# Balancing the Ticket **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 4, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192 "2007-11-04T15:11:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192/41 "2007-11-08T16:09:52Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Lieberman is to the right of many Republicans in the Senate, if not most of them, on foreign policy, but I’ll grant you that he is somewhat liberal in other areas. Besides, it wouldn’t be much of a switch: from DINO to RINO. [/QUOTE] So Lieberman is both a DINO and a RINO? The man’s political views are so far out of the mainstream that he doesn’t fit well in either party? 🙂 But I think you’re missing my point. What I’m saying is, a hypothetical voter for Giuliani who would think, “Well, I like that he takes a hard line in Iraq, but I’m worried because he’s pro-choice, pro-gay rights, anti-gun, and anti-tax cuts.” isn’t going to feel any better about him if he picks Lieberman, who’s also pro-choice, pro-gay rights, anti-gun and anti-tax cuts. If Giulianni gets the nomination, he’s going to need to pick somebody solidly conservative as his Veep. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192/42 "2007-11-10T05:21:56Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Amazing] So Lieberman is both a DINO and a RINO? The man’s political views are so far out of the mainstream that he doesn’t fit well in either party? 🙂 [/quote] No, the point is that he embodies the mainstream, so the Coulters (of both sides) hate him for not affirming their belief that the world divides in their True Believers & the opposite Children of Satan. He’s a moderate. (Which doesn’t necessarily mean he’s not a fool. It just means he’s normal.) > [@](#): > > If Giulianni gets the nomination, he’s going to need to pick somebody solidly conservative as his Veep. We could seriously end up with some combo of Giuliani & Huckabee winning the general. Neither of them have any foreign policy chops to speak of, we’ll have two “personalities” in office who don’t have the foggiest idea what they’re doing. And people wonder why I’m backing Biden. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192/43 "2007-11-10T05:46:45Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Amazing] So Lieberman is both a DINO and a RINO? The man’s political views are so far out of the mainstream that he doesn’t fit well in either party? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Apparently, he doesn’t. Hence his current party non-affiliation. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192/44 "2007-11-10T06:30:59Z")
There’s only one thing keeping Huckabee from being the perfect running mate for Giuliani: “Giuliani-Huckabee”. It’s just too bulky and awkward. “Romney-Huckabee” has a better rhythm to it, so I think it would work OK. (Yes, I’m serious. Is it really any dumber than any other reason to “balance the ticket”?) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192/45 "2007-11-10T10:32:26Z")
If Huckabee becomes a real live contender, I’m gonna print up a bunch of “Huckabee/[Dumond](http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=154e1aad-fd18-4efd-8d80-b5dab8559419) '08” bumper stickers. Dumond’s dead, you say? Quit being so damned picky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balancing-the-ticket/425192.md?page=2)