Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Is This Really the Day to Rehash Jindal's Exorcism Story?

It's just swell of David Brody to conclude that today was the right day to rehash Louisiana Bobby Jindal's story of witnessing an exorcism as a young man.

Believe in the phenomenon of exorcism or don't, that's your call. But at this moment, the country has other matters on its mind. Obama's massive stimulus has been passed; Jindal
has been selected to make the case to the public that the government borrowing and spending its way out of this hole will only make things a lot worse. Tonight, Jindal is the spokesman for a lot of skeptics out there.

Brody writes:

If the Louisiana Governor runs for President in 2012, he’ll have a lot going for him. Fiscal conservatives love him, social conservatives love him and he would literally be a fresh face for the GOP. Not your typical GOP politician if you know what I mean. Plus, he has the intellectual heft to go up against President Obama. But there’s one incident from his past that may scare some folks.

Frankly, that stuff is irrelevant, at least to most of tonight's viewers, compared to the economic problems facing the country right now. We'll worry about 2012 closer to that date, and note that the voters of Louisiana didn't find Jindal's exorcism story to be something to worry about a few years back when they elected him. Jindal's not even a declared candidate for 2012; if he decides to run, there will still be plenty of time to discuss what he believes about God and Satan. For now, Job One is articulating an alternative course to the president's.

Right now, most folks are wondering whether we can exorcise the toxic subprime mortgage derivatives from the banks.

02/24 01:45 PMShare