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!
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