I hate to divert attention from Barack Obama's magnificent speech tonight, but it's looking increasingly likely that John McCain will select Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty to be his running mate on Friday morning. (See my update below.)
As voters get to know Pawlenty, they might be interested to learn about a humiliating joke he told about his wife's lack of interest in having sex with him. Appearing on sports radio last May with his wife at his side, Pawlenty said that while she liked sports and fishing, she'd really be perfect "if I could only get her to have sex with me." Listen here:
Given McCain's own crude sense of humor, it kind of gives you a sense of what he must see in Pawlenty, doesn't it?
Update (1:35AM): The reason why I think it is Pawlenty is primarily due to the fact that Alex Castellanos, who was Romney's media guy, said that in the wake of Barack Obama's great speech, "whoever didn't get picked for Republican VP today may be a lucky Republican." Unless he's had a falling out with Romney, I can't imagine him saying that unless Romney had told him he wasn't the guy.
Assuming that I'm right about Romney, I settled on Pawlenty because I don't see anyone else getting the nod. Of course, I could always be wrong. In fact, Marc Ambinder is reporting that Mitt Romney will be in Dayton tomorrow, which would suggest he's the guy. In any event, I'll be sleeping through McCain's announcement, so when I wake up in the morning, I will either be able to claim clairvoyance or I'll look like a fool.
© Jed Lewison