So Jindal can become a cabinet secretary: Energy, HHS, Edumakasun, and do a bang-up job and then run for the Vitter seat when next it is up for election. Rand Paul is not the perfect Senator but he has made valuable contributions on drones, opposing NSA snooping on citizens, his outreach to minorities although it is clumsy.
I hope you are wrong on Rubio. I certainly lack the knowledge to be sure, one way or the other. My favorite is Walker if he becomes competitive. Otherwise, Ted Cruz early and often.
God bless you and yours!
Jindal, believe it or not, is not all that popular in LA at present. I'd rather see Jeff Landry take the Senate seat instead, an unapologetic Tea Partier (although he's running for Atty Gen at present).
As for Rand Paul's "outreach", well, this picture explains it in 1,000 words...
"Resist we much" comes to mind. This is almost as bad as Jack Kemp's trying to befriend the lunatic Calypso Louie Farrakhan into the GOP. Some things are better left behind.
Roofio was one of the most galling and offensive to me. He spent the campaign season trying to distinguish himself from the Orange Menace when it turned out they were just twins. I never saw someone whore themselves out to the political establishment faster than he did. He's dead to me. I'm just sorry Lt. Col. Allen West can't move back from TX to FL to get his Senate seat. Hopefully it will go to Rep. Ron DeSantis and we can actually get a real Conservative for a change.