As for Jindal’s performance Tuesday night, I will ask everyone to remember a certain young Democratic Governor who gave a widely-panned speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1988. He was also seen as the young hope of the future, but his delivery was bad and he was unable to capture the attention of even the partisan crowd on the convention floor.

His name ?

William Jefferson Clinton.

People bounce back from stuff like this, rather quickly.

So when he opposed the stimulus spending and was put up to give the response to one of the most important speeches Obama had to give, it felt like he was more than happy to be groomed to be the standard bearer for the GOP. And let’s face it, we all know Jindal would run if the will was there. But now it’s evident that the GOP will have to find somebody else and that’s probably good for Jindal in the long run.

To be fair, Jindal had said months ago that a 2012 run was off the table.

But, you’re right.

For one thing, leaving aside last night, he’s too young. He’s 37 now. He’d be 42 in 2012 and barely into the second year of a second term as Governor.

I think we’ll be hearing from him in the future, just not the near future.