STEPHEN GREEN: “McCain’s pick for vice president might be the most important decision any nominee has ever made. . . . Right person: Fred Thompson, or any other principled federalist who understands there’s a war on. This is a short list. Tom Coburn would make the cut, too. So would Duncan Hunter.”

UPDATE: Veepstakes thoughts from Michael Graham.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Darin S. Morley writes: “I think Michael Steele fits all of Michael Graham’s requirements for VP.” Yeah, the Insta-Wife likes him as a running mate too.