I think it can be argued that Jindal is more of a powerhouse than Palin, and possibly a more perfectly-ready fit for the Vice-Presidency. But Palin had already showed her chops in Alaska, and Jindal has only had months on the job of Governor of Louisiana.
The fact is, Louisiana needs Jindal more than American needs Jindal. I want Jindal in national office, but after he’s had a chance to change the soul of Louisiana.
Louisiana has suffered long enough under the corruption started by Huey Long, and they deserve a chance to become a functioning state, not a wannabe third world country. They deserve the opportunity to prosper under Jindal, since they finally showed the good sense to elect someone competent. New Orleans re-elected Nagin you know…Louisiana could have re-elected failure and corruption. They apparently want to change. I think it would have been criminal to try to pull Jindal away from his new job, because the needs of Louisiana are truly greater than the needs of the US at large.
Besides, you have to admit that McCain completely obviated the effect of the Dem convention the very next day by his announcement. McCain really got inside Obama’s OODA loop, and seeing Obama and Biden standing slack-jawed trying to figure out what had happened to their coronation was very satisfying.
There is a lot to be said for Palin just because she’s a true Alaskan woman, too. Having lived there for several years, I learned that sissified Manhattan gabbers and blowhard Beltway leeches would simply die in the harsh conditions there – they wouldn’t have the sense to change the Gucci shoes for bunny boots and abandon style for warmth and protection from the cold. You must have the soul of a frontiersman or woman to thrive in Alaska, and a lack of pretense with a focus on what truly matters comes with that experience. Palin has that quality. We are fortunate to have her on the ticket.
She is reviled and attacked because she’s truly what feminism said a woman could be, but the National Association of Gals (Rush’s term for NOW) never believed that Evolved Woman would be packing heat and be skilled at field dressing a moose. They also didn’t expect her to be pretty and happy and a mommy and self-made. Those things make Sarah Palin an excellent choice.
