(CNN) -- Mitt Romney is rumored to be announcing a choice soon for his vice presidential running mate, and conventional thinking suggests his pick is going to be "safe," someone who brings a high measure of conservative street cred, and preferably from a swing state. 

In other words, the rumor is the guy who has trouble getting people to like him is going to pick someone even more boring than him. 

It seems he hasn't figured out that as long as Barack Obama is president, his base will be fired up in spite of his dull personality, so what he doesn't need to do is waste this pick on a running mate Republicans will like. 

What he needs is someone who can attract voters on the fence.  

A media darling with a successful track record to point to and someone whose social politics won't immediately get them labeled by independents as "crazy." 

Romney risks playing running mate hand too early 

Enter Michael Bloomberg: that union-fighting/gay-couple-loving renegade who would make things complicated for Democrats because he's managed to get elected three times in the most diverse region in the country while being a rich, old white guy. 

Four years ago, Sen. John McCain selected a game changer who turned out to be better in theory than in practice. Like Sarah Palin, Bloomberg would be a curve ball. But while she got people talking, the New York mayor would get people talking and thinking. 

How? 

By being something many of the other VP options are not: a real Republican. An old school Republican. 
Who might Bloomberg make things "complicated for"?
Enter Michael Bloomberg: that union-fighting/gay-couple-loving renegade who would make things complicated for Democrats 