I don’t see the Republican party as being ready to effectively rebut 0bama just yet. I don’t think anyone is ready to follow him and make rational points that the party can back up with its own past actions. Jindal mentioned cover R values but didn’t specify them. To me it’s just more evidence that the party needs to recommit to fiscal conservatism and back it up with action.

And the fact that this might harm Jindal’s chances for consideration in 2012 is a silver lining.