This from the Evans-Novak Political Report:

Republicans: Republicans have set up camp about a mile down the road from the Pepsi Center, hoping to distract from the convention and spread the theme that Obama is not ready to be President.

1. This theme flows, in part, from primary—season assertions by Biden and Clinton that Obama is unprepared to be President, and would require "on—the—job training." It is also flexible enough to be applied to almost any critique, and it resounds with undecided voters.
   
   
2. The lineup of McCain surrogates coming to Denver is interesting—including four possible VP picks. Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina on Monday will be part of a Democrats and independents for McCain squad, while former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will highlight the GOP push—back on Tuesday and Wednesday. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is the anchor leg, responding to Obama on Thursday.

This made me wonder if McCain is telegraphing his VP choice.  Tim Pawlenty's name has been going around and around for weeks, and I am surprised.  I am not familiar with Gov. Pawlenty except for the voice he raised in the immigration debates, in which he, as the executive of his state, took enforcement matters seriously and did the job that the Federal Government didn't want to do.

I'm also happy to see that the McCain team is getting into the fray with a strategy and a theme.