Steve Schmidt: Jindal Is GOP's Destiny

Ramesh Ponnuru at the National Review notes that a number of Republican heavyweights are hyping Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal as the party's future, as a weekend Washington Post article shows:

No less an aspiring kingmaker than Steve Schmidt, the chief strategist of McCain's failed presidential bid, sees Jindal as the Republican Party's destiny. "The question is not whether he'll be president, but when he'll be president, because he will be elected someday." The anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist believes, too, that Jindal is a certainty to occupy the White House, and conservative talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh has described him as "the next Ronald Reagan."

Ponnuru, however, isn't sure "this sort of swooning is really going to be helpful to Gov. Jindal in the long run."

Comments

[jpmdevildog]

After their crushing defeat in November the Republican Party was left with no clear leader. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal hopes to fill the power vacuum, and has entered talks with Satan to do just that.

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/election-08/jindal-in-talks-with-satan/

[novowel4me]

The talks are further along than the article implies. Satan has sweetened the pot by promising Sarah Palin will gain 50 lbs before 2010.

[keepemhonest]

Stevie Boy
1. Studied under Rove during Bush divisive campaign\
2. PICKED Sarah Palin as VP for McCain
3. Typical Rove clone.

Grover Norquist:
1. Washington Lobbyist who wants to minimize government power and completely deregulate the banking system.

2. Great connections to criminal Jack Abramoff

3. Compares Estate Tax to Holocaust

[cobraxus]

Jindal performed an exorcism in college.read his description of the event Steve-O!in legal terms it's called battery and false imprisonment.also,when he appealed to the Holy C for assistance in said ritual the church turned him down.Jindal also claims to have cured this woman's cancer(which was also caused by Satan).Jindal wants Intelligent Design taught alongside Evolution in science class and believes aspects of the Protestant faith to be heretical.Also his first name in Piyush(I believe)not Bobby.if Jindal and Palin are the brightest stars in your sky right now prepare for an eternity of darkness.

[LeawoodKansas]

President of what?

[philosopherkingtomas]

the right winger born agains end of the world loving republicrites will NOT welcome Jindal-berry!
republicans are bound to lose for hundred years unless its Schwartzeneger !

[ajax2]

Why did Schmidt get off the Palin ship? Was he thrown overboard with the garbage?

[LameDuckHunting]

Sure.........Jindal will be president because America could use a good exorcism and Bobby The Demon Slayer has first hand experience.

Another GOP nutjob.

[ChrisR]

Never.

[yngskywlkr]

Let's face the truth the GOP will NEVER elect an ethnic minority for prez.

Jindal stands a better chance if he were a democrat but republican ? Nah

[keepemhonest]

Isn't this guy the same Rovian-student who PICKED Palin for VP?

[frappe]

What a Schmidt-head.

[Phxflyer]

Didn't he say the same thing about John McCain?

[Hillrick]

Wow. When the GOP is so desperate for a face they look to someone who is not white, and then to say he is the next Raygun?!? Considering their backroom diatribe with this shows just what w hores they are when it comes to grabbing for power...

[sueno]

I hope Steve manages his campaign!
The GOP still does not get it-
they think that now they can just change the "color" of the candidate
and not look at their ideals-

[desertdweller]

I thought the GOP had a "No Dogs or Wogs" policy.....