Veepstakes has run out of gas, me thinks!

Now that the Dark Knight" has returned to earth from his lofty week in narcissism and adulation, the real business of picking a Vice-Presidential candidate seems to be on everyone's minds ... except the minds of the Presidential candidates.

But wait! The Olympics are upon us and we are all suddenly more aware of Dara's age than McCain's and Beijing is more in focus than either Denver or Minneapolis.

Still let me predict (yawn) that of the top tier (they call it the "short list" for each of the candidates), we'll see Hillary and Mitt duking it out in September and October. My thoughts are along the lines of, "When in doubt, go with a winner--particularly one who is outside your inner circle."

Hillary and Mitt fit that bill perfectly, although the betting today seems to be on Joe Biden and Tim Pawle. With Obama and his ego anything is possible, of course (whoever he chooses, he'll know in his heart he's right!), but with McCain the choice will narrow down to Mitt Romney and (surprise) Mike Huckabee who dragged him along in primary battles as long as he was able.

We'll see ...