Portman In The Mix?
Former OH congressman and Bush OMB Dir. Rob Portman will visit with John McCain today, a senior campaign advisor has confirmed for NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy. Portman is a rumored GOP VP option - although somewhat of a darkhorse pick - and has been a long-time supporter of the presumptive Republican nominee. But the advisor reiterated that people shouldn't "read too much into" today's visit.
Portman, wonky and understated, respected by many members from both sides of the aisle, will ride with McCain on his Straight Talk Express bus from the senator's hotel to a late-afternoon fundraiser.
Not a good idea to have Bush's OMB if you want to distance yourself from the Bush Economy!!!
Especially someone from Ohio who was also the U.S. Trade Representative (read: outsourcing Ohio manufacturing jobs).
Smacks of another dumb move by McCain (unless it's a bait-and-switch designed to fool the press, but that would be uncharacteristically smart for McCain's flailing campaign, so it can't be true).
Hey Fly, you into this?