Bobby Jindal is well-known for his fast-talking. What he isn’t known for is doing what he says. The story in today’s Baton Rouge newspaper is but another example. (See story here.)

Jindal’s “spin doctors” claim the trip was “campaign related” and therefore not a violation of the Heh, Heh, Heh, State Ethics Laws.

How convenient!

The story begs another question. Even in-kind contributions have their limits. Did the cost of the trip exceed the campaign contribution limits?

If Jindal can use the dodge that “things of economic value” are “campaign related” then all politicians who are caught with their hands in the cookie jar can claim likewise and side-step the laws that Jindal touted as changing the image of our state.

For those who are concerned about our state’s image, you needn’t wonder if Jindal will be busted for an ethics violation. In his new ethics law, he raised the standard of proof to a level unlikely to be reached by the Administrative Law Judges that he appoints. That is, if those who Jindal appointed to the Ethics Board (a majority) decide to forward the case to the judges.

What would we be saying if this was Edwin Edwards instead of Bobby Jindal?

Heh, Heh, Heh!

Unfortunately, the joke’s on us, the people of Louisiana.

C.B.