Page Six: A well-placed friend of mine in the Illinois Republican inner-circle told me on the not-so-hush-hush that the Illinois delegation is quite unhappy with McCain's performance in the general thus far. Although Illinois Republicans are famous for running Alan Keyes against a future presidential contender, I think this is worthy of a look-see. Unsubstantiated yes, uncorraborated [sic] yes, possibility yes ... but the word is that there may be a play for Romney at the convention in St. Paul.
In a nut shell, my friend said that if Romney is not offered or is offered and declines the VP slot, then everything is a go for a contentious fight at the convention. My friend went even further to say that if Romney is not offered the VP slot, it is a sign that McCain knows about the play.
BTW. Don't ask for verification or validation. This is what it is.