He may well do it.  Obama's on a rampage and McCain has to try to stop it.  He really only has one shot in his bolt.

In his position, I'd name my Veep.  If it's Romney I'd have him talk economics till he passes out.  If not Romney, somebody exotic.

I hope he picks Romney. The guy is just plain scary.

MITTENS!

Get ready to strap that dog to the top of the Mercedes and hit the road!

Now, even moreso, I want either Clark or Biden or ESPECIALLY Hillary to rip Mittens apart in the debate....(Of course, maybe he will pick Joementum instead?????)

...is making me think McCain's best VP choice at this point would be an adorable toddler eating his blocks.

Willard is sure gonna light the fire under voters.

Of course, maybe McCain can see the writing on the wall, and is going for maximum comedy here, or basically just sticking the finger in the eye of the media?

How about Cheney?  Or Zell Miller?

Or, my favorite idea, Ted Nugent!!!

Obama/Nugent '08

The Wango-Tango Ticket!

Rushing a decision to counter the Obama trip spot light. Umm once again McCain camp is FUBAR

The Quaker Oats guy who campaigned for McCain in New Hampshire.

It is Joe Lieberman!

It would be easy now for Mainstream Democrats to see on the national stage how we got fooled by this liar.

I wonder if Reid's spine can handle taking away the committees from him then?

all kidding aside, if this is true I have to say, probably Charlie Christ.

Alot of us in the hush political rumor mills were all sure he was in the closet, but then he went and intentionaly made out with some girl in front of a CCTV camera.       Man if he didnt have the gay rumors to fight off the press WOULD HAVE GONE NUTS!  but they didn't almost confirming the validity of rumors themselves (not good for either side).

But with all kidding aside, I think he is the best candidate, popular in a state he governs which McCain must like.

Kind of like Arnold, he's hard to hate.

But as a pragamatist, I think he will pull a GWB and take a blood thirsty neocon to appease the base.

So my guess is, Wolfowitz

Unless he is pulling a stunner and picking Hillary Clinton its a bad political move for McCain imo.

Mitt doesn't have enough rock star potential and then what do you pull out of your hat at the convention?

Makes for a fun week though.

but he gives McCain a shot in Michigan.  He's the only pick who really brings anything to McCain's table.  And he's pretty clearly angling for the spot.

McCain is on the verge of pushing the panic button and letting out the one big story he has left between now and the convention. Whether he names a running mate or not, Obama will still have a residual glow from the trip and McCain will still be the odd man out on the issue of Iraq. And now he may choose multiple-choice Mitt who can't decide where he stands on abortion, stem cell research or marriage equity. Oh, wait, that sounds just like McCain.

After McCain shoots his politcal viagra all over the media, Obama has weeks to build speculation and can announce his choice in the media vacuum of the news summer before the Democratic Convention. Good choice, John.

...I predict somewhat of a longshot....Joementum...yes...

Lieberman has been kissing some serious Hagee ass of late...and there's been a reason for that.

I have all sorts of links as to why this makes sense...despite everyone reminding me that he's pro-choice...but, that could change on a moment's notice, too.

He's most comfortable with Lieberman, perhaps of all of them, on a personal level. (That means more to McCain than to many other candidates.) Lieberman doesn't hurt him in the money-raising effort. He gets a boost in Florida, Connecticut, and with many more on the far right (than most would acknowledge here), despite protestations to the contrary.

Age aside, it's gonna' be Joe. John's in a real jam, and he's going to turn to a friend.

I hope McBush picks McRomney.  The gift that will keep on giving.

Washington Post

John McCain will huddle with vice presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal during a trip to New Orleans later this week, sources close to the campaign confirm to The Fix.

McCain's trip to Louisiana on Wednesday was the cause of much head scratching in the political world as it was not in keeping with a week of planned stops in battleground states.

This is all a media stunt. Just like that whiner leaking about the NYT. You are are all being had.

I heard earlier today that Obama will name his pick next week. Looks like McGrandad doesn't want to get beat to the punch.

The trouble for him is, Obama can then "bigfoot" him by annouuncing his own pick immediately afterward and stealing the limelight (which he did quite effectively to Clinton on a number of occassions).

From The Jed Report a few days ago:

So I've got two predictions for you.

First: John McCain will pick Mitt Romney for VP. There's nothing terribly special about this prediction -- it's almost conventional wisdom now, though I think Pawlenty has a good shot. (I think that McCain should, but won't, pick Huckabee.)

Second: John McCain will select his VP choice this week, perhaps on Wednesday. His intention? Distract attention from the utter collapse of his agenda on Iraq, his total flip-flop on Afghanistan, and, last but not least, Barack Obama's successful trip overseas.

Jed Lewison - Two Predictions The Jed Report 20 Jul 08

Seems a mediocre enough strategy to be plausible.

but if so - no way is it romney.  i figure it will be either florina, lieberman, huckabee or guiliani.

or a v. small possibility with high risk/reward for mccain - palin.

I predict McCain is going to pick Romney or one of the GOP governors.  He can't afford a risky or nontraditional pick because of his age.  People understand that if McCain is elected there's a decent chance his VP might be president one day.

I hope McCain does name his VP this week. He'll waste the advantage of being able to respond to Obama's pick since the GOP convention occurs after the Democratic National Convention.

However, I don't believe that McCain will name his VP this week.