Timing is everything:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will again carry the Republican mantle opposite a primetime appearance from President Barack Obama on Tuesday. [...]
Jindal was widely panned for his televised response to Obama's address to Congress last month. This time, he will speak to a live audience of Republican faithful in Washington.
And as long as no one but the faithful hear him, he should be fine when he complains about spending money for "something called volcano monitoring."