Goodness! "The similarities between... Gov. Jindal and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama are tantalizing to many in the Grand Old Party." Like what, how, says who? There's a nagging whiff implied in this article that the Republicans, in a deficient, racially tinged imitation of the Democrats, may have found their version of a "dark skinned" person to add to their ticket in an attempt to stay competitive with the Democrats. A word of advise to the writers: I would be more careful next time addressing this type point. The line is at best idiotic and irresponsible, because it just sits there, without explanation, a proper analogy, or factual corroboration. With respect to McCain: the writers, being US press, all institutionally and terminally sympathetic to Arizona pol., must of course inject lines that sound more like a transcription of a press release from the Republican's campaign organization rather than journalism: "Gov. Jindal has succeeded in the state at gaining the backing of social conservatives and pro-business fiscal hawks, while appealing to moderate suburbanites -- the formula many Republicans believe Sen. McCain must achieve to win the presidency." Nice. Who are the "many Republicans"? How did Jindal succeed in doing what these authors claim here? Where are the FACTS to back up this? The least us readers can expect from one of the "premier" newspapers in the world is for its journalists to show some professional effort.