John McCain kids about Sarah Palin for VP again

From Politico: John McCain kids about Sarah Palin for VP again
Sen. John McCain, who was roundly criticized for putting Sarah Palin on the ticket in 2008, joked Wednesday that Mitt Romney should tap the former Alaska governor as his running mate.

“I think it should be Sarah Palin,” McCain said on CBS as he broke into laughter, when asked about Palin’s suggestion Tuesday night that the eventual presidential nominee should “go rogue” in their VP selection.

Asked by the laughing hosts of “This Morning” whether he had spoken to Palin about this, the Arizona senator said, “No, I haven’t.”

“I think that we have some very qualified candidates. Obviously, Marco Rubio is in the top tier, Chris Christie, there are a number of candidates we have out there, Bobby Jindal, Mitch Daniels. We have a wealth of talent right there, and I’m sure that Mitt will make the right choice,” he said.

As he burst into laughter again, McCain added, “Obviously, it’s a tough decision.”

Asked again what advice he would have for Romney when he gets ready to name his vice presidential pick in a later interview on CNN, McCain quipped, “I think that I would obviously tell him … not to rush to judgment for one thing.”

McCain, who has endorsed Romney in the 2012 race, also called on Rick Santorum to drop out of the contest following the former Massachusetts governor’s three-state sweep Tuesday.

“It’s clear that [Romney’s] the nominee,” he said on CBS. “American voters will be looking at Mitt Romney from that viewpoint. They’ve watched this rather disastrous campaign which has really raised the unfavorables of all of our Republican candidates rather dramatically.”

He continued, “I hope that Rick Santorum would understand that it’s time for a graceful exit.”