Me and Bobby...Jindal

I don't know a hell of a lot about Bobby Jindal yet, but I really like the larger story he's playing a part in. It's almost impossible to be interpreted negatively.

Yesterday, the son of Indian immigrants was elected the first non-white governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction and this nation's first-ever governor of Indian descent.

To add a little sugar on top, Jindal is a conservative Republican, casting at least the shadow of an outlier on the myth/truth that southern GOP voters are Klansmen by another name.

We'll all be paying attention to whether this 36 year old can clean things up down there and perform his job with a little bit more competence than the dimwit who beat him in his first attempt.

In other racial barrier news this week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is pushing Major League Baseball to retire the jersey of Pirates great Roberto Clemente....on the basis of his being both a humanitarian and the first Latin American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

That's quite a feat.

Of course, bestowing this honor could not happen without incident. Relatives of Frank and Jackie Robinson are fighting this move. They don't need a lousy spic encroaching on their perch on the top of Mt. Victim.

>> Note...I just thought the picture I chose above was funny. Neither of the individuals in that picture is actually me ;-)