Buddy Roemer Wants Joe Lieberman as VP

Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, now making a dark-horse bid for the Republican presidential nomination while speculation continues to grow that he may launch an independent presidential campaign, weighed in on Sunday on who he wanted as his vice president -- a man who had been up for the office before: U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn. Lieberman had been Al Gores running mate on the Democratic ticket back in 2000.

Senator Joe Liebermans reputation as a reformer and a man of integrity is unrivaled in American politics. He is unequivocally my first choice for a vice presidential running mate, said Roemer in a statement on Sunday. Ours are similar stories. We are both public servants who switched political parties. We both understand that we have to change the very nature of our political system, that campaign finance reform is sorely needed, and that corruption is a real problem in Washington, D.C. Joe and I both served our states in addition to being elected to federal office: he was a state senator and an attorney general; I was a governor as well as a congressman.

We both campaigned for John McCain throughout the country four years ago and witnessed firsthand the struggles of everyday Americans, Roemer added. But here is the most important point. Joe and I both have the capacity to transcend partisanship, to put America first, and to solve Americas problems. I am asking independent-minded voters to imagine what we could accomplish with this ticket. Americans are justifiably frustrated with their politicians and parties. Joe and I could change that. To me, its a dream team.