I wonder if the bounce mitigation strategy is also going to be used by Obama's team.

Mitt's a good guy - he should be used where he can make the biggest difference.

I think Romney and McCain can work together very well. If not so, he would not have been invited to a barbecue at McCains home in Arizona. If not, McCain would have defuse the friendship a long time ago. I think Romney is a good choice for McCain. I don't know any of the other choices for VP. The only thing I know is that they are personal friends of McCain. I don't know any of the things they have done that would make them a good choice for VP. Romneys credentials have been laid out for people to see what he has done. When I vote for a president it has been my policy to know what they have done for our country, not their personality. If McCain thought he couldn't work with any one certain person he would not be friends with them, period.

I think Romney and McCain can work very well together. I think McCain has been thinking about Mitt since March if he could work with him. I don't think McCain would have invited Mitt to a get-to-gether at his home if he didn't like him at all. I try to vote for a president that has done something for our country. I don't know any of the other VP choices other than they are personal friends of McCain. Romney has put his credentials out for everyone to see what he has done. I think the money has helped McCain, but I think he still has to know if he can get along with the person that will be sitting next to him at the white house. So far, Romney is the best choice for VP.

Romney would be the best for McCain. McCain likes Romney or he wouldn't be friends with him this long. Inviting him to his home shows he likes him. I don't know any of the other choices only that they are good friends of McCain. I like to know what credenials a person has that could run our country if need be. Romney has exposed all of his life on the table. Hes clean all the way. Go Mcain. You can't go wrong.

McCain should pick Romney. After they win the election, McCain should step aside and let Mitt run the country.

The best choice.

Romney would be a fantastic choice, given the economic situation we're facing right now. But people will not support a Mormon. That's very unfortunate. Because of prejudice people will not do what is right for the country.

I don't think Mitt should except.
Many republicans are going democrat this time because of their losses under Bush.
One of Mitts mistakes is taking potshots at Burrack who is extremely popular.
The wealth of McCain and Mitt puts them in a different league than nearly every American and they march to the beat of a different drummer. No more country club crowd for a while please.
I may vote republican although I don't they have a chance. They made this mess and many republicans are suffering as a result. They voted for Bush so let them continue to suffer.
I think of Mitt as a good used car salesman.

It really doesn't matter if McCain and Romney are best friends, if McCain is smart, he will choose someone that can get this country back on its feel economicly. I think the perfect ticket would be Romney and Jindel, boy those two would be a team that could really clean up this country. McCain has had to start to listen to the people and bend a little on his ideas, don't think that is an easy task for a short little old man, I think he also has to be able to do that for a VP choice. I also think he needs to "get over it", Romney never attacked him personally, he only went after his policies and I would hope that McCain will get some gumption and question Obama on his policies. I really don't want a passive wimp as my president (McCain) and I really really don't want a puppet on a string as my president (Obama). And I believe that McCain needs to stop acting like a wimp and go after the puppet.

Yes, if offered the job, Romney should accept. If McCain only wants to serve one term because of his age, Mitt would step into the 2012 campaign as the Vice President, the only person who can really be qualified to be President before doing the job. I don't think it matters if they aren't good friends. Over the years, they have both had to work with a lot of people they don't care for to get a job done.

Tough call..Romney is more correct on illegal immigration than John.Demos will make a big deal of their differences on that issue..I think?Romney can be very powerful when fired up! He showed that in the calif. debate! He is very bright and soooooo
presidential! Harry Truman was written of against his opponent going into the election..but won!
Any republican that votes for Obama..isn't thinking clearly----he is a sure plan for disaster!
Romney a car salesman? Good! Everything in life is a sales..you either sell the idea or lose!
Quite honestly, Mitt is one of the most appealing,
qualified candidates I have seen since Reagan!!

I believe MITT ROMNEY is the best VP candidate the country would ever have. He is McCAIN'S BEST CHOICE. ROMNEY is squeaky clean. I do not think any "mud" could be thrown at him. He is more aggressive than MCCain. He is the one we need to stop OBAMA. I think this is one of the reasons Democrat Dean was afraid of ROMNEY, that he will be the nominee.
He will get bashed down by the dems and others including religious bigots. But ROMNEY could put them in their places.
ROMNEY qualifies for both President and VP.
ROMNEY's and McCAIN's, personality, character and experience are complimentary and will work as a team. ROMNEY on the economy, McCAIN on foreign policy.
So MCCAIN-ROMNEY ticket is the best choice, it is a formidable team!!!

I wonder if this race was rigged. But, I always make the best out a bad situation. I have a hard time believing that McCain won all of those votes without anyone donating to him. For those who saw how old he looked backed away from him with no disrespect. He was still thier hero but had grown old. He may feel young now but his job will put years on him fast. He's also fighting cancer. So how did he get voted in? But , in spite of it all, he knows how to hit and kick below the belt. That's what it takes to be president today, sadly to say. He tried to assassinate Romney's character but praised his other opponents including Hillary and Obama. I don't think he dislikes Romney I think he found him a threat. But, not because he was a contender. Romney has been making waves on Washington for years now. Maybe in time McCain will show, like Fred Thomason and Rudy did, that he doesn't want to be president. At least Stephen Colbert admitted that he didn't want to be president only to run for president. But, Mitt will make McCain a winner.

Don't forget that when he first started running, they went after him for his coming from a Polygamist family. And didn't you people notice that he had something like a cold sore under his nose? Come on, he has a skeleton in his closet and he has a flaw on his personage. But in all reality, what Huckabee did will be nothing if the Evangelicals don't like this. Now I do have a question? Evangelicals do not like blacks and they do not like Mormon's, at least those in the deep south, so who are they going to vote for or against?
I do not care about color or religion, but I do want someone that will protect this country, and that will fairly get this economy back on its feet. I believe that a McCain/Romney ticket would be ideal for both of those problems. As for the price of gas, well, I think that we need to start fighting back against all the extremists. I believe that we need to take care of the earth, but not at the cost of mans survival, this earth was given for our use, not the other way.

When I became a young voter, I remember my parents being unhappy with the Presidential voting choices in the candidates running. I found myself feeling quite similar as this race was narrowed down to John McCain and Barack Obama. The choices have been so not to my liking, I have been debating on whether or not to write in Mitt Romney when I cast my vote in November. This solution, John McCain choosing Mitt Romney as his Vice Presidential running mate would certainly ease my negative feelings about the options in November!

Samantha- me too. I thought of writting in Mitt if he's not VP.

Samantha, me too. If Mitt's not VP i'll write him in for President come Nov.

Mitt comes from a polygamist family but so does Obama. Obama's father is a Muslim and polygamy has been in their culture since the old testament days.

If Romney is the VP, I would make a request from both men, please let your wives have a voice. I don't want them to be overpowering, like Hillery was when Bill was president or like Michelle is with Barack. But I would like it to show that these women are very intelligent and capable women. I would especially like to see that with McCain's wife, sometimes I feel like she is walked on by him. He is a very dominant person and she is very passive, but she needs to just get more engaging with the people and not be a sidekick.

Wow, as an international investor, I can tell you that a McCain-Romney ticket would be very welcome in the international financial circles. We need favorable investment laws in the US and Obama has already stipulated some serious changes if he is elected that would prove very damaging to our economy. Such changes would further depress the international financial markets and further weaken the dollar.

Mitt Romney is no doubt aware of these things - while McCain is not. McCain is level headed and can work across the isle, a very strong suit, and has the military mind to control the war againt terrorism in both Iraq and Afganistan.

These men both share a very strong, idealistic passion about America and its future which lends to their mutual strength of being able to reach across the isle to solve problems. I think that is both of their strong points - and that which will bond them as a great presidential team... more so than Bush - Cheney or Obama-Clinton (or anyone else with Obama).

It gives me high hopes for a positive outcome to this race.

We have religious Freedom in this country, You should be voting on the man's record and ability, not the color of their skin, or their religion. Let's follow our constitution, race, faith, etc. Clear your heads,and pick the most qualified person in these critical times. Personally, I think Mitt Romney is a fine, qualified candidate for Vp. I would feel very secure if he had to step into McCain's Presidential position!!!!!!!!Trust me, I've followed this campaign,I have heard all the lies, the flip-flops, etc. MITT ROMNEY is QUALITY. Be very careful of the LIBERAL MEDIA. Do not let them pick your future.Please remember even in the primaries with all the negative talk, The People Still Chose Mitt Romney 2nd to McCain!!!!! So did most see his values????? He is a good man, he is vetted, and ready. Personally I wish he was our Presidential Candidate. I am not a Mormon, but I respect them!!!

Paulee---- good comments you pretty well covered it!

Other than Romney who has accomplished outstanding things in more than one arena? Olympics,Business,
Governor!

But it would still be a very tough election.....
the nation is getting too many people looking for a
handout...such as free medical,welfare,benefits for the Illegals,etc. What happened to the idea of man being responsible for his own life?

Mitt is the answer!

I didn't vote for McCain 4 years ago and I will only vote for him if Mitt Romney is selected for Vice President.
As far as personalities go, I am sure if McCain attains the Presidency he will be a Representative of all the Citizens. His personal feelings should not intrude.
I am looking for to a McCain/Romney ticket. The only
"Way to Success".

Unfortunatley several months ago "the people" dictated they did not want a Mormon President. Romney had all the right qualifications but the wrong religious background. Now after the FLDS mess, I think backing a Mormon for any office would be even more difficult for Americans. I think that Romney on the ticket would insure that McCain doesn't win. Do we really want that?

I don't agree with that the people dictated, I believe that there were too many running and that there was a bit of tag teaming between Huckabee, McCain and even Rudy. John, those that are against the Mormon church also tend to be against blacks, so really it makes it a more fair race. Also to Evelyn, if you don't vote for McCain, then you are voting for Obama, and he is very dangerous to this country in that he will destroy our economy and put us more quickly onto the path of socialism. And to all of us, we need to follow Paulee's advise and clear our heads, we need to clear it over anger, over race and religion, we need to choose the team that will help this country in war and also get my 401 back up there. I am really not being affected by the price of gas or food, but it does others, so I do care.

Interesting point about evangelist not liking blacks or Mormons. Mormons because they once practiced polygamy (not the real reason). That's one strike against Mitt but two against Obama, he's black and comes from a polygamy family too.
I think evangelist have hated Mormons for so many generations they forgot why they persecuted them in the first place. Joseph Smith was persecuted before he was old enough to marry.

Why not an Obama Romney ticket? Romney just needs to flip back to his
liberal views: pro-abortion, universal health care, etc. It was so easy to flip the first time--why not flip back?

OBAMA 08 :)

Obama/Romney?
Not humorous/intelligent soooooo zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

I knew Romney and his family in Belmont, Mass--he is not what he says he is. Pro-life, anti-gay rights, anti-immigration, enthusiastic hunter--give me a break! How do you think he was elected governor of one of the most liberal states in the nation? Certainly not with the views that he currently espouses. He is a salesman period. He knows how to sell himself to a particular audience and has no problem changing his views and values to fit particular needs and circumstances. He sold Mass on being a moderate
and sold Utah on being a conservative.

Indeed, Gene, it's not humorous--that is the problem with Mitt.

Romney was never liberal. He was against abortions. To his regret he didn't fight it because the law was there before he took office and he respected their choice of law. He said that he was wrong for that. He passed laws that gave them incentives to avoid abortions though.
Romney vetoed liberal bills that were over ridden by Ted Kennedy. He worked toward a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages. He fought 109 legislators for not voting for it and complained to media:

One hundred and seventy thousand citizens petition government.
But today, by effectively avoiding the constitutionally required vote on same sex marriage, 109 legislators disgraced their oath of office. Each of them swore to follow the Constitution. The Constitution plainly states that when a qualified petition is placed before them, they ‘shall’ vote. By not voting, we have witnessed the triumph of arrogance over democracy. Whether or not you favor same sex marriage, you should be very concerned that the rule of law and the sovereignty of the people have been trampled.

Imagine, 109 legislators bumping him off the presidential ticket. Now what will they do to us?

If it hadn't been for Mitt Romney, Massachusetts wouldn't be a part of the USA any longer. There would of been bob wired walls around it and guards towering over the State to hold everyone in. And the rich would have become poor like in Russia. Even the now rich politicians would have become poor with no one able to pay taxes to them any longer, because that's the way it is under socialism. The rulers can't recieve something from nothing. The Beast,Socialism, needs capitalism to feed on. Mitt saved the people from themselves. He moved in to fix it then moved on to fix the rest of the country. It won't be long before America will be starving and will want him to fix it too. Who else can and is willing?

My goodness, don't just say that Romney has made changes, they all have, they all do and they all will. They are all glorified car salesmen and so we have the option to choose which one will not destroy this country and our freedoms and our morality. So if McCain and Romney had a used car and Obama had a used car, which one would have an engine in it?

Shame on you, Desnews staff, for not posting the last few comments, all of which complied with your "comments are monitored" stipulations.

This denial of free speech is a clear sign of political bias.

To say that all politicians "evolve" is true enough, but Romney take change to a new level. It is one thing to shift your views on policy issues, and quite another to change into a whole new candidate in order to placate a particular constituency: pro-choice to pro-life and pro-gay rights to anti-gay rights in the space of 2 years. The sheer ease with which Romney switched positions demonstrates serious problems with substance and integrity and leads one to question whether there is an engine, wheels, or anything beneath the shiny exterior of the car (to belabor the metaphor).

I agree that Romney takes flip flopping to a new level. How can you trust someone who seems to believe in nothing?

Well considering that our presidential election seems to be akin to "American Idol" having Romney on the ticket can't hurt. He looks like someone that would answer a presidential casting call every bit as much as Obama does.

You say Romney went pro-choice to pro-life and pro-gay rights to anti-gay rights can you prove it? I tryed to find dirt on him and couldn't find it. I've been able to find dirt on front runners, enough to scare the devil out of the hot place. They can change Washington alright if their voted out of it.

If you want a comedian because you are looking for
something funny..elect Jay Leno...!

Romneys accomplishments are his accomplishments
and all the verbage isn't going to change that...!

I don't think John McCain is smart enough to choose Mitt Romney...just an opinion!

Should I be wrong..then Iam wrong...big deal!
If Mitt is on the ticket..he will clobber his VP
opponent in debates... !! Of course the general electorate is fairly"head-in-the-bucket" and couldn't care less about real issues..that's why Obama was nominated !

You cannot enter URLs in this blog, but Romney is quoted as saying, "I was effectively pro-choice when I ran for office" in 2002. He also said in 2002, that he would "preserve and protect" a woman's right to choose. Yet only a few years later he described himself as an opponent of abortion rights. There is a similar shift in his view of gay rights. This is well-documented on many reputable site, including the Washington Post. If you really want the truth, you will find it.

Romney's the best vp choice hands down. He may have flip-flopped particularly through the mid 1990s, but he obviously looked back onto his morals and polices to know what's right and wrong, i.e., abortion, for example. Who cares about his religious beliefs that apparently half of America got on him about when he ran? Alot of good people I know are Mormon and not different from you or me much. It doesn't matter, religious beliefs aren't particularly what I find appealing about a politician. Just who the kind of person they are and what they plan to do.

Obama rants about change constantly...what's he gonna change?

Are you sure that's not taken out of contexts? Because I found old news articles where they knew he wasn't pro-choice and were waiting to see if he would remove those laws or keep his promise to preserve those laws. You must understand he didn't pass pro-choice laws. Ed Kennedy did.

The meaning of Romney's comments is self-evident. How else can you interpret someone saying "I will preserve and protect a women's right to choose"? If you google "Romney flip flop" you will find all sorts of documented sorts--896,000 hits, to be exact.

I am actually quite surprised you don't know more about this: Romney's flip flopping was a major issue during the GOP runoff. Both Democrats and Republicans denounced him for switching sides on a spectrum of important and central issues.

Flip flopping was a the main reason he lost to McCain and the issue will certainly plague him (and McCain) once again if he joins the ticket.

This has become a little tedious, so I retire here.

OBAMA 08

Why would I google flip flopping when I was looking for truth instead gossip. Flip flopping was a propaganda smear started by Ed Kennedy. It started 1994 when abortion rights emerged as a major issue in Romney's battle with Kennedy. Kennedy knowing Romney as pro life warned that Romney would seek to overturn Roe v. Wade and pose obstacles to women's access to abortions.
Romney responded by saying that while he personally opposed abortion, he supported abortion rights -- a position he has subsequently referred to as "effectively pro-choice."
On that note, Kennedy didn't understand how you can support laws that you don't agree with, and called him a flip flopper.
In fact it had all liberals confused then liberals had conservatives confused on what Romney believed. But, the confusion was good for Kennedy (or was it? Mass was neary lost.) Even news media knew he was pro life and didn't understand the concept of allowing the people their free agency. So Romney allowed people to have laws already enforced, but vetoed new liberal laws. They couldn't understand it no matter how clear he explained it. Let him be what he is. His record is good.

obama 08-
Fip flopping is becoming a daily thing with obama!
Obama has no leadership experience ! He is probably one of the least qulified of the demos! Being chosen thru the primaries isn't an automatic qualifier of being great! Actually Hillary (yuk)was kicking his rump at the end of the primaries...a little too late!

Actually Obama isn't an empty suit..he's full of
........ uh,er, hot air!