Iowa Hiho!

[Neferti]

Go ahead and point to this post if I am wrong. I think Romney will pick Portman as his Veep. Portman is boring and white enuf and Romney is no daredevil.

OK. I will bite. Who is Portman .... picture please.

[Mattus]

He's the junior senator for Ohio. Former lobbyist and chief whitehouse counsel for bush sr, and took some jobs for the boys in Bush Jrs administration too.

Pardon the amusing double entendre, but he smells smells too much like bush to be on a winning ticket. Romney might give him the nod, but it would be a mistake.

[Super Nova]

Was Romney's overseas visits considered a PR success in the US?

[AiA in Atlanta]

Was Romney's overseas visits considered a PR success in the US?

Only by FOX news.

[Neferti]

He's the junior senator for Ohio. Former lobbyist and chief whitehouse counsel for bush sr, and took some jobs for the boys in Bush Jrs administration too.

Pardon the amusing double entente, but he smells smells too much like BUSH to be on a winning ticket. Romney might give him the nod, but it would be a mistake.

So? How do pollies get to be Senators in the US of A? Same as in Oz? They are voted in?

[AiA in Atlanta]

Currently senators are voted in but before WWI they were appointed by by state legislators. Each state has 2 and only 2 senators while the number of congressmen depends on state populations so large states like California have an advantage in Congress over let's say Hawaii. But in the US Senate Hawaii has as much pull as California.

[Mattus]

Looks like it will be Ryan.

Ryan would be a fantastic veep. Smart guy with lots of ideas that he fully thinks through before putting them forward. Likeable guy. I'm just not sure he's what the Romney ticket needs to win. Not exciting. He's not Rubio.

[AiA in Atlanta]

VP will be announced in the next hour or two ... Ryan is favored and is the Tea Party's choice.

[AiA in Atlanta]

[AiA in Atlanta]