The Nigh Seen Creeder

Forget B. Hussein Obama, Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal is the most impressive political rising star in America:

"U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal easily defeated 11 opponents and became [Louisiana's] first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction, decades after his parents moved to the state from India to pursue the American dream.

"Jindal, a 36-year-old Republican, will be the nation's youngest governor. ...

"'My mom and dad came to this country in pursuit of the American dream. And guess what happened. They found the American dream to be alive and well right here in Louisiana,' he said to cheers and applause at his victory party."

What's so great about Bobby Jindal, you ask? Check out this impressive résumé:

"In 1996, two years after graduate school at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, he was appointed Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH). There were many issues that needed resolving during his tenure, not the least of which was the growing deficit in Louisiana's Medicaid program. Focusing his attention on the problem, Jindal led the effort to revamp the system.

"In 1998, Bobby was appointed Executive Director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, a 17-member panel under the chairmanship of former U.S. Senator John Breaux (D-LA) and Congressman Bill Thomas (R-CA). As Executive Director, Bobby was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Commission. The Chairmen's recommendations continue to be the driving force behind much of the ongoing debate on how to strengthen and improve Medicare.

"Bobby returned to Louisiana state government in 1999, when he accepted an appointment to become President of the University of Louisiana System. The system, which includes Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of Louisiana at Monroe, is the 16th largest higher education system in the country. In any year, the system oversees the education of 80,000 individuals.

"After serving in that capacity for two years, Bobby was appointed Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This Presidential appointment made Bobby a senior health policy advisor to President George W. Bush."

Furthermore, Jindal has represented Louisiana's 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2004. During his three-year stint in Congress, Jindal has many notable legislative accomplishments, with none more important than these post-Hurrican Katrina laws:

● Passage of legislation to keep the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taxing recovery grants as income.
● Passage of a bill that protects Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens during times of disaster.
● Passage of legislation to require Louisiana to create a unified levee board in order to receive $12 million towards Category 5 hurricane protection.
● Passage of legislation to ease financial commitments for state and local school districts recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
● Passage of legislation containing several provisions crucial to reforming FEMA.

Pretty impressive, n'est-ce pas?