"'You know, it is not something that I think about. This is totally Senator Obama's decision and that's the way it should be.'" - Hillary Clinton, via AFP

"He didn't say I would offer you the job, he just said it's a shame you're not eligible." - [Mel] Martinez, via Tampa Tribune

"Pressed during an interview on MSNBC on whether he might be on the Republican ticket, Romney refused to speculate on what he called the VP 'sweepstakes.'

'He's got terrific people to choose from,' the former Massachusetts governor said, adding later. 'I'm just going to stay away from that.' (Boston Globe)

"'Anyone that Barack Obama wants is my choice for vice president,' Pelosi told the interviewer, who appeared to be from Newsweek. 'But I do think in the list of considerations there should be somebody from the House of Representatives and Chet Edwards is a person that many of us think would be a good person to be in the mix.' (Austin American-Statesman)

"'If at some point the Obama campaign considers me, I can't imagine many Americans who wouldn't consider it a deep privilege to serve our country as vice president. But at this point, I would not want to speculate as to who's on the list.'" - Chet Edwards, via Cox News

"The Barack Obama veepstakes is heating up, and headhunters for the presumed Democratic nominee are seeking advice from the Inland area's federal lawmakers on whom he should select as his running mate.

Rep. Joe Baca, the region's lone Democratic House member, and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., each were asked in recent days to weigh in on who would be the best choice to fill a position that has been subject to intense national speculation and debate, they said Tuesday.

The lawmakers were called separately into meetings with Obama's vice presidential search team, Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder, who are vetting a list of candidates that Boxer placed about a dozen." (The Press-Enterprise)