Afraid not, Mr. Benan

Let's take all the facts, omit the ones that don't work for us, re-arrange the others and make a statement that is COMPLETELY factual but is, in fact, wrong.

Case in point--we all know that Bobby Jindal supported Lee Domingue for the Louisiana Senate District 16 seat. We know that Dan Claitor beat the shit out of Lee Domingue. Finally, we know that Dan Claitor won because he's a good guy and Lee Domingue lost because he's a slimy, swindling douche (at least, according to every one with an opinion and Paula Pennington de la Bretton).

Of course, that's not how it plays out in the D.C. left-wing rags....nooooooo. Exhibit A--writing for The Washington Monthly (in a daily column, no less) Steve Benan explains Domingue's loss thusly:

And while I don't usually report on state Senate races, there was a big contest in Louisiana over the weekend, featuring Lee Domingue, a right-wing Republican who enjoyed the enthusiastic support of Gov. Bobby Jindal (R). Domingue, a Biblical literalist who wants creationism taught in public schools and supports banning single Louisiana citizens from adopting children, lost badly.

I'm pretty sure that Mr. Domingue's ultra-fucked-up, literal Bible view had NOTHING to do with his loss...but it plays well for the left to present it that way.

You have to be careful with these people....they're slimy, swindling douches.

Jindal's Foray Fails...

With his endorsement of Winston Lee Domingue, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal decided to step off into the direction of the old-school Louisiana politics. The people of the State Senate District 16 told Jindal to mind his own business.

This was just a boneheaded move for the Gov on two fronts: first--the people of Louisiana elected him on a reform platform, demonstrating their desire to get away from politics-as-usual, and second--Lee Domingue is a douche (and will probably get the "Who's a Douche?" award at some point in the near future). So, as I see it--play politics as usual--strike; support a clown in a race with a clear "good-guy" choice--strike. That would be two....and the way the local media is piling up on Jindal's jetsetting fundraising, the Gov best be careful.

Three strikes in this fickle fiefdom earns a fat K and a quick trip to the bench. Given the rise in sophistication of the Louisiana electorate over the past several years--that trip to the bench might be the end of a career.