Jindal Makes the Case for Obama

Not long ago, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal was the darling of the Republican Party. Even more recently he won the favor of Tea Party types by refusing to participate in the new federal health care exchanges.  He likes to call himself a true conservative, the kind of guy who will keep the government off our collective back.

But when stuff hits the fan on the Gulf Coast, he's more than happy to take some help. In fact, he thinks we all should be backing him up down on the bayou. After Hurricane Isaac hit earlier this week, Jindal said “Protecting the Louisiana coast is good for Louisiana — it’s also good for this country .... It’s a good investment for the country to be making... It’s investing in the goose that’s laying the golden eggs.” 



That "investment" took the form of millions of dollars in infrastructure planned, built and paid for the Army Corps of Engineers, the ultimate in federal agencies. The result, Jinda argues, is the growth of important industries, like fishing, in that part of the world. In other words, shrimpers make the money, but they need federal government help to do so. In other words, the federal government has an important role to play in economic growth. Sort of like what President Obama said earlier this summer, when Romney and his ilk mocked the idea.

Guess rugged individual only applies to the other guy.