[Callahan]

Give me a break. Conservatives are constantly being tarred as "morons" by the lib media. We finally get a true blue conservative who is unassailably brilliant. He's poised to be a national star and a symbol of our color-blind philosophy--and you can't be bothered to cast a vote for him versus a dopey, medi-scaring, machine Democrat. Does he look to much like one a them 7-11 ownin' Hindoos? Now that really is stupid. Reminds me of blacks who think that getting good grades is "acting white." Being smart doesn't automatically make you a Clintoon.

[dg62]

Nothing wrong with being smart, or a rising star. I just don't like the that combination in a politician, especially a young one.

The great thing about your peers running in elections is that you can judge them on your experience with your own peers. I never did like the politico type...the kind that runs for everything, lives and breathes civic activity but has never had a real job(non political), does'nt have a real life, you know the type. Jindal fits that category to the tee. In my experience with this type, it's all hype to promote the political career, not the job to be done.

[JNB]

Conservatism on paper might be colorblind, but do not begin to think working class social conservatives vote for Republicans based on the entire package. The GOP has worked itself into t he majority by picking orff voters whose main issues are guns, abortion and race, thats it, and not only i n the South it also has applied in the rural/small city Midwest and mountain West as well. Gov. Elect Blanco took those 3 issues off the table, and it showed with Jindal losing the rural white vote, somthing that Susie Terrell did not even manage to do last year.

[Char B]

Excellent comments. The cream will rise to the top, and Bobby Jindal has a great future ahead of him.