Mitt Romney as Vice President

When Senator John McCain went to New Hampshire Wednesday, March 12, to hold a town hall meeting, he announced that he had begun searching for someone to round out the Republican ticket in their bid for the presidency in the fall. He told his listeners that he wanted to find someone who agreed with him on the issues and could take his place.

McCain is 71 and will be the oldest man ever elected to the presidency (if elected). He knows his age is of concern to his supporters as well as his detractors. He also knows that among his detractors are those who do not believe he is conservative enough to get their vote. This leads analysts to believe that a little compromise may be in order for Senator McCain to choose his vice president -- a compromise where his partner may agree on some issues and on others be just a bit more conservative than the senator.

For Senator John McCain cannot afford to lose any votes in the upcoming election, especially with the Democrats coming out in record-breaking numbers in the primaries -- all of them.

So who to choose? Senator McCain has quite a few fellow Republicans to choose from, many of whom are quite capable to handle the task. There's former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee, an extremely likeable and knowledgeable man. There's South Carolina governor Mark Sanford and Florida governor Charlie Crist. Then there's North Carolina senator Richard Burr, South Carolina governor Mark Sanford and newly elected Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal. There's a few more senators, governors, and Congressmen that could possibly make the cut, including McCain's good friend, Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman (but that is very unlikely, because Lieberman is a Democrat). And then there is former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.

Romney spoke on Fox News' "Hannity & Colmes" the day before McCain's announcement and said that anyone considered for the vice presidential position would be honored, himself included. When pressed by reporters if Romney would be his choice, McCain had no comment.