Mitt Romney needs to walk a fine line between
being safe and being boring in his choice of a running mate:
As the shrouded vice-presidential selection comes down to the wire — and amid some signs that the choice could come sooner rather than later — the court of Republican opinion seems to be swinging back toward the notion that a little bit boring may be the right play in a close election in which the challenger can’t afford any mistakes or unscripted drama.
The politics of boring can be quite delicate, however. The problem for Portman and other charisma-challenged pols on Romney’s presumed short list, such as former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, is that a 2012 veep hopeful should present as solid, smart and noncontroversial — but not so unexciting that comedians smell blood or that activists howl that Romney is again being too cautious.
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