It’s a little early to start making veep predictions, but here are a few things we already know:

1. John McCain is old and needs a young running mate.

2. Everyone wants Obama/Clinton or Clinton/Obama — except for, well, Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi.

3. Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia would add (swift)boatloads of clout to a Democratic ticket in the general election regardless of which candidate makes it there. And he hasn’t said no to the job, as you can see in the clip above.

OK, so Webb hasn’t said yes either. But that’s pretty close for down there in Washington!

It would be a long trip from where he started, as a Republican (Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan) and Hollywood writer. Strange as it may sound, a look back in the MTV News archives shows he’s had White House support for a while. Check out this gem of a photo from just after he won his Senate seat in 2006 (in the race that gave us the term “macaca moment”). John Norris was in DC covering an anti-war rally when a bunch Webb-lovers walked by our stand-up. That’s some ready-made support!