An early August scenario for a Romney pick

The suspense is killing us. The Atlantic's (and Crimson alum) Marc Ambinder is picking this up.

Some allies of Mitt Romney have suggested, in meetings with  [John McCain's] campaign advisers, that McCain make his pick -- Romney -- sooner, rather than later. They're floating this scenario: McCain picks Romney in early August, and Romney spends three days holding closed-door fundraisers. Then, Romney cloisters himself, bones up on everything that needs boning up, and gets reintroduced at the convention with a major speech. And then McCain and Romney embark on a Midwestern bus tour a la Clinton and Gore in 1992.