Worstest VP options?

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

First of all, something for the lulz:

Romney Praises Israel's Socialized Health Care System

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney offered praise for the Israeli health care system today — a medical plan that has been socialized since its founding in 1948.

Romney, who championed the Massachusetts health care mandate, but is an opponent of the federal mandate passed by President Barack Obama, marveled at how little Israel spends on health care relative to the United States.

"When our health care costs are completely out of control. Do you realize what health care spending is as a percentage of the GDP in Israel? 8 percent. You spend 8 percent of GDP on health care. And you’re a pretty healthy nation," Romney told donors at a fundraiser at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, speaking of a health care system that is compulsory for Israelis and funded by the government. "We spend 18 percent of our GDP on health care. 10 percentage points more. That gap, that 10 percent cost, let me compare that with the size of our military. Our military budget is 4 percent. Our gap with Israel is 10 points of GDP. We have to find ways, not just to provide health care to more people, but to find ways to finally manage our health care costs."

Well, sure The Rominee(tm) would be supporting socialized health-care: after all, he's the most prominent SOSHULIZT among the GOPians! Just have a brief look at his record as ROMernor of the Soviet Commonwealth of Taxachusetts. ;)

That hook being thrown into the river, now straight to the question.

In light of all the recent Olympic gaffes from Mitt Romnington (and the presumed/manufactured gaffes from O'Bummer) [let me give a definition of a "gaffe" = a social blunder, esp a tactless remark "when someone incidentally speaks their mind"], LOL; and given the hilarious persona that is the current VP, Joe "You Can't Go To A Dunkin Donuts Unless You Got A Slight Indian Accent" Biden... who do you think are the worst VP options for the GOP? I mean, I'm far from the thought that Joe "Stand Up Chuck Graham, Let 'Em See Ya" Biden's level of stupidity and verbal FAIL could be emulated, evAR... But still, he has to be matched on the other side, somehow.

Suggestions? Here are a few of mine, over the top of my star-sprinkled pointy hat:

1. Tim "I'm not putting my hat in the ring for VP" Pawlenty
2. Rob "Mel Gibson saved me from drowning" Portman
3. Bobby "Mitt will repeal the Obamneycare" Jindal
4. Chris "Something may be going down tonight, sweetheart" Christie
5. Bob "Governor Vaginal Probe" McDonnell
6. Paul "Keep 500 billion in Medicare by cutting 500 billion from Medicare" Ryan
7. Kelly Ayotte (mentioned as a wild card according to some websites)
8. ??? (Marco Rubio?)

So get busy, y'all! You got a lot of material on your hands. Does any of these names (or all?) scream "bad choice" into your face? Yes? No? Am I being stupid? Suggestions? Genius musings? Rants?

Comments

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

Romney has explained that he opposes ObamaCare because what worked in Massachusetts may not work for other states.

[gunslnger.livejournal.com]

Other than it isn't working in Mass, what's the WTF in that statement?

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

He also said that he considers Russia to be an adversary, but not an enemy.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Prediction: Sarah Palin will return triumphantly!

I don't think I need to quote Sarah-Palin-isms :)

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

This shall be the end of civilization as we know it. And the Mayans will be proven right.

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

She can see you typing this from her house.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

She hasn't even been formally invited to the RNC (the last I heard).

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Sarah is going to run as a third-party VP on the Ron Paul ticket.

[dexeron.livejournal.com]

I know a lot of people on the fence who'd vote for Romney if he picked Jeb Bush as his running mate.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

I guess I must be one of those odd people who thinks the VP is pretty unimportant unless they are notably laughable like Dan Quayle or would-be VP Sarah Palin.

[kylinrouge.livejournal.com]

So a vote for Romney is a vote for single payer? Hmm....

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

Is that single prayer?

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

I predict its going to be a black mexican lesbian female. Purely because this person nobody has ever heard of is the best for the job, not at all in the slightest pandering to minority groups.

[luvdovz.livejournal.com]

A black Mexican lesbian female, I'd like to see that!

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Ah, so the society founded by Kibbutzim happens to be socialist? Who knew.

[merig00.livejournal.com]

http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/6/%7BA5752D86-05C4-4D09-83E3-564DC610A3D1%7D/BA0NM2.jpg



But to be honest there are not many socialist/commune kibbutz left. You could probably count them on your hands.

[fizzyland.livejournal.com]

It's important that whoever is chosen won't have the charisma to upstage Romney. With that in mind, I think he should select... a Carbon Rod!

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

How about whole bundles of rods?

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Portman or Rubio make sense because Romney needs their states.

I don't care how many times he denies it, I still think there's a chance for Huckabee.

In the end, he'll probably will go with a safe choice, someone who won't lose or cost him any votes, someone who will stay on the same page, someone he can trust - his clone, Mitt Two!

[soliloquy76.livejournal.com]

I hope he picks his glass of milk. The VP doesn't do squat anyways. Besides, the only votes he'd lose are vegans and lactose intolerant people, and they're all hippies voting for Obama anyways.

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Holy Shit, Romney went from London to fundraising at the King David Hotel. I think that indicates that even Sarah Palin would be a better choice.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I really think Jindal is Romney's best choice on all counts.

Indications seem fairly strong, however, that Pawlenty is going to be the pick. While Pawlenty was my first choice in the primary, I don't see what he adds to the ticket.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

Was that... another prediction of yours? ;)

[root-fu.livejournal.com]

Socialism vs capitalism "discussion"...

Its like having two horses, one named capitalism the other socialism. You want to know which horse is faster.

Obama says the horse named socialism is a clone of horses in other countries named socialism known for their speed this proves the horse named socialism is faster than the horse named capitalism.

Romney says other things. Both have pro-socialist views & favor larger government, higher spending(big deficits yay) and the cycles of overspending and excess that are at the core of many of the main issues facing americans in the last decade.

None of the candidates will make a legitimate effort to compare the horses named socialism and capitalism or allow them to race to find out which is faster.

None of the candidates aside from Ron Paul has an actual plan they have released to the public.

All we have are candidates who make vague promises. Who say vague and insubstantial things. And neither the candidates nor the public seems to care that political standards in terms of campaign promises or actual planning are constantly being lowered into oblivion.

That said, who cares about accuracy or facts -- clearly we've evolved beyond the need to concern our selves with such things... And those who discuss such lame topics must certainly be most uncool. : D

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

The way you've set the situation as a two-horse choice, presents a false dichotomy. There aren't just black and white, there's a whole array of shades of gray inbetween.

Have you heard of a "mixed economy"?

I'm not sure you're sure what you're talking about, when speaking of "socialism". Have you lived in Bulgaria? The Soviet Union? Sweden? Tito's Yugoslavia? China? North Korea? Cuba? Hungary? The Czech Republic? Finland? Would you be willing to put them all under the same label of "socialism"?

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

I hope that Mittens picks Ron Paul as his running mate. That will get him the vote of the 1% who represent the Occupy movement.

[root-fu.livejournal.com]

Well played.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

Romney should take Jenna Jameson as his running mate.
She's already endorsed him, she's not just another white male to the ticket, and, she has loads of private sector experience.