""Other rumored contenders for
Romney's NSA are technocratic officials who have served in top policy
positions in GOP administrations before, including former Under
Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, former NSC Middle East staffer Elliott Abrams, or former State Department Policy Planning director Mitchell Reiss.Campaign aide Dan Senor, who has been closely advising Romney on all thing Middle East, could be in line for a deputy NSA slot, the kind of role Denis McDonough plays in the current administration, some advisors say."" (thanks Nicholas)