GOP Response: Next Time, Let Rush Do It!

GOP Response: Next Time, Let Rush Do It!

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana gave the Republican response to President Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. The reviews have been mixed, albeit on the negative side.

Naturally, one can expect the Democrats to pan Jindal's speech with Republicans praising it.

On substance, Jindal was just fine. It was his delivery that was not what the occasion called for.

I listened to his response on the radio and it sounded to me like he was imitating "Mr. Rogers." He sounded as if he were talking to children, not as a political leader speaking before adults. He may have been over-coached and may have done better had he spoken before a live audience in the same room.

If you really want fireworks and something memorable, I would suggest tapping talk-show king Rush Limbaugh to give the GOP response. Yes, Limbaugh considers himself more of a conservative instead of a Republican, but he would be able to get right to the point and fire off some juicy zingers at Obama and the Democrats.

Also, he would come right out and lay before the American people the cause of this recession and the mortgage meltdown that caused it.

Another annoying thing, I was listening to Governor Jindal's speech and the station I was listening to, KFI-AM in Los Angeles, cut in for a station break right in the middle of Jindal's speech. Ridiculous! Bad call KFI!

In a nutshell, Jindal gets an "A-" (more could have been said) on substance, and a "C-" on style and delivery. And KFI gets an "F" for cutting in Jindal's speech.