He’s a rock-solid social and fiscal conservative and is pals with Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh.  If he were on the ticket, it might placate conservative heavy hitters just enough to call off the dogs.    

He’s a former minister and is 100 percent pro-life, pro-family and pro-traditional marriage.  This is a must for evangelical voters, who make up the preponderance of the GOP base.

Congressman Watts is young, vibrant, articulate and from the South (well, Southish).  He’s a former Oklahoma Sooners football star and, I believe, would appeal to conservatives both young and old.         

Oh yeah, and J.C. Watts is African-American.  This might attract minorities whose values — especially on social issues — are more closely aligned with those of Watts than Clinton or Obama. 

So, again, I’m not suggesting that J.C. Watts is the only potential running mate for McCain who might convince conservatives to poke his chad, or, for that matter, that any VP choice can.   

But, since it’s the season for speculating about possible vice presidential candidates, I thought I’d go ahead and speculate.