McCain refers to Edwards as Vice President (jokingly)

[JI7]

i thought some of this was interesting because the details show how closely the reporters follow every little thing to try to figure out what kerry is going to do. and how sometimes every little thing is made out to be far bigger than is.

<Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who rejected overtures that he join Kerry on a ticket that crossed party lines, walked by him on the Senate floor at one point and leaned over to greet his fellow Vietnam War veteran. Kerry remained seated, the two men grasped hands and chatted briefly.

Edwards, a first-term North Carolina senator, was present on the Senate floor for nearly the entire time in the morning that Kerry mingled, but the two men stayed in separate orbits.

They met a few hours later, when they repaired to a small room and closed the doors for a private word. The session did not appear on either man's schedule and lasted only a few minutes. Aides to Kerry sought to minimize the political significance of the meeting. For his part, the Massachusetts senator appeared taken aback afterward when he realized photographers were waiting for the two men to leave the room. He spoke to Senate aides, who then informed waiting photographers he did not wish to have his picture taken.

At one point during the day, McCain jokingly referred to the North Carolina senator as "Vice President Edwards."

"I didn't think it would start that quick," came the reply. >

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/06/22/politics1816EDT0713.DTL