Jindal laying groundwork for '12

[BM]

I'm torn on how I feel about that.  Becoming a governor at his age is rare in itself, so making the national scene at a young age seems to go along with that.  Experience is experience.

I agree two terms obviously would do more for him, but it's all about timing.  If Obama seems beatable, he might have to go for it while he can.  If another Republican wins in '12, he'd have to wait until 2020 to run, 5 years after his term as governor would end.  What could he do in that time? Do you think he'd have a chance at going for Mary Landrieu's Senate seat in 2016?

Congressman--> 2 term governor --> Senator --> President.  That might be the path for him.

He's getting buzz in Republican circles the same way Obama was over these last few years. If he was able to make his convention speech it would have been even more buzz.  I could see him wanting to strike the iron while it's hot. If he loses, he could just try over and over to start a conservative movement in the same way Reagan ran in the primaries so many times and gained a following over the years.