Romney-West, 2012

How perfectly interesting:

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday that Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) would be an "excellent choice" for Mitt Romney's vice presidential candidate, joining a chorus of conservative Republicans who have tabbed the Tea Party freshman as a potential addition to the ticket.

"He is well-spoken, he is direct, he is from Florida and folks in Florida love him — with Florida being one of those key states in the Fall. But most importantly, Col. Allen West is a dedicated patriot who has served in the military, and who is willing to serve his country again. I think he would be an excellent choice," Cain told conservative talk radio host Steve Gill. 

Congressman Allen West. The man who has told President Obama to “get the hell out of the United States of America.”

Congressman Allen West. The man with questionable tastes in hiring practices.

Conservative talk radio host Joyce Kaufman is stepping down from her new position as chief of staff for incoming Republican Rep. Allen West after her comments may have incited a threat of violence that led to three-hour lock-down at 300 Florida schools yesterday.

Kaufman has come under scrutiny for some incendiary comments. On her Florida radio show Tuesday, Kaufman characterized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as "garbage," and the Associated Press reports she said at a recent Tea Party rally that if "ballots don't work, bullets will."  

MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" this week spotlighted the controversy over Kaufman. 

Congressman Allen West. The man who has redefined Islam as a “theocratic political ideology.” It’s not a religion, mind you.

Congressman Allen West. A man who fashions himself a modern-day Harriet Tubman. Leaving the plantation. Via the Underground Railroad.  Take a listen:

 

Congressman Allen West. When administration officials condemned a group of U.S. Marines for urinating on the bodies of dead Taliban fighters, he said the soldiers should be punished but, “As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban, shut your mouth, war is hell."  So much for freedom of speech.

Congressman Allen West.  A man who thinks wearing a hoodie could be interpreted as a security risk.

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) on Thursday condemned what he called Rep. Bobby Rush’s (D-Ill.) “immature gimmickry” in wearing a hooded sweatshirt on the House floor earlier this week. 

The Tea Party favorite said in wearing the hoodie, Rush could have been someone who “walked off of the street.” 

West said the incident might be funny now, but he speculated that at the time, Capitol Police were likely concerned. 

“Initially, they did not know who it was and they were concerned that someone had just walked off of the street or kind of had broken away from a tour group,” West said on conservative Laura Ingraham’s radio show. 

Try unpacking that one.  

By all accounts Allen West is an accomplished man. A distinguished military career and two graduate degrees. Romney-West. I say, bring it on!  Too bad, it won't happen.