The fact that Romney, Huckabee, Palin, and Jindal are still in the news daily shows one of two things: 1) America is going through election withdrawls or 2) the press is going through election withdrawls. Or maybe it's that the republican's only glimmer of hope hope left is 2012 and they're already foaming at the mouth.

The 2012 political season is upon us!

Obama said he doesn't want America to be red or blue but one color. John Lennon would agree with that.

As long as all of us are able to strive for excellence if we want. In other words, no two people are alike. When I see Obama grinning I see Socialism with a smile.

That's right. Get out of my bedroom, get out of my marriage, and get to working on solutions to our problems! In otherwords, drop the whole opposition and wedge issue of gay marriage, repukes, and get to working with the Dems. to fix the economy, the environment, and ending the war against terrorists by defeating them once and for all [oh and capturing Osama]!

Hey Barack, if you're going to close down Gitmo, promise that you'll make the "detainees" watch MSNBC 24/7 for a month or so first. That might be punishment enough.

Jindal, if iis since, then, the wind of change is blowing through this Country on the North American continent.

Now that sounds like a rupub you should be able to get behind, I think he might be a little to dark for most republicans, and that name , are you sure hes not a muslim terrorist. Also he sounds like he has a good education, he seem to be able to communicate very
weel, I didnt realize you all still had that sort of person in the repub party (congratulations). I dont think he will go over well in S.C., the repubs here like Sarah Palin, not much on education, but very high on white.
Gov Jindal sounds very intelligent and talks with common sense
marty

Put any color lipstick on that pig you want Bobby...the fact of the matter is your party is dominated by the religious right and until that changes they will be in the electoral wilderness...

America looked into the darkness of religious quackery masquarading as government policy and collectively vomited Mccain-Palin from our national thoughts...

It's good to get out in front.
But, if Obama gets done what he says he wants to do (even half of his agenda), then running in 2012 is worthless.
Which is probably why the Reps will send Palin back out to be beaten. Then, there's a true opening in 2016, especially if there is any failings that the Reps can pick up on to run against.

So Hillary becomes Secretary Of State.

Is the leash on Slick Willie long enough?
When the cat's away the mouse will play , but
in this case it's a rat, and he's a proven player.

These conservatives bore me to death -- they are roadblocks of human progress.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  The battle for the "soul" of the RNC will be the most engaging and entertaining piece of political drama of the season.  We're going to need scorecards to keep track of all the players clawing each other for the top spot.

BTW, anyone else hear that JTP (Joe 'not' the Plumber) has written a book.  A friend of mine told me that he did.  I recall he was shopping for a publisher.  Strange, I didn't think he ever read a book, let alone could write one.

57 Days Until Inauguration Day!
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I've always loved Bobby Jindal.  If the republicans want to come back, they better convince him to step up to the plate.

Anyone naive enough to think that Gov. Jindal is not putting his toe in the political pool of 2012 has got to be kidding themselves. I give him credit for knowing that the old politics of the Repub party are as outdated as Mr. Pibb and Tab.

The Obamas have proven that the Dems know a little something about positive family images and working together as a country to resolve our deep concerns. Gov. Jindal has simply borrowed a page from the Obama playbook. Can't blame him---it is one that has been extremely successful

OBAMA/BIDEN 2012!

The Gross Odd People (GOP), and the Really Not Competent (RNC) will never want to catch up culturally in America. Their culturally bankrupt party base, will never let this happen, and the radical religious right in the GOP/RNC is worse. They are the party, that will always be against, the real meaning of the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. They will always hold firm their prejudices against different races, religions, and cultures. Politically, they will always divide Ameica into who is loyal in their warped visions, and who is not. Scientifically, they have put our nation 25 years behind in medical research. Religiously, they are theological pagans, as "Puppet Palin" explained during her "Campaign of Corruption." The bottom line is simple. They may show more than "two-faces" however their songs of "Cultural Corruption" remain the same. That is fact!

So Jindal says he's not delivering a political speech... in the state that hosts the first presidential caucus. Hmmmm, sniff test says... it might be a tad political.

At the very least you must all admit that Jindal is a breath of fresh air of GOP intelligence after listening to Palin voice of screetching finger nails down a chalk board for the last 3 months.

Mr. Jindal is a whole lot more generous and open compared to the Snark Queen, Palin. She's a small, high school level personality. Whoever comes out ahead will say volumes about the GOP.

The Picayune got it right.

Sounds like Bobby is chest thumping about feel good laws that affect offenders already on parole or probation.

A waste of already stretched paper thin taxpayer money.

Our economy is tanking, get on board and propose something constructive.

Jindal may be talking like this today because of the recent election results, but look at his record before you make into any kind of 'new' Republican.  His record is that of a hard-right social conservative -- school vouchers, creationism, defense of marriage, unbridled free-market health care, blame the poor -- the whole routine.  His naked ambition should be apparent to everyone with a brain.

I flew into iowa and heard the speech first hand and yes it was before the iowa family Policy Center.  At the age of 37, Gov  Bobby Jindal has an impressive resume and  his speech was different for its thoughtfulness and personal touches.
I suspect 2016  will  see a serious Jindal challenge.  If I was Mary Landreiu   I would be saving my  nickels as  that will be a great Senate Race opportunity.
As for  2012, I think the Republicans will nominate Romney , Palin or Sanford.   I think Jindal  will continue to speak out on the important issues.

 As I have already said, I was impressed with the thoughtfulness of the entire speech   and the tone  

   Jindal's comment on children, comes from the deepness of "Hell".  These snakes could careless of children, patriotism, focus on the family, country first...  When a Neo'Con is heard to say anything that is dear to your heart, "it should raise a red flag".  
   You can give Jindal your vote, then he will get "Focus on the Family", when he break's you, to "pray for rain", when you go get food "stamps", because you have become "social", wake up people....
   

Jindal is understandable but ...  What a crock of crap in comparing Palin to Reagan; a more accurate comparison would be Palin to GWBush, in incompetence and then with noting she is even far less qualified, and any rational and intelligent analysis should see that as obvious.  These new ads touting Sarah Palin, even to going so far as to thank her, are not only ridiculous but literally an insult to people’s intelligence in assuming that people are that gullible and easily manipulated.  There are simply those that really want to have another pliable puppet that, after having her ego fed, would once again be used for their purposes.  We have just gone through eight years with one arrogant, aggressive, grossly dishonest, totally self-indulgent, sociopathic (without conscience) puppet who was completely focused on Special Interests and a select few, while irresponsibly giving the majority only apathy, the costs and an abundance of subterfuge, and now they are literally trying to sell us another one!  That may serve their purposes (even while they should instead be apologizing and changing from their past) but they just have a whole lot of nerve trying to push it off on the rest of us.  Whether conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, religious or non-religious, whatever, as long as intelligent and just having a reasonable conscience that deception should be quickly rejected and condemned.  

So what is the differance between the GOP and the Taliban Theocracy? They enslave their women in chadors and male dominated society, then we try and enslave our women in the religious rights anti-abortion  and anti-gay theology.

From the same GOP that brought us: Larry Craig, Mark Foley,Dick Cheney,George Bush and Eric Rudolph.

Piyush Jindal is no Obama. He is what Indians term the "gori" candidate. He conveniently shuns his heritage in favor of assimilating the values of conservative US Christian worldview.

Now, theres a decent republican and he should go far!

He looks like a Democrat and he has a name like a Democrat.......but he's a Republican??
He might be too smart to be elected by Republicans....

I am still not sure how many of the incessant messages consisting of amazingly original and substantive plays on either party's name are from actual people and not plants.  I sincerely hope that the vast majority of said messages are caused by spam or at least children.  To accept otherwise would force me to reconcile the fact that a substantial number of posters/voters lack even poorly conceived defenses of their own supposed ideals. Call your assumptions into question, keep them there, and we might actually get somewhere.  Governor Bobby, Mayor Booker, and Senator Begich are much less awful to read about than however many billions were pissed away this week. Enjoy duping yourselves, regardless of your political persuasion, into thinking you are helping by merely injecting more drool and nonsensical name calling into a process where the local election you didn't know anything about mattered way more than the irrelevant one you are still patting yourself on the confused back for.  

By the 'coarser' elements of modern culture he probably means Janet Jackson's nipples and Monica Lewinsky's dress rather than starvation in Africa and war in the Middle East.

Republicans make me sick.

Jindal is a formidable figure though and a likely president one day. Oh dear.

I really like Jindal, Pawlenty and Romney. If we get through the next four years, I think these guys could really carry the country forward.

please post for my friends!

Jindal's real given name is Piyush. He got bobby from the kid on the brady bunch. how much rational thinking does that show? he is also about to grant clemency to some sex offenders in La. he better do it early so it is forgotten by 2012. how deep does his pakistani ties lie? you asked about obama so fair is fair. let's see the media scrutinize that but of course they won't
oh yeah, nashville fan, clara, eric, why has no one brought up the fact that dems sweep into power and gas drops 2.00 over night? no coincidence the oil boys knew their gravy train was over and waxman was going to bring them dowm! never let the repubs forget that fact. anyone that doesn't see it is either naive or just a party hack in denial.

Obama Imitators should stand in line, after Gov.Jindal!

Wow.  There are some bitter democrats on this reply.  Jeez, you guys just cleaned house in the elections...lighten up.  Jindal is a breath of fresh air and it's good to hear someone talk about the notion of family in a broad manner.  He's right...it does start with family.  You can throw as much money at our societal problems as you like, but without positive role models in the lives of children, their liklihood of success is diminished.  

Aside from focusing on family, we also need to focus on the root causes of our problems and start asking tough questions.  

Are you poor because you're a victim, or are you poor because you jacked off in school when other people were studying?  Maybe you studied hard, but you just choose an occupation that the market doesn't have much demand for.  

Is your healthcare unaffordable? Or, do you just choose not to buy coverage so that you can buy a mobile phone, high-speed Internet, cable, a nice new car, etc.?

Is your house close to being foreclosed on because you're a victim?  Or, did you and your spouse just buy too damn large a home at a time when mortgage rates were at a 40-year low?  Maybe you got an ARM and just assumed rates would never go up.  Or, maybe you're one of the real geniuses that got an interest only loan--smart move.  

Are healthcare costs high because of the evil corporate America?  Or, are they high because we've prolonged the natural life by years and those last years are incredibly expensive thereby raising the cost for everyone else.  Mayeb they are high because in the past ten years the number of type II diabetes cases have nearly doubled--that's the obesity kind.  I'm sorry, but if you're pounding Twinkies, I shouldn't have to subsidize your healthcare.  Kids?  I'm fine paying for that.  Children can't help that their parents are idiots or irresponsible.

We NEVER ask these questions.  Our politicians NEVER ask these questions.  I vote for the candidate who preaches the loudest about individual responsibility.  While both were lacking, Obama painted more people as victims, so I went for McCain.  

Jindal's voting record is in lockstep with GWB and always will. He did everything he was told by Governor Foster who appointed him Sec of Health and Hospitals at the age of 24, a year later he was fired. What does that tell ya? He was appointed at that age because he was willing to do what he was told.

Please...Jindal is as far off in right field as Rush.

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