Liberty Maven

Who will John McCain ask to be his running mate? Apparently, my original thought that Huckabee would be the man is now a big “no-no” now that Huck is staying in the race and talking about a brokered convention. Yet another example of Huckabee taking ownership of another Ron Paul idea.

I’ve lost what little respect I had for Romney after he dropped out and endorsed his arch-enemy McCain. That decision for him was all about politics rather than principle. I’ve lost much of my patience for that.

So who will McCain choose? All kinds of names are being talked about. One such name is Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina. If he is chosen and accepts the role, which he likely would, if asked, I will lose respect for Sanford as well. He is a guy I expected to come out and officially endorse Ron Paul. He never did, and now we may know why. He had his sights set on the big political prize of a potential Vice Presidency.

This looks like a great choice from McCain’s perspective. He could bring up the case when, during his first term as governor, Sanford brought pigs into the House chamber to protest “pork barrel” projects. McCain never misses an opportunity to rail against the “pork barrel”. This fact alone gives credence to Sanford being a likely running mate.

Whomever McCain chooses, it will be someone who helps him with the conservative base of the GOP. Evidence of this comes, not just from knowing the politics of the matter, but McCain himself. Every chance he gets he calls himself a “foot soldier of the Reagan revolution.” If that isn’t using an inane statement to play to the conservative base, I don’t know what is.

Maverick my ass. He’s just another politician getting blown…  like Bill Clinton….  by the political winds.