My Pick for Romney's VP

There's a lot of talk, mostly speculation, on who Governor Mitt Romney should pick for his Vice Presidential running-mate.  On the establishment side, they claim that he should pick someone boring and safe.  Like a Rob Portman or Tim Pawlenty.  They also claim because Mr. Romney is "boring" he'll choose someone boring too.

On the Conservative side of the spectrum, we have people saying he needs to choose a solid Conservative like a Marco Rubio or Allen West.  Considering the name of my blog, I tend to lean towards this type of choice for who Mr. Romney should choose to be his running-mate.  However, I'm a little different than probably most in the Conservative Movement.

Most Conservatives seem to want Mr. Romney to choose a Tea Party guy that got elected in 2010.  I don't. In my view, the Tea Party candidates that got elected in 2010 need to stay in the Congress and do their best to represent their constituents for at least a full one or two terms.  And then we can begin talking with them about seeking higher office.

Barack Obama just got elected to the United States Senate when the Democratic Party started to court him and groom him for higher office.  He had only been Senator for two years when he started to run for President.  I believe the Democrats burned Mr. Obama out.  I don't want the Conservative Movement, much less the Republican Party, to burn out our Conservative rising stars.

However, Conservatives are correct in trying to demand that Mr. Romney choose a real, solid Conservative to be his running-mate.  Enough Conservatives will stay home or vote third party if Mr. Romney chooses a boring moderate to be his running-mate.  I believe Mr. Romney should choose someone like Senator Jim DeMint or Governor Bobby Jindal.  Mr. Romney's running-mate, I believe, should:

1. Be able to assume the presidency, if God forbid something were to happen to Mr. Romney.
2. Be a solid Conservative who isn't afraid to fight for Conservative principles and ideas.
3. Have executive and leadership experience.
4. Be a good to great communicator.
5. Is a quick and thorough study of all the national and international issues that he'd be dealing with as Vice President (and possibly President).
6. Won't necessarily steal the show from Mr. Romney, but will be exciting enough to convince the Conservative base to vote for Mr. Romney.

I choose Governor Bobby Jindal as Governor Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential running-mate in the 2012 Presidential election.