Seen in a New York Times blog:
But [Senator Hagel] said that Mr. McCain’s centrist views would appeal to the very demographic that Mr. Bloomberg had hoped to attract, including independents and moderates.
His conversation with the mayor, Mr. Hagel said, was predicated on the idea that there would be an opening for an independent Bloomberg candidacy. And the conversation, Mr. Hagel confirmed, included talk about whether Mr. Hagel would run for vice president on a Bloomberg ticket.
Sounds like McCain’s triumph may put an end to that.
That’s about what I was figuring too. Dang it, I was hoping that finally we could have a viable candidate with realistic views unburdened by partisan biases.