TW: I do not agree with much of the substance of Bobby Jindal's political positions but I am not a Republican. However, he is the type leader the Republican should be embracing to lead their future rather than others with more strident, flashy and far less substantive reputations. He stubbed his toe badly with his Kenny the Page speech last winter. But that snafu is survivable as in the mean time he appears to be constructing concrete accomplishments down in the Bayou.
From Economist:
"...The speech didn't do Mr Jindal any favours, but it was only one speech, and no one expected him to beat Mr Obama in an oratorical cage match. If I were an advisor to Mr Jindal I might want him to be a little bit more public, because as it is the Kenneth-the-Page moment is the lingering impression
...The important thing is that Mr Jindal has, since taking office in January 2008, been an effective governor. During the campaign, for example, he promised to reform Louisiana's ethics laws, and that was one of the first things he did: the reforms were signed in March 2008. As a result, this year Louisiana leapt 43 spots in the Center for Public Integrity's rankings of standards for legislators—from 44th place to 1st. That's a tremendous jump.
Another focus of the young administration is economic development. To that end they are taking steps to show that the state is a good place to do business.
...One other note about Mr Jindal, in light of the news of the day. His experience gives the lie to Sarah Palin's implicit claim that liberal elitists and the mainstream media are set on personally destroying anybody who imperils the cozy, cliquish white-male old-money boy's club. We hardly hear a peep about Mr Jindal's personal life. I don't even know if he has kids. Possibly because if he does he's not always using them as props in glamorous photo shoots. We hear only a little about his remarkable religious experiences, but only a little, because he doesn't generally refer to Jesus when he's explaining his political beliefs or governing decisions. Had Ms Palin gone back to Alaska after the campaign and paid attention to governing the sideshow part of life would quickly have subsided. It's like Dr Phil says, Ms Palin: you teach people how to treat you."
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2009/07/bobby_jindal.cfm
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