Who Will be McCain's VP?

If you missed it in the news, Mitt Romney, who suspended his campaign for President last week, formally dropped out and endorsed McCain. This means his delegates are now free agents, who most likely will vote for John McCain.

Even though, I endorsed and voted for Mike Huckabee, I can see the witting on the wall. There are not enough remaining delegates, even if he won them all, to propel Huckabee to the nomination. There has been talk of Huckabee possibly being the VP pick for McCain. While, I think he would be the first and most obvious person for McCain to look at, he will not be given the nod.

As I have heard on FOX News, this is an historical year. The Democrats will either nominate the first woman or first African-American from a major political party. It would not be prudent to have two white men on the same ticket, on the GOP side. Meaning, one of the two parties will make history, by electing a minority to one of the two highest offices in the land.

Let's take a look at some of the names, I have heard mentioned as possibilities:

Haley Barbour - Barbour is very conservative, a former Republican National Committee chairman, and the Governor of Mississippi. However, Mississippi isn't a swing state and besides there is the age thing, as much hate mentioning it. McCain would do better finding someone a little younger. Besides, I really think, as I said earlier, that McCain would need a woman or African-American as his running mate.

Elizabeth Dole - Dole is the wife of former Kansas Senator Bob Dole. She also is the former President of the National Red Cross. In addition she has worked for the Presidencies of Johnson, Nixon and Ford. Latter she was President Reagan's Secretary of Transportation. Eventually, after her husbands failed bid for the Presidency, she was elected to the U. S. Senate from her childhood home of South Carolina. She is well liked, and could bring McCain the woman vote.

Some of the other names I have heard mentioned are Condi Lisa Rice and Colin Powell, neither of which even want the job.

Which brings me to a name that I have not heard mentioned. One that is a candidate, who has been on the ballot for President at least 3 times, but due to lack of funds has hardly garnered any votes. Someone, who could appeal to both the Conservatives as well as the African-American voters. That person's name is Ambassador Alan Keyes. As President Reagan's Ambassador to the United Nations, he is an experienced, articulate, and smart, African-American politician.

Who McCain chooses is anyones guess, but in my book he needs to find someone who will appeal to the social Conservatives, while at the same time attract the woman and or African-American voters. So if I was him, I would strongly consider Keyes.

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And that's my view, what's yours?