While watching the President Obama address Congress last night, I was thinking about what progressive groups need to do better to support our President. Then, watching the Republican response from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, (I too was born in Louisiana and to immigrant parents), I was struck by how disingenuous his speech was. He argued that based on the experience from Hurricane Katrina federal stimulus dollars for his State would be counter-productive.
After President Obama's encouraging address, Governor Jindal's remarks were...
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