Crunchy Con (Free subscription) | yesterday
My dad got through on the phone line this morning. Their phone service is still hit or miss in their part of south Louisiana. We talked for a while, and he catalogued the devastation they're dealing with. Five days later,...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
We're all focused now on the November election and doing all we can to get conservatives elected from one end of Illinois to the other, but an idea occurred to us this week that we'll need IR readers' help to...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) The absence of Bobby Jindal, the Indian-American governor of Louisiana, robbed the Republican convention of colour to present a true picture of diversity in a rapidly changing America.Jindal, 37, for long speculated as a possible running mate to Republican nominee John McCain, was to be the star attraction of the Sep [...]
Music City Oracle (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Barack Obama notwithstanding, two of the most interesting new faces in politics this year are the current Republican vice-presidential candidate and the even younger governor of Louisiana. For a severely truncated, but interesting, interview with Bobby Jindal, see here. Hat Tip: World Magazine Blog
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Louisiana has published a list of open gas stations for those in Louisiana following the hurricane. The state keeps doing a better job of informing its citizens since Bobby Jindal was elected.
Facing South (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Reporting from the Gulf, Institute Director Chris Kromm tells us that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal held a press conference this morning during which he discussed the widespread electrical outages affecting his state. According to documents released this morning by Jindal's office, almost 1.2 million electricity customers across the Louisiana remain without power -- 60 percent of all of the state's customers....
The Corner (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Another reason conservatives should be thrilled with last night's performance is its demonstration that the conservative future is a bright one. Some of the brightest young talent is on our side -- Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Eric Cantor, Tim Pawlenty, Michael Steele -- just to name a few. During the seventies, eighties and nineties conservatives took pride in having the best ideas. We must work to...
Thanks, Katrina (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
This was originally published in the Times Picayune, but was deleted by the TP. Next time, we won't leave Posted by James O'Byrne, staff writer, Times-Picayune September 02, 2008 8:11PM The next time, my family will stay. I'm sure that Gov. Bobby Jindal, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Mayor Ray Nagin, Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and all the other public officials mean...
Tom Rants (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
She's got charisma, «a special quality of leadership that inspires allegiance and devotion.» Sarah Palin was on my wish list (along with Mark Sanford, Bobby Jindal and, for sentimental reasons, Condi Rice) back when Anne Coulter was running around pitching the Greatest Hair in the GOP as the salvation of conservatism. But I [...]
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) yesterday ordered his state's congressional primary, which had been scheduled for Saturday, postponed after the damage wrought by Hurricane Gustav made it too difficult to organize the balloting on time.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
If Hurricane Katrina was one big lesson in government bungling, Gustav has been an open-book test of whether the politicians learned anything from the disaster. And so far, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Mayor Ray Nagin are getting high marks. In the days...
Below The Beltway (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is getting generally positive reviews for his performance during the approach of Hurricane Gustav: BATON ROUGE, Sept. 2 — He talks about “helo assets,” military-speak for helicopters. He delivers recovery statistics rapid-fire. And in a nod to local sporting passions, he frequently resorts to football analogies. “The evacuation was the pregame,” Louisiana Gov. [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has been considered a rising star among conservative Republicans but not until Hurricane Gustav did he face a major test of his leadership credentials.
The LRC Blog (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
She was one of Newt Gingrich's top two choices for McCain's running mate; the other was Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal....
Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has ordered the state's congressional primary, which had been scheduled for this Saturday, to be delayed after the damage wrought by Hurricane Gustav made it too difficult to pull off the balloting on time. Election officials had been planning for the contingency that the primary might have to be delayed since before Gustav made landfall, and Jindal made his decision...
