Louisiana Elects Bobby Jindal(R) As Governor
Congratulations! As Bryan point out, can you tell that the press is bitter?:
Indian-American, Bobby Jindal, created history on Saturday as he was elected as Governor of the Southern US State of Louisiana, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina some two years ago.
Election of Jindal, 36, as the Governor of Louisiana, immediately brought jubilation among the Indian-Americans in the US, who viewed this as emergence of a new era for the community in terms of their political empowerment. He is a Republican – the party of President George W Bush.
According to the AP:
Political analysts said Jindal built up support as a sort of “buyer’s remorse” from people who voted for Blanco last time and had second thoughts about that decision. Blanco was widely criticized for the state’s response to Hurricane Katrina and she announced months ago that she would not seek re-election.
Captains Quarters has excellant coverage:
Democrats have used Hurricane Katrina to beat up on George Bush for the past two years, but that didn’t fool Louisiana voters. They saw the difference between the rescue and repair efforts in Mississippi and Louisiana, and knew the difference was the state and local government responses. The Democrats have run the state as corrupt incompetents, but their poor leadership didn’t cost lives until 2005. The voters have begun cleaning house in Louisiana.
Redstate has a wonderful post, here is just a bit, but please take the time to read it:
With no way to avoid the wall-to-wall coverage of politics, I would learn what the Democratic party could do to a charming and beautiful state. I would witness how it had worked hard in forging a culture of irresponsibility and pride in mediocrity. If there was ever a single experience that helped shift my views to the right, growing up in Louisiana was it.
JammieWearingFool notes that this appears to be getting very little web coverage. memeorandum is a good indicator. Do you think the people thought of this when they went to the polls:
Bye Bye Blanco!
October 21, 2007 - 04:55 PM on October 21st, 2007
Hmmm, the first non-white governor since reconstruction and what party does he belong to? The same one as the last non white governor. The Republican Party. The press had better make sure this doesn’t get out in New Orleans.
October 22, 2007 - 06:11 AM on October 22nd, 2007
Nagin must be quaking in his Guccis.
October 22, 2007 - 06:56 AM on October 22nd, 2007
Maybe not PCD. I thought of that, but then I started thinking, maybe this is a blessing for him. Now he will be able to do his job, and maybe now, the funds that have been tied up will get to the people. JMO.
October 22, 2007 - 07:48 AM on October 22nd, 2007
Nagin doing his job is like my just departed father coming back from the dead. It ain’t going to happen.
October 22, 2007 - 08:23 AM on October 22nd, 2007
4- Prior to Katrina, he actually did do a good job. Aside from the stupid comments he makes, he had fought Blanco and the establishment to get him the funds that the Feds sent.
October 22, 2007 - 12:36 PM on October 22nd, 2007
tHE RESIDENTS OF THE PELICAN STATE have dumped a liberal demacrat in favor of a conservative republican and the NEW YORK SLIMES and WASHINGTON COMPOST will react as usial
October 22, 2007 - 09:18 PM on October 22nd, 2007
Uh oh, I just thought of something. What happens if even more blacks come around to the corruption of the Democratic party and start voting like their ancestors did during Reconstruction? You know the ancestors that I’m talking about. The ones who had actually been slaves on the plantations of the Southern Democrats.