[Mercat]

He is pro-life. I think that this was a great answer. I agree he's flawed. I would love to have him hammer Kerry but this is signal that it's not going to happen.

[Bagehot]

I don't think McCain will campaign very energetically for Bush - but he doesn't like him, so his liking for Kerry (which I cannot fathom, to be honest) is not truly a big factor. Kerry would not pick McCain for veep in a zillion years.