Pawlenty of Cantor

A lot of Conservatives have got their panties in a bunch worried that John McCain is going to pick a pro-choice veep.

They're especially indignant that he may select his friend Joe Lieberman, especially with him speaking at the Republican Convention.

I'll let this editorial from the Wall Street Journal speak to that...

Mr. Lieberman would make a fine Secretary of State, and that, given the political risks, making him vice president would probably be too great an election gamble. But Mr. Lieberman's national security credentials are first-rate, and we've known him long enough to remember his opposition to an income tax in Connecticut, and his support for lower capital gains taxes, school vouchers and private Social Security accounts. Liberated from having to run as a Democrat, he might recall those policy instincts.

Its obvious that McCain needs youth on the ticket, to balance his age and that of Obama, and the scientific community is united in that fact.

I was hoping that he would select Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and would have been content with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.

I went to bed last night thinking he would select Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Good & Pawlenty would have been the headline, but this morning I noticed that Virginia Representative Eric Cantor is not listed as a Convention Speaker and that is who I am picking as McCain's running mate.

There's more on Cantor here and here.

That selection would put an end to the pissing and moaning of some Conservatives who love this Country so much they would be willing to let it go to hell in a handbag by staying home election day.

In the words of John McCain...

"If you find faults with our country, make it a better one. If you are disappointed with the mistakes of government, join its ranks and correct them."

And

"Serve a cause greater than oneself".