Several pundits have pressed John McCain to announce that he would make former rival Mitt Romney his Treasury secretary or some sort of economic czar if he were elected. The logic being that Romney, a success businessman, charismatic fund raiser and savior of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics would give the McCain-Palin ticket some much-needed credibility on economic issues.

Now, many of the same people, for the same reasons, are hyping Romney for chairman of the Republican National Committee, particularly if the McCain loses and the GOP needs a savior. John Henke at TheNextRight says:

Romney has the operational skills to excel at the role of RNC Chairman, and while I'm not sure he's the transformational leader the Right might like, I suspect he could be quite effective at setting the stage for the emergence of such a person.

Of course, Mitt is also expected to be a presidential hopeful in 2012. But if Obama wins, he could be a tough incumbent to topple. And if McCain wins with Sarah Palin's help, the party might turn to her. And, as is obvious from this video, Mitt can't seem to find much enthusiasm over Palin's qualifications. In fact, his response on the question is eerily similar to Obama's in the last debate: