The “Conservative” DNA

I’m shocked, shocked to find that “conservative” hypocrisy is going on here!

Whatever would Jabba the Roy think? Oh wait… scratch that.

Anyway, I believe Hayes may be onto something when he talks about this particular form of hypocrisy being “a profound part of the conservative DNA.” Indeed, we’ve seen the same thing in practice here at home — even before the Harper government’s economic recovery plan lurched into action — whereby so-called Conservative MPs scurry about the country doling out ceremonial cheques, making extravagant long-term funding announcements in their ridings throughout the summer months, dispensing untold millions of dollars in corporate welfare for the sake of “jobs, jobs, jobs” — all the while railing against government excess and preaching the gospel of fiscal conservatism.

Bonus Track: Selective amnesia may perhaps be part of the problem. Or, it could just be an inherent kind of douchebaggery at work…

Kenneth (the Page) Jindal

Wickedly funny YouTubers can do anything!

Fun Fact: According to Jindal family lore, Piyush (his real name) chose to re-brand himself “Bobby” inspired by the sitcom character Bobby Brady after watching The Brady Bunch television series at the age of four.

“An Unmitigated Disaster”

It seems that Lousiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s response to President Obama’s speech received a universal thumbs down from the panel assembled at Fox News last night, which is fairly surprising to say the least. Over at PBS, New York Times columnist David Brooks described the speech as “possibly the worst response… in the history of democracy” and remarked that in a moment when the federal government is the “only show in town” to restore some stability to the economy, to just ignore all that and simply claim that government is the problem is an “insane” form of nihilism. It’s just not where the country is, it’s not where the future of the country is, he said.

Clueless, out-of-touch Bloggin’ Tories were, unsurprisingly, thoroughly impressed by Jindal’s calamitous speech.