Shall the South rise again?

Well--let's wait things out before we urge Jindal to run in 2012. Obama may very well prove to be a popular president and unbeatable in the next four years.

"Outside of Louisiana, he's gonna be as useful to the GOP in the South as Alan Keyes."

Nice try, Brian, but I think not. If Jindal does a good job, word will get around, and not just in the South. The difference between him and Keyes is that the latter's never held a national elected office.

But Don A. has a point -- don't want to waste Jindal by running him early if the Dear Leader proves to be popular and/or successful.

Bobby Jindal can be the future face of the GOP only if they get back to their fiscally and Constitutional roots. Other wise people like Sarah Palin, George Bush, David Vitter and James Dobson will be representing the Republican party into oblivion.

Jindal is certainly no Alan Keyes. Thankfully, there's only one Keyes, and that's one too many.

I wouldn't start pushing his candidacy just yet, though. Let's let him finish a term and then secure re-election before taking him too seriously. Really, we've got three years before we have to think about this, so let's not bother with things that may not even become serious possibilities. I mean, who know what's going to pop-up in the next few years? It's more important to develop a philosophy that any politician can advance, not just one who has the right skin tone or gender or religious belief.

And I say again, if you think you can rebuild the South with an ethnic minority - you're nuts.
There's a reason Republicans sent out e-mails about Obama being a Muslim. There's a reason some crazy old lady at a McCain rally said Obama's an Arab.
Republicans have capitalized on prejudices and resentment in the South to win folks over. After the crazy mobs yelling for the death of a certain candidate right in front of the cameras, I'd say these folks are now the Republican Party's beast to bare.
Yeah, as somebody stated, Jindal's going to Iowa. But, I sure as hell wouldn't count on Southern Bible-thumpers to go vote in droves for Mr. Jindal.
The Republicans have played with fire by stoking prejudices (i.e., the Confederate Flag, Willie Horton, John McCain's supposed black love child,...) Now this fire is burning there house down.
Really, I think it's a Catch-22 - because Republicans need these creeps to win elections.

Jindal for VP, '16, earliest.

But first, Jindal needs to gain some weight. He's skinnier than the O-Man.

Now imagine the New York Times doing a similar piece after GWB's first election, only they concentrated on places that Gore won and finding embarrassing and stupid people to interview, and then trying to paint them as the sum total of Gore's support. A disgusting and bigoted article.

As a born-and-raised son of Louisiana, I say in all seriousness -- and aware of what it means for a Southerner to say such -- that, dammit to hell, Reconstruction ended decades too soon.

I misspoke above.

2008 was not the only year the Republicans screwed up. I guess the Bush administration really lost me in the aftermath of Katrina.

Obama is forthright and articulate, and actually seems to have a vision for America. What a change that will be! I don't agree with all of his viewpoints, but I appreciate his intellect and his interest in hearing all sides of an issue.

Jindal? Well, he seems like a sincere and intelligent person...but it looks like right now the Republicans are still pushing Palin...and only because she has celebrity attention from the media. Sad.

"Obama is forthright and articulate, and actually seems to have a vision for America. What a change that will be! I don't agree with all of his viewpoints, but I appreciate his intellect and his interest in hearing all sides of an issue."

Dagummit, and I thot the kool-aid done all runned out at election time.

Bobby Jindal is a devout, practicing orthodox Roman Catholic. At the present time that is enough to keep him from being elected to national office. This is for better or for worse. He is not like Joe Biden or John Kennedy who are/were more nominal or at best "Sunday" Catholics.