Miscellaneous: Eerily resembles what a grown-up Eddie Munster would look like.
- Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal:
Benefits: Not white.
Drawbacks: Not white.
Miscellaneous: Performed an exorcism while in college (not kidding), so if any demons are haunting the FY 2014 budget or White House Map Room, he's your guy.
All other Republicans being mentioned because they are not old, Caucasian guys:
- Florida Senator Marco Rubio, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Benefits: Leaking their names makes the campaign seem more tolerant to "white moderates" without alienating the Republican base.
Drawbacks: Not one of them has expressed the slightest interest in the job, with many, such as Rubio, Martinez and Rice, explicitly saying they are not interested.
Miscellaneous: There is a greater chance of Dick Cheney riding into Washington on Halley's Comet waving his hat and offering gifts to war orphans than there is of any one of these people being offered the job.
One more dark horse (or knight):
- Batman
Benefits: Can definitely warm to the attack dog role.
Drawbacks: Won't stop going after Bane.
Miscellaneous: Similar belief in transparency to Mitt Romney.
So there you have it, the GOP vice-presidential field in a nutshell. I hope you can feel the excitement -- I know I do.
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