La. Gov. Jindal Endorses Bob "Taliban Bob" McDonnell

In a sign that likely GOP candidate for governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell (at right in the photo), is not going to moderate his extreme Christianist stances on issues notwithstanding the GOP's loss of Virginia on November 4, 2008, McDonnell has accepted the endorsement of religious right whack job Louisiana Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal. As is the case with the national GOP, many in the Republican Party of Virginia continue to believe that their recent election losses are because they were not crazy and far right extremist enough. Hopefully, they continue to drink the Kool-Aid and the Democrats will be able to continue to hold the governorship and make further inroads against the GOP in the Virginia General Assembly. McDonnell is an extremist on gay issues and borders on acting like a self-hating closet case at times. Here are some highlights from the Virginian Pilot:

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Jindal was in town to endorse Attorney General Bob McDonnell's 2009 gubernatorial campaign. . . . Like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 37-year-old Jindal is seen by some observers as a fresh face in a Republican Party that suffered significant election losses on the federal level this year.

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Republicans and Democrats around the country are expected to be watching Virginia's 2009 election closely, particularly after Barack Obama carried the state and ended a 44-year streak of Virginia voting for GOP presidential candidates. The only other state with a gubernatorial election in 2009 is New Jersey, which is a Democratic stronghold.

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McDonnell is the lone Republican running for governor next year. Three Democrats are interested in the race: state Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath; Del. Brian Moran, D-Alexandria; and former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe.*

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In endorsing McDonnell, Jindal cited the attorney general's work to toughen punishment of sex offenders and his stance on controlling state spending. The two men share many socially and fiscally conservative beliefs, a point Virginia Democrats highlighted in an e-mail critical of McDonnell and Jindal. "An extreme Republican endorsing an extreme Republican doesn't come as a surprise," said state Democratic Party spokesman Jared Leopold.