Last night was definitely not Jindal at his best, but a seriously doubt it has crippled his national prospects anymore than Bill Clinton’s complete train wreck of a keynote speech at the 1988 convention stopped him from becoming President.

I’m saying this as someone who at this point would be perfectly happy if Jindal did in fact fade to the background. But 2012 is a long way off and most Americans were not watching either Obama’s address and certainly not Jindal’s response.