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Veep sheet: McCain nearing a VP pick? (ALEXANDER BURNS, 8/25/08, Politico)

[T]here’s also been suspicious activity in Phoenix that suggests intrigue is afoot.

Politico’s Martin Kady II writes in from Arizona: “McCain met for one hour, from about 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in a private meeting — attendees undisclosed — at the Ritz-Carlton near his condo. He emerged and drove right back to his condo and the pool departed for day. No VIPs were sighted with him.”

Jonathan Martin confirms former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was not at the meeting, but no word yet on who was.

The Unicorn Rider's choice was so defensive that Maverick can take nearly anyone he's been considering. The sole exception might be Mitt, whose criticisms during the primaries would tend to blunt Mr. Biden's of Senator Obama. You'd think that the numbers on Hillary's supporters and the eagerness with which the campaign is touting the line that she was passed over because she's a woman would bode well for Sarah Palin. Not to mention that putting a woman on-stage with Joe Biden would tend to make his drooling attack-puppy bit look even worse.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 25, 2008 11:47 AM