Far be it from me to denigrate Senator McCain's advice on vice presidential nominees.

Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think he's been a great vice president. He's taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration.

Um, yeah. For instance, take, you know, take, for instance, the issue of -- I'm drawing a blank, and I hate it when I do that, particularly on television.
-- potential McCain VP candidate Mark Sanford, asked on CNN to name differences in economic policy between Bush and McCain

I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.

No vice is so bad as advice

The vice presidential candidate tends to be a bit of an afterthought.