February 2006: I like McCain-Romney in 2008

Deborah Orin writes in the NY Post that McCain and conservatives are starting to like each other.   More specifically, conservatives are getting over McCain “maverickism”.

Frankly, I have never understood the rift with McCain. In every way, McCain is a conservative. His views on the war on terror are on target. His POW past gives him a special status with the public.

Therefore, let me put the idea on the table.

McCain-Romney would rip any Democrat ticket, specially one headed by a Northeastern liberal Senator.

McCain would have great appeal to so called moderates and make the ticket competitive in blue states. Romney would be a hit in red states.

So a McCain-Romney ticket could win 40 states. We have not seen a candidate do that since Bush beat Dukakis in ’88.