"I personally think he's laid a great foundation and there's an opportunity for someone to pick that up," Lennon told BBC Radio Scotland.
"The allegations against Mr. Andrews are disturbing and I really don't think he's laid his cards on the table, I don't think he's come clean to people," Barnett told CBC.
Some think he's laying out the possibility to counter suspicions that he's a lame duck.
His ambition is well known, and most people think he is laying the groundwork for a run at the presidency in 2012.It is too early to judge Mr Jindal's tenure as governor; and it is unlikely that his record will be the primary yardstick in determining his political prospects.
"I don't think he's adequately laid out the reasons we should go to war.
I thought he was laid back, but he's actually very intense.
I think that he laid out, very clearly, that he inherited a fiscal mess when he came into office.
He added, "I think he was just laying a stone to step on.
"I think he's got a pretty laid back style anyway and I think it's quite difficult for him to show a great deal of passion; he is now showing a lot of enthusiasm and that's very good.
As the vice president thinks, he is also laying groundwork.
