Chris Wallace finishes today's interview with Virginia's Governor-elect, Bob McDonnell, by asking what's going to become a mandatory question the next few years.
Check out the ending -- McDonnell sounds like he leaves the door wide open when he says he has no plans "at this point".
That's when Wallace challenges him to make a definitive statement, and McDonnell ends by making a pledge that he'll serve out his term (Note: this isn't the first time he's promised to serve the full four years).
WALLACE: Now it sounds silly to bring up less than a week after your election, but some political junkies here in Washington -- some very powerful ones -- are already saying that you will be on the short-list of Vice-Presidential candidates come 2012 for the Republican party.
Do you harbor any national ambitions, sir?
MCDONNELL: I really don't. I mean, I love Virginia. I've served in the state government now for 18 years. I've got a very ambitious set of policy initiatives, Chris, that I'd like to get accomplished.
It's very flattering to hear people talk in those terms, but I'm going to focus 100% of my time on Virginia. We have a great state, we've got some challenges, I'm committed to fixing some of those problems, and I'm gonna get right to work on that this week.
WALLACE: Well, Governor-elect, you can put all of that chatter to rest right here, so let me be the very first one to ask you: Will you promise to serve the whole, fully 4-year term into 2014?
MCDONNELL: Yeah, I've said that I would. I mean, other governors have looked at those things in the future, but I don't have any aspirations beyond being governor of Virginia, at this point.
WALLACE: So four full years?
MCDONNELL: That's my pledge.
