To me the best choice is Jindal. Executive experience, worked on healthcare, young, ethnic, superb academic credentials, pro-life.
Jindal and Rubio are my first choices as well, however they are both too bright and energetic to hold the dismal job of VP. I think their talents would be wasted as VP.
Romney has said that what it takes to turn this economy around might mean he is a one term president which doesn’t make the VP spot all that inviting. I think Rubio in his many denials realizes this.
If Romney is destined to be a one term president then maybe he should pick a Portman or a Christie or a Pawlenty to go down with him.
I think Romney realizes if he is elected it will be due to a massive anyone but Ubama vote, and it probably won’t matter who he selects for VP.
And someone who absolutely shines as a leader during a crisis. He's not exactly firewall conservative on every single issue, but he's definitely sharp.
And re: Jindal... those who view him negatively based on that flop of a speech he gave after Obama's faux-SOTU in early '09... remember, damn near 75% of the country had gone all Chrissy Matthews for Obama by that point, and any frontal attack on him would've come off badly. Jindal did as well as could be expected with a difficult situation.