More McCain and Romney: Romney’s position in the VP race looks obvious at this point

Mitt Romney said emphatically that he was a Republican and would pull for the Republicans this November. He said he would support McCain and do whatever it took to see to it that he won the White House. Then he went about doing it just as hard as he ran for the nomination. Now, in an even greater show of support of and Party solidarity, Romney has decided not to do any fundraising tours to help pay back the $40-plus million he loaned himself during the primaries. He would rather that money go towards McCain’s general election funds.

“Mitt Romney’s priority right now is raising money for other Republicans, including John McCain, and not trying to recoup the money he put into his own race,” Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom said Friday.

Of course none of this has gone unnoticed by McCain and the Republican Party.

“In case you’ve been missing it, Mitt has been doing such a great job lately on my behalf,” McCain told donors at the Detroit Athletic Club. “I said only half in jest — he’s doing a better job for me than he did for himself.”

He noted that Romney has been appearing as a McCain surrogate on television interview shows, “not only defending, but standing up for the things that we believe in, are important to the future of the country.”