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Oh, WOW! How ingenious if true!!! Romney VP pick?

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LadyEagle

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Mitt Romney is courting Gen David Petraeus, the hero of the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, to be his vice presidential pick, it was claimed today.

The Drudge Report cites an unnamed source who overheard President Barack Obama talking about the Republican candidate's desire to name Petraeus as his running mate.

It remains to be seen whether the four-star general, who is currently the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, would even agree to such a proposition. In previous interviews he has said he has no interest in jumping into the political arena.

If Petreaus were tapped to be the Republican vice presidential nominee, it could shift the entire balance and momentum of the election -- electrifying Romney's campaign by picking a man regarded by most of the nation to be a war hero.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...id-Petraeus-vice-president.html#ixzz22u2gezR9

OBAMA: ROMNEY WANTS VP PETRAEUS
Tue Aug 07 2012 12:01:02 ET

**Exclusive**

President Obama whispered to a top fundraiser this week that he believes GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to name Gen. David Petraeus to the VP slot!

"The president wasn't joking," the insider explains to the DRUDGE REPORT.

A Petraeus drama has been quietly building behind the scenes.

Romney is believed to have secretly met with the four-star general in New Hampshire.
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http://www.drudgereport.com/flashgp.htm
 
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Oh, nevermind.

Reuters reports: "CIA director General David Petraeus has no plans to become a candidate for vice president or run for any other elected office, a spokesman for the spy chief said on Tuesday."

So, nevermind.... :(
 
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LadyEagle

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Well, it seems the links say "the soldiers would not care" and Petraeus said that.

The other link is a progressive (socialist, left wing) blog, so consider the source how they took that phrase and jumped to a conclusion it seems.

But, Petraeus may not be a good pick, after all, in some respects. He was furious over the obama withdrawal of our troops. The troops, OTOH, maybe would not vote for him if he were VP pick. Also, as CIA director, he is more or less acting in the PC manner at the direction of his boss, obama, IMO.
 
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targus said:
Unless he promises to enact public canning as the norm for punishment that is. :laugh:
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Okay, not meaning to be the "spelling police" today; but I have to point just how dad-blamed funny that statement is.

Did you mean "caning" or "canning"? Although either can be a quite acceptable form of punishment....:tongue3:
 
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LadyEagle

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Believe me, canning is punishment...doing all the prep, boiling the jars and lids, standing in a hot kitchen over a hot stove all day, waiting, waiting for the processing. The only satisfaction is hearing those lids "pop" as they sit on the counter and cool afterwards. I gave it up years ago...lol. (PS: It WAS nice having fresh home canned tomato juice about mid-January, though.)
 
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Don

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Here's my personal drawback with Petraeus: His only political arena expertise as been in uniform. While that may be a plus for the military side of the equation, it's a negative for the actual "how to run a country" side. He's been through the hoops on how to get funding through Congress for military endeavors, and therefore knows how to work with Congress, which is a plus; but what experience does he have regarding what the average taxpayer deals with? How does he relate with civilians who aren't politicians or have family members in the military?

I'd prefer to see Mike Kelly or Condoleeza Rice.
 
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Winman

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Don said:
Okay, not meaning to be the "spelling police" today; but I have to point just how dad-blamed funny that statement is.

Did you mean "caning" or "canning"? Although either can be a quite acceptable form of punishment....:tongue3:
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That was no mistake, canning is a horrible form of punishment.

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saturneptune

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Don said:
Here's my personal drawback with Petraeus: His only political arena expertise as been in uniform. While that may be a plus for the military side of the equation, it's a negative for the actual "how to run a country" side. He's been through the hoops on how to get funding through Congress for military endeavors, and therefore knows how to work with Congress, which is a plus; but what experience does he have regarding what the average taxpayer deals with? How does he relate with civilians who aren't politicians or have family members in the military?

I'd prefer to see Mike Kelly or Condoleeza Rice.
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I would like to see J C Watts picked. Not that VPs make much difference, but the person picked needs to be a strong conservative with a track record of supporting conservative causes. The person should not even have the appearance of being moderate.
 
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freeatlast

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Don said:
Here's my personal drawback with Petraeus: His only political arena expertise as been in uniform. While that may be a plus for the military side of the equation, it's a negative for the actual "how to run a country" side. He's been through the hoops on how to get funding through Congress for military endeavors, and therefore knows how to work with Congress, which is a plus; but what experience does he have regarding what the average taxpayer deals with? How does he relate with civilians who aren't politicians or have family members in the military?

I'd prefer to see Mike Kelly or Condoleeza Rice.
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Both are liberals
 
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