Romney Wants Someone Like Dick Cheney As His Vice Pres.

Romney Praises Cheney Before AZ Crowd

By NBC's Garrett Haake

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/14/7767070-romney-praises-cheney-before-az-crowd

SUN LAKES, AZ -- In what was a free-wheeling town hall that felt more like a rally, Mitt Romney, with shirt sleeves rolled up and pacing the stage, seemed to be able to do no wrong -- receiving generous applause, even as he praised one of the most controversial political figures in recent American history: former Vice President Dick Cheney.

"I think it was last weekend I was watching C-SPAN, and I saw Vice President Dick Cheney and he was being asked questions about a whole host of issues -- following 9/11, the affairs in various countries in the world. And I listened to him speak and said whether you agree or disagree with him, this a man of wisdom and judgment, and he could have been president of the United States," Romney told the crowd to their loud approval. "That's the kind of person I'd like to have -- a person of wisdom and judgment."

That answer came to a question about whether Romney would name a "Tea Party person" as his vice presidential nominee. Romney demurred, saying only that his one "overwhelming criteria" for a VP choice, should he be lucky enough to make one, would be that that person is ready to become president, as he felt Cheney was.

 

Romney says too many stupid things when trying to interact with regular folk.

 

:smt042

 

His magic underwear just isn't working.

 

It says something quite telling that Romney is the least bat shit crazy person running for president on the right.

I lived in MA when he was governor - he put Romneycare in place, he worked reasonably well with a democratically controlled house & senate, and in those days he was pro-choice. He wasn't my choice for governor but at least he did very limited damage.

But the Cheney thing is VERY suspect.

 

It would be really rude and mean of me to suggest that Cheney take Rick Perry hunting, wouldn't it?