Florence Republican willing to consider VP slot
Florence County Republican Mike Reino surprised South Carolina political observers when he announced that if asked, he would consider being the GOP Vice-Presidential candidate. He enters a large field of those who have been the subject of Vice-Presidential rumors, including South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.“Who wouldn’t consider this,” he said. “But I’m not sure if I’m interested in the job. There’s a ton of travel, the work hours suck, and if I got elected, I’d be the butt of late-show jokes, just like the last three Vice-Presidents: Dick Cheney, Al Gore, and Dan Quayle. Not only that, but fewer people would want to go hunting with me.”
Moye Graham, Vice-Chairman of the Clarendon County Republican Party, dismissed these rumors: “If it’s this hard to get Mike to come down to Wyboo for free beer, how in the world can he find the time to travel the country, doing hundreds of fundraisers and publicity events?”
This speculation about Reino’s candidacy has reached a feverish pace amid surveys of Republicans indicated that, if asked, most of them would consider the slot. “Not surprising,” said Joe Schmoe, a Washington-based political columnist. “After all, if you ask me to shoot myself, I’d consider it. It doesn’t mean I’d do it, but we tend to think about most things we’re asked to do before we decide if we’re going to do them or not. At least after we graduated from college, stopped smoking pot and dropping LSD, and sobered up a bit so we could get a job.”
Brian McCarty, a Midlands attorney and GOP blogger, agreed with Schmoe: “Think about it - the odds of actually getting asked are about as good as most of us getting the hottest dame in the bar to talk to us. If it happens, great, but let’s face it, it ain’t gonna happen for most of us. But if asked, sure, I'd be willing to consider being number two in the fall of next year, as would most of us.”
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i'm 56,375 in national standings, mike is somewhat ahead of me. last time i checked he was 55,456.