The Short List: Do Romney’s top veep choices know anything about the world?
Speculation is brewing that Mitt Romney may announce his vice presidential pick as early as this week, and while there’s still room for a Palin-esque surprise, the conversation has mostly settled on the following six names. While former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was briefly floated as a possibility, her support for abortion rights and association with some of the more controversial legacies of the George W. Bush administration make her a pretty unlikely pick. The names that are left don’t have an awful lot of foreign-policy experience, but in recent months some have been taking steps to burnish their international credentials.