NYT: "Speculative frenzy" surrounds Gov. Jindal as potential McCain V.P. choice

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Louisiana's possible champion of the right

Speculative frenzy surrounds Gov. Jindal as potential McCain V.P. choice

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24925701/

BATON ROUGE, La. - Religion and fiscal stringency have a friendly home at the state Capitol here, with a conservative, Bobby Jindal, in the governor’s office, a host of straight-arrow novice legislators eager to please him and an honored spot for the Louisiana Family Forum in the old marble halls.

The newly conservative tone of state government is seeping through a host of successful bills — on school vouchers, creationism, stem-cell restrictions and tax and spending cuts — and it is adding to the speculative frenzy here surrounding Mr. Jindal as a potential vice-presidential choice for Senator John McCain.

Politicians here say they are certain that Mr. Jindal would balance a McCain ticket, and not just because he is an Indian-American. The Christian right has a new champion in Mr. Jindal, a serious Catholic who has said that “in my faith, you give 100 percent of yourself to God.”

Bumper stickers saying “Jindal for V.P.” are circulating here, with increased velocity after the governor’s stay two weekends ago at Mr. McCain’s Arizona ranch. Mr. McCain’s schedule has him campaigning in Louisiana next week, according to his Web site.

[skooooo]

1. There's a real winning ticket....

not.

[liberal N proud]

2. Is Jindal supposed to bring the Christian Reich back to the GOP?

"creationism, stem-cell restrictions and tax and spending cuts"

The fundies might have a problem with the Catholic part though

[chill_wind]

3. Bobby Jindal's transcript in front of the RRR. Everything you need to know

about what these two will promise to fund-raisers, in their very own words.


The CNP club likes to keep their business operations secret (meeting places and dates, membership) but they do have a small website with a selective amount of publication information.


http://www.policycounsel.org/66513/66845.html

MCCain's transcript is there, too. He needs Jindal.