Mitt Romney on The Today Show this morning:

Wes Clark, at Netroots Nation convention:

"Someone said to me 'This is a playbook operation by the right wing freak machine, the great freak show where they take a statement, distort it, blast it out of context and make it personal. They are so good at it they did all three steps in three hours and you fought back and I'm grateful for you from the bottom of my heart.'"

Al Gore, in an interview with Katie Couric:

"I have a personal term limit...Only two terms as VP."

Anchorage Daily News:

Republican Gov. Sarah Palin said she was not giving up hope that McCain, if elected, might end up reversing his position and support oil drilling in ANWR. Palin said she's encouraged that McCain changed his position to support offshore drilling.

Rothenberg Political Report:

McCain turns 72 years old on August 29, the day after the Democrats' convention. So while the Arizona senator could swipe some media attention from Obama by announcing his vice presidential choice during the time between the conventions, the senator's birthday and age will be a prominent media story. And it will be contrasted even further with the age of his running mate.

Boston Globe:

Mitt Romney, whose prospects of becoming John McCain's running mate appear on the rise, is preparing to formally declare he will not seek donations to repay $45 million in personal loans he made to his failed presidential bid - the biggest ever made by a candidate in a primary campaign.

The move could clear away the last remnants of a divisive primary race, ensuring that he and his financial supporters are focused on helping McCain, but it could also put him at odds with McCain's campaign reform message.

Dan Quayle, in an interview with Fox News:

Well, my guess is that Obama, who will go first, will not make his choice made until, perhaps, the weekend before, or, if it happens to be Senator Clinton, which most people think it won't be, he could probably wait until Tuesday at the convention.

And then after he makes his selection, and the Democratic Convention is concluded, then McCain will make his.