Rumors of McCain-Romney ticket fires up Michiganders

BY KATHLEEN GRAY • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • July 9, 2008 He cuts a stately profile with his well-tailored suits, perfectly coiffed hair and a family straight out of central casting, but he's no movie star. The buzz surrounding Mitt Romney, a Michigan son and former Massachusetts governor, is all about the Republican presidential ticket and whether he lands on it as the party's vice presidential candidate. Bloggers and political pundits have been speculating for weeks that Romney is at the top of a short list of Republicans who can give presumptive Republican nominee John McCain what he needs to win the White House: business, organizational and government experience -- as well as deep roots in Michigan, a state with 17 electoral votes that is shaping up as a key battleground in 2008. "Given the down economic times that we're... [read full story]