Idea Man
Lee on Feb 19 2009 at 10:47 pm | Filed under: Domestic Politics
To see an interview with Bobby Jindal is to be bombarded with unconventional policy ideas in rapid succession…and most of them would be best punctuated with a ‘WTF’. As in: ‘we dump our dredged silt in the Gulf. WTF. Let’s use it for wetlands restoration.’
It has been said, in reference to Maxwell and electromagnetism, that true genius does not involve comprehending the complex, but in making the complex comprehensible. That could apply on a lesser, political level, to Jindal’s ability to translate often arcane policy agendas into a vernacular pitch. A useful art, for which the New Statesman selected Bobby as one of their ten most likely to change the world last month. A choice that may end up being as well considered as their 2005 selection of Barack Obama.
“Bobby.” Despite being far from Louisiana, I note I find myself increasingly using his given name alone, with everyone immediately knowing who I am talking about. I also note this is similarly done with “Sarah.” It seems we’re on a first name basis with the two primary contestants for the 2012 Republican nomination. That level of familiarity and connection should make for a titanic battle. Quite a welcome experience, after that “whom do you despise the least?” contest in the 2008 primary fight.
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I’d be happy with either President Jindal or President Palin in 2012. My choice would be for Sarah Palin, simply because she is (slightly) older and Bobby Jindal still has plenty of time to run. Case in point, if Palin runs and wins two terms, and Jindal ran in 2020, he’d only be 49 at the time.
The plus side of all this is that the GOP bench is now strong again. Add in Mark Stanford, Tim Pawlenty, Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, Eric Cantor, Jim DeMint, and Tom Cornyn, we have a bench of young Conservative leaders ready to move the party back towards limited government and take the Principles of Reagan and apply them to solotions for a new Generation of problems.