Pandering is going to RUIN Mitt's chances!
WHY he would focus on Cheney as a role model for VP when he is one of the most hated politicans of our time, is beyond me...
what a fool, he lost any chance of getting my vote! clo
Romney says Cheney has qualities he would seek in a vice president candidate
09/15/2011 3:45 PM
By Matt Viser , Globe Staff
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney yesterday praised former Vice President Dick Cheney, saying he would seek a running mate who shared many traits of longtime, and often controversial, political figure.
At a town hall meeting in a retirement community in Arizona, Romney was asked whether he would name a Tea Party person as his vice presidential nominee.
He didn’t answer directly, instead saying that his “overwhelming critera” was that they be ready to become president.
“I think it was last weekend I was watching C-SPAN, and I saw Vice President Dick Cheney and he was being asked questions about a whole host of issues -- following 9/11, the affairs in various countries in the world,” Romney said, according to MSNBC . “And I listened to him speak and said whether you agree or disagree with him, this is a man of wisdom and judgment, and he could have been president of the United States.”
“That’s the kind of persona I’d like to have – a person of wisdom and judgment,” he added.
Romney may have been subtly trying to score points from Cheney, but it’s unclear whether he’d seek – or want – the endorsement from someone who remains controversial.
Cheney last month told USA Today that he had talked with several of the presidential hopefuls but wouldn’t elaborate, saying they were private conversations.
When asked whether he would endorse a candidate, Cheney responded, “Not all the candidates are necessarily interested in my endorsement, probably. Probably some just as soon I stay away.”
During yesterday’s event, Romney also continued trying to capitalize on Texas Governor Rick Perry’s comments about Social Security. Perry, who has surged to the top of the polls, has been critical of the program and said it is financially unsustanable.
“Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme,” Romney said, referring to the term Perry has used to describe it. “Social Security has worked for 75 years pretty darn well. You guys have not taken advantage of Social Security; you contributed to it. It’s a savings plan, a pension plan. There are no bad guys in Social Security, so I don’t call it a Ponzi scheme.”
Matt Viser can be reached at maviser@globe.com.
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