Second Look At Bobby Jindal?

Check out Bobby Jindal giving a great speech at a rally to oppose the off-shore drilling moratorium.  After his atrocious response to Obama's State of the Union last year, I thought that, smart as he clearly is, he just doesn't have what it takes to be a national politician.  But perhaps overly-processed speeches read from a teleprompter are just not his forte. No notes, no teleprompter and he knocks it out of the park. 

If we can't have him for POTUS, can we at least have him for Secretary of the Interior? 

p.s. The link is to part one.  More of the speech is in the side bar.

 

My New Favorite Blog

The Introvert's Corner. Reading through this blog was an exercise in saying "Yes, definitely, yep, so true" over and over and over.  I particularly enjoyed Dont' Call Us, We'll Call...Well, No, Actually, We Probably Won't... I never associated my dislike of all things telephone with being an introvert, but the author makes a compelling case.  I particularly related to this:

Introverts tend to be slow thinkers and responders and long pauses don't go over well on the phone. If I am on the phone with a talkative person, I struggle to get my say. I end up doing a lot of listening and uh-huhing. 

This is also a problem with instant messaging. There are even fewer non-verbal cues than on the phone.  By the time I formulate a thought and type it out, the conversation has long since moved on.  I find it stressful and tiring.

How to Piss Off an Introvert:  Yes, yes, yes to all of these, except the last one.  No one has ever accused me of not being an introvert.

Depressing Economic News of the Day

Ed Morrissey has the charts: America's unemployment rate vs. Canada's.  Turns out Canada is led by a fiscal conservative, while we're led by a.....