Buzz on McCain VP pick rising rapidly; Pawlenty, Romney now said to be out of contention (Update)

Say what you like about the picking process, the McCain campaign is certainly keeping a better lid on things than Obama’s flop of an announcement. Fox News is reporting that they’re hearing Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty – an early favorite – and former prez candidate Mitt Romney are both out of the running. That’s focused laser-like attention on the dark horse possibility of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Everyone’s talking but no one’s got this massive heads-up like the Biden pick being telegraphed by the MSM hours before Obama’s supposed “be the first to know” text message disaster. McCain’s people know how to keep their cards close to the chest.

Palin would be a wonderful choice, in my opinion. She’s smart, she’s successful, she’s got good leadership instincts. It shouldn’t matter when making a decision on who to vote for, but the fact that she’s a woman will both sway some folks and offer a supreme balance to the GOP ticket. There are lots and lots of worse choices out there and, frankly, not many better ones. I’d approve, mightily.

Details are coming at a noon presser in Dayton, OH so stay tuned, folks. It’s gonna be a good one, I can feel it.

Update: ABC News is reporting that Palin’s people in Anchorage are saying she’ll be in Alaska today attending a state fair. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air is reporting the same but I’d like to point out the the flight time between Dayton, OH and Anchorage, AK is about 6 hours. If the state fairs up there are like the ones down here, they last into the evening, sometimes to 10:00pm. Plenty of time to be in Dayton for an announcement at noon and still attend the fair in Alaska, eh?