Conservative Voice

I’m going to make a guess that a deal was done last week. Although McCain and Romney seem to dislike each other very much, consider these points:

McCain could use a smart guy that actually understands the economy and how things work in the real world. He could also use someone that more conservatives like, even though not all of them like Romney. And he needs someone younger and presidential, since he’ll be two years older than Reagan at his first inauguration.

In the past week, Huckabee has been talking a lot about how he has no expectation of getting a VP invitation. He’s also seemed to be more critical of John McCain in the past week. This could be because they are the only two candidates left in the competition, but he can’t really still think it’s a competition anymore. So maybe it’s because he now realizes he’s not getting the VP nod.

Rudy Giuliani doesn’t want to be second fiddle.

Romney dropped out very suddenly. He knows there are millions of Republicans in future primaries that want to vote for him. Why would he drop out so suddenly? His answers didn’t seem to explain it.

Romney doesn’t need to be president this time around. He could use some Washington experience, even though he’d like to come in as a fresh outsider.

Could it be that McCain went to Romney and said, “We’re killing each other and it’s counter productive. By the end of the season, we will have only convinced every conservative that neither of us is conservative. Huck is a nice guy, and he has been kissing up to me, but he’s not the right guy for the job. Drop out now, and you’re the man.”

If Hillary and Obama were smart, they’d work out a Pres/VP deal as well. They would be a hard ticket to beat. Of course, it would only work if Obama can humble himself and accept working for Hillary.