Seems to me...

Here's a few thoughts of mine on the BBQ-Friday that governors Crist, Jindal and Romney (among others such as senators Lieberman, Graham, and Brownback) spent at McCain's place in Sendona, Arizona. First, this article from TIME:

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1808816,00.html?imw=Y

First, this could indeed be just a BBQ-weekend. But why would that not be McCain's way of looking at his potential veep picks? Indeed, he's been giving these BBQ-weekends for a while now. It's probably his way of finding out the character of his nearest allies. Seem pretty smart to me.

Also Huckabee (hat tip: Nachama Solveichek at Veep Watch) WAS invited to the BBQ but had a more pressing date to keep, his 35th anniversary. Could be that, or it could be that he didn't want to be in the same place as Romney.

One thing about these two other guys though ( Crist and Jindal). I can't imagine McCain seriously considers them. For several reasons. Jindal is just TOO new. I like his resume, but picking him will look really convenient. It'll also amp up the issue of McCain's age. He's admitting defeat on age if he chooses someone that young. It'll also bring up the "inexperience" issue as the Democrats try to make Jindal the Republican double-standard on inexperience.
Charlie Crist is more likely, but not by much. Like McCain, he is known for being very moderate on some things and openly leftist on issues like Global Warming (meaning: government solutions). He's also pro-choice ( but anti-abortion---the Giuliani trick).