Agreeing to be McCain's VP Pick is like boarding the Titanic AFTER it hit the iceberg & is sinking..

[Blackhatjack]

... the only thing of which they will be guaranteed is being the answer to future trivia questions.

[MrModerate]

1. Actually, if you're someone like Mitt Romney

(by which I mean you might have a future in GOPer politics), it could be a win.

You get the earnest appreciation of the other GOPers who didn't have to go do it themselves, you get lots more national exposure than you would have otherwise, you get to express views (when you're not following McGrumpy around) that just might be reasonably cogent, and position yourself for tomorrow --

. . . and given the conviction that a tag team of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and FDR couldn't successfully clean up the mess Bush has left behind, and the corollary that whoever wins the presidency this time is almost guaranteed to fail . . .

Allows Mittens to show up for 2012.

Losing the vice presidency is nothing like losing the presidency. It's high-stakes politics with training wheels.

[mwb970]

4. It would be great to have Romney to kick around again.

The comedians are complaining that there is nothing funny about Obama (it seems that he is not "buffoonish" enough), whereas mccain's statements and antics are so pathetic that it's almost too easy to make fun of him. It's like teasing a crippled zoo animal.

Romney will provide just the right balance of phony falsity, insufferable arrogance, and conservative idiocy to be genuinely funny, just like he was before. (Remember the dog-on-car incident? The "life-long hunter"? The "double Gitmo" remark? Now that's comedy!)

[MrModerate]

7. I'm sure Jon Stewart's writers are rubbing their hands in anticipatory glee. n/t

[jobycom]

2. Except you don't drown, so you'll still be around to cash in on the book/lecture circuit.

And FOX will hire you.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Egotism will Blind them, make them Deaf and Dumb....Starry eyed, they will accept

rejecting Sanity and Reality,,,they dive in with Fantasy and/or very low odds.

[Blackhatjack]

5. IMHO McCain will likely pick Charlie Crist, Gov of Florida...

... which may go a long way toward destroying Crist's future plans for higher office after McCain crashes and burns this time.

[MrModerate]

8. I don't think you get tarred as a failure if you lose in the second position . . .

But taking Crist out of the loop will make stealing Florida more challenging than it would otherwise be.

A definite plus there.

[On the Road]

6. For a Younger Candidate

eyeing a future race for president, it could be an excellent low-risk opportunity. Great exposure, high name-recognition, possibly a nationally televised debate. Good chance of being the front runner for 2012. And no one blames the VP nominee for the loss.