Toomey enters the "Veepstakes."

[Meeker]

Toomey could certainly help with Hispanics with his Portuguese background, but I still think it's going to be Christie, McDonnell, Thune, or Martinez.

LOL

[Oakvale]

Toomey's fantastic, but still a 20-monther, and I doubt any 20-monther is getting picked.

Fantastic? How so? Genuinely curious as to your reasoning, not trolling. I have no particularly strong opinion on the man, but he's just a generic, bland, right-wing Republican no?

I mean, he wouldn't make a bad VP pick, I guess, as being bland and generic is probably a good thing after last time, but Republicans usually, in my experience, reserve their effusive praise for half-bright charismatics like Rubio and Palin.

Not that I'm suggesting you're a fan of the latter two, mind.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Toomey's fantastic, but still a 20-monther, and I doubt any 20-monther is getting picked.

Fantastic? How so? Genuinely curious as to your reasoning, not trolling. I have no particularly strong opinion on the man, but he's just a generic, bland, right-wing Republican no?

I mean, he wouldn't make a bad VP pick, I guess, as being bland and generic is probably a good thing after last time, but Republicans usually, in my experience, reserve their effusive praise for half-bright charismatics like Rubio and Palin.

Not that I'm suggesting you're a fan of the latter two, mind.

He likes Rubio but not Palin.

[Oakvale]

Toomey's fantastic, but still a 20-monther, and I doubt any 20-monther is getting picked.

Fantastic? How so? Genuinely curious as to your reasoning, not trolling. I have no particularly strong opinion on the man, but he's just a generic, bland, right-wing Republican no?

I mean, he wouldn't make a bad VP pick, I guess, as being bland and generic is probably a good thing after last time, but Republicans usually, in my experience, reserve their effusive praise for half-bright charismatics like Rubio and Palin.

Not that I'm suggesting you're a fan of the latter two, mind.

He likes Rubio but not Palin.

Sounds right, just didn't want to make any assumptions.

[Lincoln Republican]

Toomey's fantastic, but still a 20-monther, and I doubt any 20-monther is getting picked.

True, but he has equivalent experience to Nixon in '52. Just like Eisenhower needed to burnish his ideological credentials with a red-meat Republican, so may Romney...

Romney, the 21st century Eisenhower.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Toomey's fantastic, but still a 20-monther, and I doubt any 20-monther is getting picked.

True, but he has equivalent experience to Nixon in '52. Just like Eisenhower needed to burnish his ideological credentials with a red-meat Republican, so may Romney...

Romney, the 21st century Eisenhower.

Minus killing the Germans. Or being an honest person. Or being to the left of Obama (creating highways, protecting entitlements, acting reasonable and taking a neutral route in a foreign crisis, etc.).

[Lincoln Republican]

Congratulations Phil.

[Politico]

http://www.politicspa.com/nro-toomey-enters-veep-stakes/29733/

Young-ish, very smart, from a swing state and already a leader in DC as a freshman Senator. And before anyone goes off about him being "too right wing," his conservative credentials would be a bonus if someone like Romney became the nominee and, as some of us noted a long time ago, he isn't some fire-breathing extremist flame thrower.

Unfortunately, I agree with Toomey when he says that he doesn't see it happening but he's someone to keep an eye on as a dark horse pick.

On a related note, if I had to pick someone that would be best suited to be President right now, I'd say it's Toomey so he'd definitely be able to step up if need be.

Phil, would a Romney/Toomey ticket get your Santorum-style support?

[Keystone Phil]

http://www.politicspa.com/nro-toomey-enters-veep-stakes/29733/

Young-ish, very smart, from a swing state and already a leader in DC as a freshman Senator. And before anyone goes off about him being "too right wing," his conservative credentials would be a bonus if someone like Romney became the nominee and, as some of us noted a long time ago, he isn't some fire-breathing extremist flame thrower.

Unfortunately, I agree with Toomey when he says that he doesn't see it happening but he's someone to keep an eye on as a dark horse pick.

On a related note, if I had to pick someone that would be best suited to be President right now, I'd say it's Toomey so he'd definitely be able to step up if need be.

Phil, would a Romney/Toomey ticket get your Santorum-style support?

Mitt Romney would be lucky to get my vote in any situation. He'll never get "Santorum-style support" from me.

[Keystone Phil]

Toomey's fantastic, but still a 20-monther, and I doubt any 20-monther is getting picked.

20 months + 36 months =

[redcommander]

http://www.politicspa.com/nro-toomey-enters-veep-stakes/29733/

Young-ish, very smart, from a swing state and already a leader in DC as a freshman Senator. And before anyone goes off about him being "too right wing," his conservative credentials would be a bonus if someone like Romney became the nominee and, as some of us noted a long time ago, he isn't some fire-breathing extremist flame thrower.

Unfortunately, I agree with Toomey when he says that he doesn't see it happening but he's someone to keep an eye on as a dark horse pick.

On a related note, if I had to pick someone that would be best suited to be President right now, I'd say it's Toomey so he'd definitely be able to step up if need be.

Phil, would a Romney/Toomey ticket get your Santorum-style support?

Mitt Romney would be lucky to get my vote in any situation. He'll never get "Santorum-style support" from me.

So I take it you're joining the Obama bandwagon if Romney is the nominee?

[Keystone Phil]

http://www.politicspa.com/nro-toomey-enters-veep-stakes/29733/

Young-ish, very smart, from a swing state and already a leader in DC as a freshman Senator. And before anyone goes off about him being "too right wing," his conservative credentials would be a bonus if someone like Romney became the nominee and, as some of us noted a long time ago, he isn't some fire-breathing extremist flame thrower.

Unfortunately, I agree with Toomey when he says that he doesn't see it happening but he's someone to keep an eye on as a dark horse pick.

On a related note, if I had to pick someone that would be best suited to be President right now, I'd say it's Toomey so he'd definitely be able to step up if need be.

Phil, would a Romney/Toomey ticket get your Santorum-style support?

Mitt Romney would be lucky to get my vote in any situation. He'll never get "Santorum-style support" from me.

So I take it you're joining the Obama bandwagon if Romney is the nominee?

No, I'm just saying Mitt would be lucky to have my support. I wasn't using "lucky" here to imply that my chances of supporting him are low. I've said this for awhile now: in a General election between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, don't make me answer how I'd vote.

[Torie]

Of course Phil will vote for Mittens silly.

[Badger]

1. Supports jail time for abortion providers. Small gov't GOP style.

One of my favorite disingenuous jabs from the idiots. It isn't "anti small government" to be in favor of government action when the taking of an innocent life is in question.
Of course, your argument makes as much sense as saying Toomey isn't truly a small government conservative because he favors taxpayer funded roads or a government funded military, for example.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_abortion#Health_risks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygote

One of these things is not like the other....



Of course one shouldn't argue that. Roads and (especially) military spending are things conservatives have always been hypocites about regarding "small government".

[Badger]

Toomey could certainly help with Hispanics with his Portuguese background, but I still think it's going to be Christie, McDonnell, Thune, or Martinez.

LOL

[Badger]

Thune Rubio, I tell you. It's gonna be Thune Rubio.