I have become a regular peruser of the blog Red Stick Rant by someone whom I probably need to meet. Very conservative. Parishioner at St Luke’s Episcopal Church which arguably is one of the best parishes of any tradition/denomination in the state. And right here in Baton Rouge.
I thought Clifford nailed it with this short piece about the difference a governor makes.
Since Hurricane Gustav missed New Orleans last week, the national media determined it was all a non-event. No story here; move along. No matter that it was worst storm ever to hit Baton Rouge, was more damaging to Louisiana than Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and a half million of us are still without power. But in missing those stories, the national media missed the real story here, which can be summed up in three words:
Governor. Bobby. Jindal.
Read the whole thing here.
I did not vote for Bobby Jindal even when he ran against Kathleen Blanco. The two reasons very simply were:
- I thought he was excessively “wonky” – spouted policy and numbers and proposals at a million miles a minute I found it hard to listen to the guy.
- My wife worked for the state government at the time and a vote for Bobby Jindal was basically a vote against one of our sources of income along with insurance/benefits of which at the time I received none through the church.
I still have some bones to pick with Bobby Jindal on several issues. But as difficult as the last several days have been (personally and for much of Louisiana) Governor Jindal demonstrated exceptional leadership and helped us avoid excessive suffering and is helping the state recover much more quickly.
