Why is McDonnell no longer on the short list?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

First rule of VP selection: do no harm.

Regardless of McDonnell's merits, Romney has plenty of other prospective to pick from with comparable benefits, but who won't allow the Democrats to bring the "War on Women" into the Presidential race.

I can imagine the ads: "Bob McDonnell threatened to veto a bill that would have required transvaginal ultrasounds before an abortion.  WAR ON WOMEN!!!!"

Sorry, but you really didn't pay much attention at all during that time did you? The law was tinkered with a little, but the law he signed is almost as bad.

He only threatened a veto, because the national media picked up on this and there was severe blow-back and so he backed down from what was wholehearted support beforehand.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

There's other stuff from well before the ultrasound law that would have sunk McDonnell's prospects, most notably his Confederate History Month proclamation, and the stuff in his master's thesis about gays and feminism.  The latter being particularly unhelpful, given the "war on women" meme.

I think his thesis from Pat Robertson's "university" on using public policy to punish "homosexuals, co-habitators and fornicators" probably would have bitten him also. 

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

There's other stuff from well before the ultrasound law that would have sunk McDonnell's prospects, most notably his Confederate History Month proclamation, and the stuff in his master's thesis about gays and feminism.  The latter being particularly unhelpful, given the "war on women" meme.

I think his thesis from Pat Robertson's "university" on using public policy to punish "homosexuals, co-habitators and fornicators" probably would have bitten him also. 

Isn't that what I said?

Indeed, I scanned... apologies.

It only strengthens your point