Mccain hosts 3 veep candidates

The McCain camp says it's purely coincidental, but three of the guests scheduled to drop by the Republican candidate's Arizona home over the Memorial Day weekend just happen to be on the short list of vice presidential contenders.


Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will join the McCains and several other couples over the weekend for a barbecue, one of McCain's favorite pastimes.


With the Democratic nomination race possible winding to a close, focus will soon return to McCain, who has said last month that he search for a running mate was in the "embryonic stages."


A top aide told the AP yesterday that vetting possible veeps is not on the agenda."It's purely social," said Mark Salter, a senior adviser to McCain.


Salter said 10 couples in all were invited, adding that McCain often hosts friends and political acquaintances at his compound.