Romney/Petraeus Ticket?

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Drudge is reporting that Romney reached out to Gen. Petraeus as his possible running mate. Claims Obama told a top donor of his who then (evidently) passed it to Drudge. Could be a gamechanger if true.
 
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Why a game changer? Either he hates govt spending or he doesn't. He's spent a long time in an outfit that spends to justify more.
 
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i heard his name mentioned earlier today as a possible pick.
 
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I'm not sure why you think it would be a gamechanger. You are to explain?
 
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We have a country that has combat fatigue after over a decade of activity in the ME and bringing in Petraeus is supposed to give Romney the edge with undecideds? Or is it a move to fire up a GOP base that is equally fatigued from war?

May as well ask McCain to be VP.
 
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For the love of God no.

Need someone young that can spark interest.

Rubio etc.

Dont need a straight old white guy ticket.

Get some flavor on the ticket.
 
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people overlook that Patraeus is a great leader and instead just think of him as a military figurehead.
 
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Battle Buttons!

I worked in the G2 when Patraeus was the G3 of the 101st, his biggest claim to fame, other than surviving an "accidental" shot to the chest while a battalion commander, was forcing us all to button the top button of our BDUs to show solidarity with the troops in the field. If I recall correctly, he also made us stay cammo'd up in the DTOC so we kept our game faces on. Silliness.

His greatest asset is his uncanny ability to surround himself with the right people.
 
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YorkVol said:
Battle Buttons!

I worked in the G2 when Patraeus was the G3 of the 101st, his biggest claim to fame, other than surviving an "accidental" shot to the chest while a battalion commander, was forcing us all to button the top button of our BDUs to show solidarity with the troops in the field. If I recall correctly, he also made us stay cammo'd up in the DTOC so we kept our game faces on. Silliness.

His greatest asset is his uncanny ability to surround himself with the right people.
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Nothing wrong with that. It's an asset all great leaders must possess.
 
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golfballs said:
Nothing wrong with that. It's an asset all great leaders must possess.
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While I agree, there were times when you would hear what he said and then see what they wrote and kind of go "huh?" His team would clean things up very nicely for him.

I admire what he did in Iraq but, when I compare him to his peers it is easy to see where some level of luck mixed with an overly positive perception/good press allowed him to rise higher than some who were clearly smarter and better leaders. He is no where near as bad as Clark, ego or politics wise, but I actually don't think he could handle the level of scrutiny that comes with running for national office.
 
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golfballs said:
people overlook that Patraeus is a great leader and instead just think of him as a military figurehead.
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I for one would not call him a great leader, more of a great military politician. It would be really hard to pull the lever with him on the ticket.
 
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YorkVol said:
Battle Buttons!

I worked in the G2 when Patraeus was the G3 of the 101st, his biggest claim to fame, other than surviving an "accidental" shot to the chest while a battalion commander, was forcing us all to button the top button of our BDUs to show solidarity with the troops in the field. If I recall correctly, he also made us stay cammo'd up in the DTOC so we kept our game faces on. Silliness.

His greatest asset is his uncanny ability to surround himself with the right people.
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I remember that, I was in 1/187 at the time. Funny rumor behind that.
 
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hog88 said:
I remember that, I was in 1/187 at the time. Funny rumor behind that.
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Nice, I got to Campbell in Feb '92 fresh out of Ranger School. Spent a month in the G2, then went to be the 1st Bde S2. We may have crossed paths.
 
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YorkVol said:
Nice, I got to Campbell in Feb '92 fresh out of Ranger School. Spent a month in the G2, then went to be the 1st Bde S2. We may have crossed paths.
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We might have, Feb 92 we were in Panama, feels like a lifetime ago. Good times...

As far as Gen. P, I remember the 3rd bat guys hated him, plus they had that batsh!t crazy CSGM.
 
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hog88 said:
I for one would not call him a great leader, more of a great military politician. It would be really hard to pull the lever with him on the ticket.
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My father was in meetings with he and the SecDef, and that is one thing that stood out to my dad about him. He didn't give a **** about politics. He was straightforward and gave brutally honest assessments of the situation. Wasn't afraid to give answers that the Admin didn't want to hear.

Of course, that comes from behind closed doors. So not many people might realize it
 
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