I think it is safe to say that I share the same feelings about Bobby Jindal as does Michelle Malkin. Thus far in his political career in Louisiana, he’s proven himself invaluable to the state as a whole, since the Katrina disaster.

Michelle Malkin » Bobby Jindal: The future of the GOP -There is one Republican I’m absolutely thrilled about, though: Bobby Jindal. He’s taking office today as Louisiana governor. It’s a historic moment–and a proud moment.

I really hope common sense and reason prevail to Jindal’s opposition. Louisiana has suffered a terrible blow and is gallantly trying to rebuild its coastal infrastructure, namely the city of New Orleans, along with their collective spirit as a state.

As an aside and being a Texan, Louisiana has always held a special place for me. As a child, I attended family Reunions in the small town of Logansport. In High School, I went to band camps at McNeese State University. Later, I played in a national Jazz Band competition and frolicked around the French Quarter when I was in college.

So, I’m rooting for Jindal in his quest to clean up the smelly bureaucracy that Louisiana politics has become — we saw just how “smelly” in the Katrina aftermath. Such a spirit of “entitlement” has vexed this great state. We need an party-independent revival of self-reliant, “pick yourself up by your own bootstraps” kind of public officials… to weed out the fat-cat incumbents and clean out the cogs of government from the state and city level. Louisiana needs this.

As for the Republican Party, it needs this, too. This country needs a strong and ethically responsible Republican and Democrat party. They both need to rise above their current obsolescence. Our nation needs this, too.

[Cross-posted @ The Cheesebox blog]

In The News – The Dallas Morning News, “Bobby Jindal takes office as Louisiana governor”