Ayotte Asked: 'Are You Ready to be President?'

About 13 minutes into the "Meet the Press" roundtable discussion on the economy, host David Gregory had a little Q&A with U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, on her status in the "Who will Mitt Romney pick" veepstakes:

Gregory: So Sen. Ayotte, is this a try out? Would you like to be on the ticket?

Ayotte: Well, it's an honor to be mentioned in that vein but my focus is on serving New Hampshire ...

Gregory: What's the message you think [Romney] has to send with his choice?

Ayotte: I think the message he has to send is ... is that person ready to serve as President of the United States, and what does that person bring to the ticket in terms of ... their qualificiations and their knowledge of the issues.

Gregory: Are you ready to be President?

Ayotte: I will tell you this: I have great experience as Attorney General ... and I'd say I have, some would say, better experience than Barack Obama had when he was a senator and ran, having been the chief law enforcement officer of my state. I serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, but again, what it comes down to for me is serving New Hampshire.

So, there you have it: Kelly Ayotte is honored to be among those on Romney's short list of possible vice presidential nominees and is readier to be President than our current president.

She never said she wouldn't want to be Vice President. You can watch the segment, which aired May 6 on MSNBC here.

Stay tuned.