One smart GOP strategist has a theory for why Kerry has Edwards on his short-short list: to wring as much dough as possible from Edwards’ trial-lawyer friends to the very last moment, as they try to entince Kerry into picking one of their own and as Edwards tries to prove his worth to the ticket. Now, for all I know, Kerry may actually pick Edwards, but this is a theory that makes intuitive sense. As a wag just put it to me, we know Kerry has a preference for partners with money (although he may leave this one at the altar).