. Then they dated Huckabee for three months and he succeeded in derailing the only candidate who offered them most and in some cases, all of what they say they wanted. Now, they are looking around at what they have wrought and I don’t think they like what they see. The only remaining choices are a radical liberal, a far left liberal and a moderate liberal.

I would prefer to see Gov. Romney become the “face of conservatism” and to barn storm the country this Fall, helping to elect conservative Republicans and raking in the political IOU’S. I’ve said in before, but I feel it bears repeating. 2008 is to Gov. Romney what 1976 was to Ronald Reagan.

McCain is TOAST.