WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Republicans seem to have a problem with their skin color.

House Speaker John Boehner continues to amaze his colleagues, constituents and the media about his year-round orange tan.  During the last State of Union Address, images of Boehner showed him darker than Vice President Joe Biden and,  yes, even President Obama.

Now the spotlight turns to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, an Indian American, whose “official” portrait shows him in an elegant pose, albeit  with a whitewashed skin.

Many political pundits are speculating that the whitewashed portrait will serve as the official campaign image when Jindal makes a bid for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2016 elections.

A South Asian surname and a white photograph would be a perfect combination to lure both mainstream voters and the emerging minority voting block.  What a brilliant strategy!