National: Bobby Jindal

Rush: 'I love Bobby Jindal, and that did not change after last night."

Note to Bobby Jindal: They're going to hate you.

Bobby Jindal is interested in running for president in 2012. We know this not because he has said much about the matter—on Sunday's "Meet the Press," he provided all of the customary non-answers—but because of his words and actions on another subject.

Jindal, who will deliver the Republican response to Barack Obama's address to Congress on Tuesday night, has shrewdly built anticipation for his moment in the sun by announcing that he will refuse $100 million in federal stimulus money earmarked for Louisiana, a posture he reaffirmed on Meet the Press.

"I think we just have a fundamental disagreement here," Jindal said.  read more »

Bobby Jindal has been selected to deliver the televised Republican response to Barack Obama's February 24 address to Congress, which means Jindal will now be the subject of a wave of news stories hyping him as a rising national star.

Take it away, New York Times: "The Louisiana governor has become one to watch among those in the next generation of leaders."

For Jindal, this will probably be the main benefit of his moment of in the spotlight. The content of opposition party responses tends to be forgotten by voters almost instantly (assuming it even registers with them in the first place), along with the identity of the speaker.  read more »