The Sun Rises Over Louisiana

Bobby Jindal is your next Governor, Louisiana:

Jindal, the Republican 36-year-old son of Indian immigrants, had 53 percent with 625,036 votes with about 92 percent of the vote tallied. It was more than enough to win Saturday’s election outright and avoid a November 17 runoff…

When he takes office in January, Jindal will become the nation’s youngest governor in office. He pledged to fight corruption and rid the state of those “feeding at the public trough,” revisiting a campaign theme.

“They can either go quietly or they can go loudly, but either way, they will go,” he said, adding that he would call the Legislature into special session to address ethics reform.

After decades of corrupt leadership from machine bosses, Louisiana is on the cusp of a revolution in government. Bobby Jindal will try to bring a government that’s more efficient, honest, and wiser. If he succeeds, he will create a model of reform states across the nation.

At this hour, people are already Whispering the name of Bobby Jindal as the Republican Candidate for President or Vice-President. This is, of course, premature. First, he must govern Louisiana and prove the ability to take ideas and make them into reality. In the end, though, the idea of Bobby Jindal failing doesn’t seem to occur to most of us. Other than a 2005 run for Governor, there’s little Louisiana’s young governor hasn’t succeeded at.

In the end,