Bayhwatch: Veepstakes Vigil on the Beaches of Hawaii

There are numerous reports (or are they just speculations?) in the blogosphere today that Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) will make his way to Hawaii this week to meet with the vacationing Barack Obama. The only rational purpose for such a rendezvous is, of course, that Mr. Obama has decided to choose the Hoosier Democrat as his running-mate. 

I am not sure if Bayh is en route to Hawaii or not. Heck, he could already be there for all I know. Remember how skillful the Obama campaign was at outwitting the press corps on the night of Obama's first meeting with Senator Clinton after he had wrapped up the Democratic nomination? The embedded press was whisked away to Chicago as Washington-based reporters were put on the false trail of staking out Senator Clinton's DC home. Meanwhile, Obama and Clinton were having a quiet, very private, tete-a-tete at California Senator Diane Feinstein's Washington home.

ElectBlue has learned from well-placed sources in the Obama campaign that this is decision week on the Vice-Presidential running mate. While in Hawaii this week, Obama will decide who his VP will be. The unanswered question is, when will the Illinois Senator make the announcement? I'm betting sooner rather than later. Will it, in fact, be Evan Bayh? His odds have gone up, in my view, in recent weeks. 

For those who've read my previous blogs about the VP options for Obama, I am checking out some old recipe books for the best ways to prepare crow. I'm thinking maybe deep-fried...