The unofficial Obama and Romney VP speculation thread

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I'm not sure if you'll count ballot results as approval ratings, but Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo won the last election with 96.7% of the vote. He had predicted he would win with 97.1%; what a loss of face!

http://www.france24.com/en/20091130-...oll-corruption

This sounds like something for Ryan to aspire to, 96.7%. He's already at 81%, so he's within shouting distance.

[Viking]

Apparently Paul Ryan is going to be the next president. Romney said so:

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9I8m3-nUA&feature=player_embedded"]Romney Endorses Ryan for President - YouTube[/nomedia]

[Surfah]

Apparently Paul Ryan is going to be the next president. Romney said so:

Romney Endorses Ryan for President - YouTube

Obama did the same introducing Biden. He just caught it sooner.

[Viking]

Obama did the same introducing Biden. He just caught it sooner.

It seems like there's one objective in this speech: don't call Ryan the "next President"

[DU Ute]

Defense spending isn't whats driving the country off an economic cliff.

I know what your getting at, and I agree there is a lot more that needs to be fixed, but the bloated military budget needs to at least be part of the equation.

[LA Ute]

Sometimes I'm mystified by Mitt Romney. First he picks a running mate with a ton of baggage and then his Super PAC (we all learned this past week that campaigns coordinate directly with Super PAC's right?) produces an ad essentially putting some of this baggage on full display. Lol, what a moran.

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After seeing that killer ad I can certainly see why the Dems said they are "salivating" over Romney's choice of Ryan.

[Omaha 680]

I know what your getting at, and I agree there is a lot more that needs to be fixed, but the bloated military budget needs to at least be part of the equation.

Absolutely...in the spirit of compromise and to show that everyone should have skin in the game. But from a purely mathmatical standpoint...not really.

[DU Ute]

Absolutely...in the spirit of compromise and to show that everyone should have skin in the game. But from a purely mathmatical standpoint...not really.

A 25% cut wold make a big difference, and we could probably still blow up anyone we wanted to.

[All-American]

Romney's VP pick may "end silly season," according to this CNN opinion.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/11/opinio...html?hpt=hp_t1

Romney chose Paul Ryan, seven-term Congressman from Wisconsin and most importantly, chair of the House Budget Committee. In doing so, Romney has elevated his campaign above the silly-season distractions that have plagued the 2012 campaign. This signals that Romney wants to draw a clear contrast in both governing philosophy and gravitas between the GOP and Democratic tickets.

This sentiment may attribute more brilliance to Romney than he actually deserves. Obama hammered him throughout July on a number of fairly petty matters. If picking Ryan really does allow Romney to start framing the debate, then Obama outspent Romney by millions (while being outraised by millions) on yesterday's news. It may be too much to suggest that the Romney campaign is that cunning, but the Ryan pick does show that Romney means business, and could do much to put a tougher month behind him in preparation for the showdown.

[Jeff Lebowski]

It seems like there's one objective in this speech: don't call Ryan the "next President"

Whoa dude. Are you allowed to post in political threads?

[frank ryan]

After seeing that killer ad I can certainly see why the Dems said they are "salivating" over Romney's choice of Ryan.

AARP

[LA Ute]

AARP

Unless I'm mistaken, nothing Ryan has proposed regarding Medicare or Social Security affects anyone under age 55.

[All-American]

Odd that he announces on a Saturday morning. Romney really doesn't trust the media, it seems.

Ah.

Later in the week, a memorial service for the victims of the shooting prompted the campaign to change its planned announcement. Myers said the vice-presidential event was originally slated for Friday in New Hampshire, but that date conflicted with the service.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/12/politi...html?hpt=hp_t1

[frank ryan]

Unless I'm mistaken, nothing Ryan has proposed regarding Medicare or Social Security affects anyone under age 55.

Don't worry it'll still piss 'em off.

[calicoug]

Absolutely...in the spirit of compromise and to show that everyone should have skin in the game. But from a purely mathmatical standpoint...not really.

Um... It's about a quarter of all federal spending.