And even if McCain did die and Jindal had to take over, he still would have had at least sometime as VP.
And that my friends is why stating that putting Jindal on the ticket makes it so we can't attack Obama's "experience" if Jindal is on the ticket is a terrible argument.
There is a big difference between having a rookie starting quarterback (Obama) and a rookie second string (Jindal).
One year of sitting around and basically attending state functions is fine experience to be president?
See Eliot Spitzer for how long "some" time as VP can be, (though Paterson had plenty of prior experience in the State Senate.)