McCain needs a young, strong conservative as his running mate

[Democratic Hawk]

Well, he needs somebody younger just in case 1) he dies or 2) becomes mentally incapacitated

I tend to think of McCain pretty much the same way as Augustus did Agrippa. Able man just too old. McCain in 2008 makes Bob Dole look sprightfully young, by comparison, back in 1996 - and he was older

Whether he picks a right wing whackadoo or not, I don't know

Dave