Personally I like the McDonnell/Palin scenario...8 years as VP ought to take care of “executive experience”, and “erratically resigned”,,,let Sarah post her W-2s as governor, and what she will make in the next few years....me, I’ll take the occupation of “quitter” any day, if I could match her numbers.....you can have her governor’s salary...
No one will ever pick Palin for VP again. Nor would she accept. Take both those items to the bank.
But you hit on something for sure. The top contenders for VP in 2012 will be Jindal, McDonnell, and Kasich (in that order).