Chuck Todd reports that Jim Johnson and Eric Holder are asking Hill Democrats their views about General Jim Jones as a possible vice presidential nominee. Todd probably reads too much into the significance of this, given that Johnson and Holder are only tangentially related to the Obama campaign — just volunteers, really. Nevertheless, the report is sparking speculation that the former supreme allied commander in Europe might be on Obama’s short list. The Wall Street Journal printed a profile on Jones a little over a year ago, labeling him as the next great ‘get,’ and comparing him to Eisenhower: