From John O'Sullivan:
The principal value of a veep candidate, it seems to me, is that he shores up the weaknesses of whoever heads the ticket.
McCain is not, however, the embodiment of economic enterprise—except that a man who marries a brewery heiress can’t be wholly lacking in shrewdness. So he needs a Mitt Romney to testify that the GOP will know exactly how to handle the economic squalls that are assuredly coming our way. Romney is an executive from central casting. He is also distinctly young whereas McCain is, well, getting on. McCain is handling that problem well on Saturday Night Live, The Comedy Show, etc., giving a game imitation of Jack Benny But he needs to persuade the American voter that someone will be there to catch him if he falls. Finally, Romney established himself in the primaries as the main conservative champion or at least as the last conservative standing. His selection would reassure the conservatives who are the main victims of “Maverick John’s” media-pleasing policies over the years.
source: The Corner, National Review
No comments:
Post a Comment