Politico's Mike Allen with the scoop of the day: Mitt Romney leads McCain's short list.

NYT's Adam Nagourney has some thoughts on when Obama and McCain should make their VP announcement.s

NRO's Kathryn Lopez writes that Bobby Jindal is making all the right moves in Baton Rouge.

WSJ's Gerald Seib looks at the reality of a Joe Biden or a ('nother) Al Gore Vice Presidency.

The London Telegraph's Toby Harnden tells readers not to hold their breath for a Vice President Powell.

In its profiles of potential VPs, Newsweek is out with one on Rob Portman.

Mother Jones' Jonathan Stein argues that the only thing Mitt Romney would bring to McCain's ticket is money.

Conversely, TNR's Jonathan Cohn says Romney makes a lot of sense.

ABC News' Emily Friedman gives us a rundown of the conventional VP wisdom for this, the first of July.

IBD's Jed Graham explains McCain's VP decision: Play it safe or go for broke?