Republican VP nominee?

[Mr. Morden]

I don't think Jindal wants it, nor does he have any desire of leaving his state seeing that he already rejected McCain.

He "rejected McCain" because he thought McCain was going to lose, and perhaps because he thought that, at age 37 and less than a year into his term as governor, he would be dismissed as being too green for the national stage.

2012 might be different.  If the GOP presidential nominee is seen as having a decent chance of winning as of the Summer of 2012, it's quite likely that Jindal will agree to be vetted this time.

[Mr. Morden]

I wonder if that Romney/Rice ticket is still possible/viable.

Romney is too cautious to gamble on a Mormon / black woman ticket being accepted in certain parts of the country.

[Mr. Morden]

I've had the feeling a long time that if Romney is nominated Jim DeMint would be his pick.

*Strong Conservative from the south, tea-party darling.
*Not as disliked as some other tea-partiers (Palin)
* Supported Romney in '08

Someone who's said that single mothers shouldn't be schoolteachers is unlikely to get very far on a national ticket.  Romney could find another conservative who doesn't have a history of making such politically radioactive comments.