:: The President's speech was lauded by Democrats and Republicans alike, while Jindal's speech was ridiculed by both parties.
In watching Jindal's speech, my first impression was that he thought he was addressing six-year-olds. My second was that he is not grounded in the reality of our times. The pundits on both sides were harsh.
From HUFFPOST:
Both Democrats and Republicans alike panned Jindal's rebuttal in terms that were decidedly harsh: "amateurish," "laughable" and, most commonly, "a missed opportunity."
"After watching Jindal," one Democratic strategist emailed, "I'd pay a lot of money to be back watching a Palin speech."
"Awkward with capital A," emailed another.
The punditry was equally brutal. Part of the problem was the crux of Jindal's address, which consisted almost entirely of red meat for conservatives. The Governor offered criticism for anything other than tax cuts and ridiculed government spending for items that are either widely supported -- "$8 billion for high-speed rail" -- or seemingly essential -- "$140 million for something called 'volcano monitoring'" (isn't Louisiana Exhibit A in the need for natural disaster warning?).
Image courtesy of Huffington Post.
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