Franck: Scott Brown perfect for no-show veep role

Vice Presidents have few responsibilities, are required only to have a heartbeat and get their pictures taken all the time.

It’s the perfect job for Scott Brown.

If presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump picks our former senator as his running mate, it will be a stroke of genius.

Brown’s strong record as a lawmaker with no interest in legislating, his steadfast commitment to proper grooming and Madonna-esque ability to strike a pose even in trying times all make him an excellent fit for Team Trump.

The Donald can’t risk having a policy heavyweight draw the wrong kind of contrast with his substance-free campaign. Brown’s commitment to avoiding silly policy details was so strong that he skipped every hearing on border security held by the committees and subcommittees he served on while he was in the U.S. Senate.

Of course, the veep is required to pay an occasional visit to the U.S. Senate chamber for some boring procedural rigamarole. That’s no problem. Scotto used to have to pretend to be a senator all the time. He can handle the occasional tie vote or State of the Union address.

One of the other jobs of the vice president is to travel abroad to represent our country and meet foreign heads of state. In 2012, Brown claimed that he had daily secret meetings with kings and queens. He’s already pretended to be an emissary. How hard could the real thing be?

Though the former Cosmopolitan nude pinup will no doubt tickle Trump’s demonstrated fancy for models, they are also of like minds when it comes to the most important aspect of public service — making money.

After he snagged the “People’s Seat” in the special election that will live in infamy for Massachusetts Democrats, Brown quickly put his name on a book and started cashing in. His income more than doubled after he went to Washington, according to financial disclosure documents.

Trump, who famously slaps his name on everything from buildings to steaks to bottled water, must admire the way Brown has kept the gravy train moving after he was trounced by Elizabeth Warren.

After his second try for a Senate seat — in New Hampshire — was met with disappointment, Brown signed up as a salesman for an herbal cleanse supplement. Last year, he took a break from his paid gig as a talking head on Fox News to collect a paycheck for headlining a week-long Caribbean cruise.

Scott Brown is a natural fit for the office famously compared to a warm bucket of spit. In the history of our nation, there has perhaps never been anyone so qualified to do so little.

Kevin Franck is a former Democratic Party spokesman and a Boston Herald Radio contributor.