The Jindal Mistake
The Nation has a must read article about Bobby Jindal called The Jindal Mystique. At first, when you start reading it, you might think “what are you talking about, this sounds like another Jindal fluff piece”. But once you think that this article will just be a “lets praise the wunderkind”, they throw a very refreshing curveball:
Perhaps because the media have fixated on Jindal’s image, rapid rise and sweeping popularity, they have left his voting and policy records largely unexamined.
This is exactly what I have been saying from day one. No real investigative reporting had been done by Jindal by major media outlets whatsoever. I am impressed that Deepa Fernandes not only mentions this but also takes the time to actually discuss his record.
Countless articles have sung the praises of this “wunderkind”–who changed his name from Piyush to Bobby (he was a fan of the youngest boy on The Brady Bunch) and converted from Hinduism to Catholicism–yet few have delved into the “whip smart” governor’s ideology.
Exactly!
Jindal also initiated cuts to the healthcare system that made it much harder for doctors to treat poor patients.
Again, what I have been saying since day one.
The only thing the article is missing is the actual failure of Jindal to bring meaningful ethics reform to Louisiana and that the office of the Governor is the least transparent in the nation. However, there is much more time to write more articles.
Cross posted at the ressurected Jindal is Bad.