McCain is meeting this weekend with Mitt Romney, Governor Charlie Crist, the popular governor of Florida (but not as popular as former governor Jeb Bush), and Governor Bobby Jindal, the new governor of Louisiana, who is only 36. Romney clearly has the best credentials for the job, but the nagging problem of anti-Mormonism may doom him. Depressing thought. Christ can help, but Jeb Bush will help just as much in Florida without being on the ticket. Bobby Jindal: Take a deep breath, he would be exciting. Educated next door at Rhode Island's Brown University before getting a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. Born in Baton Rouge of a Hindu family, he converted to Catholicism as a teenager. In his 36 years he has had twice, nay, five times, the experience of Obama in everything, health care, Medicare and running government operations. The NY Times broke the news (without the analysis).
This may be just the first round of interviews, but McCain is starting with some real stars. And Jindal should not be considered a sleeper. He's real.
Romney, from this viewpoint, would be the best choice, but if sordid political calculations rule him out, Jindal would be a knockout.
