Nic Narrates

My problem isn’t so much with Piyush ”Bobby” Jindal himself (though it is sad that he “Americanizes” his name so that it might be more “palatable”). He certainly makes no egregious offense as Palin did in my (and let’s face it, any right-minded person’s) world. His politics are his, or his party’s, and while I personally don’t subscribe to either, it doesn’t necessarily make them wrong (I suppose).

That said, I’ve turned into a major Snarkasaurus Rex over those who sallied about on public radio, the news, and the intertubes all day yesterday, declaring the Jindal as the “Republican foil for Obama.”

Holy hell, people. He hasn’t even been in office two months, his first policies and reforms were JUST signed into law, and we’re already charting the course for the 2012 election? Really? This is what we’re doing now?

Granted, maybe I’m saying all this because my guy didn’t lose in the election. Maybe if he had I’d be feeling differently about gunning for the next election. But I have to wonder how those who didn’t vote for Obama or who simply disagree with the direction he’s taking the country can even begin to frame an argument against his politics and his solutions without first knowing whether they will ultimately fail.

The truth is, no one knows if the stimulus package will work. It’s huge, it’s bloated, and it’s expensive as hell. But it also outlines steps to be taken that will send ripples of tangible impact across socio-economic “boundaries” as early as April 1. And if it works, perhaps the benefit will outweigh the cost.

So why, as we await the outcome of the changes in store, are there those who are already decrying the efforts of a newborn presidency before it has the chance to crawl, walk, run…maybe even stumble? Are some of us really that ADD?

The hype around Bobby Jindal isn’t just precipitous, it’s downright tacky. And the talking heads who trotted him out yesterday, and will likely do so time and time and time again over the next months and years, are Toolbags- yes, Toolbags- for thinking the mention, the mere speculation, that he could be a potential presidential candidate is appropriate and worth the potential chutzpah of being able to say someday, “you heard it here first.”

And as for Bobby, well, he seems like a nice man and I wish him luck in the coming formative years. He’s young, impressionable, and hopefully won’t turn out to be just another Republican lap dog.

Filed under: crossroads, educating the masses, going postal, i heart TV, Obama or bust, people should be nicer to each other, poor choices, so what if i scream?, things people say, toolbaggery, Uncategorized, work in progress by Nic