But apparently because his words in private matched his words in public – he didn’t want to be the VP nominee.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has emerged as one of the hottest names in national Republican circles since John McCain's defeat last week, was never vetted as a vice presidential pick, according to sources close to the Pelican State chief executive.

Jindal was approached by McCain forces to gauge his interest in the vice presidency and told them he was not interested in being vetted due to his desire to continue on with his current job, to which he was elected just one year ago.

Now were folks concerned about other issues? Sure, as they should have been. After all, the McCain campaign was a mess from pretty early on in the process, and Jindal would have been nuts to jump into the fray, as much as some of us wanted him. And being a decade younger than Obama wouldn’t have helped in the experience department – despite his much more impressive resume.

Probably the best thing about his decision to remove himself from contention in the veepstakes is that it kept him from being subjected to the sort of obscene process engaged in by the media this year in an attempt to destroy any individual who might stand in the way of Barack Obama, as well as the back-biting that has followed in the days since the McCain defeat. In my view, this may serve to put him in a better place than Sarah Paling for 2012 – like it or not, she has become something of a latter-day Dan Quayle in the wake of this campaign.

And for my fellow junkies already waiting for our first fix of the 2012 campaign, here is some interesting information.