Newt Gingrich in the Hill is talking up Bobby Jindal for McCain’s veep:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Sunday that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal “would be far and away the best candidate” to appear on the Republican presidential ticket with Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
Gingrich, who appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” heaped praise upon the former congressman, saying that he is a “spectacular” governor and predicted that Jindal would be a presidential candidate in the future.

Two observations: 1. Gingrich can get all the press in the world for these kinds of insiderish-horseracy stories. Half this story consists of Newt quotes, but let him start talking about the things he really cares about — entitlement reform, health care, &c. — and he’s usually lucky to get a paraphrase. 2. You’d think Bobby Jindal would be my kind of guy, because he hits all kinds of soft spots — and Indian-American Catholic from a state that neighbors my own — but every time I see the guy I can’t help but think that I’d card him for an NC-17 movie. Still, you want to talk about “hope” for the next five months, you could do a lot worse than a guy who actually accomplished worthwhile things in Louisiana.