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Opinion: Inside the John McCain veep-fest

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The GOP nominee in waiting, John McCain, is spending Memorial Day weekend with friends and supporters -- and potential running mates -- at his weekend home in Sedona, Ariz., before heading back out on the campaign trail Monday. Among the guests are Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts -- and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who provided a report to Bob Schieffer of CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’:

SCHIEFFER: You’re out there at this little social gathering at Sen. McCain’s weekend place there. He had various people, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, former Gov. Romney, yourself and a lot of other people who are being thought of as possible running mates. What was this? Was this some sort of elimination contest, or what was this all about out there? GRAHAM: Well, singing was last night. Dancing is this morning. But it was a lot of fun. John is like a kid at Christmas showing off his ranch up here. John and Cindy invited us all over. Joe Lieberman was here, Sam Brownback. He barbecued ribs all night last night. There’s 67 different species of birds on the ranch. I know I’ve seen them all twice. It was a lot of fun. It’s a chance for John to relax with some friends and supporters from the politics and business. We had a good time. SCHIEFFER: Was this the beginning of a selection process to decide who is going to be on the ticket? Or where is he on that? GRAHAM: There is some vetting going on. John is going to head up that process. No, this was purely social. If you know anything about John McCain, he is like a kid at Christmas when it comes to showing off his ranch up here. And his people who have helped John, his friends in the business world, some of his friends in politics. I wish it was more, but it’s not. I’m sorry, that’s all it is.

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-- Leslie Hoffecker

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