Something tells us La. Gov. Bobby Jindal is just another pandering politician and doesn’t really care about football. After all, he had to get out front on the New Orleans Saints bandwagon, considering for a few games this year more than three of every four televisions in the Crescent City were turned onto the Saints game. Now, Jindal is acting like he’s been paying close attention to the NFL even before the days of Bobby Hebert and Billy Joe Tolliver.
The once beleaguered franchise that was jokingly referred to as the “Aint’s” for much of its history are now the toast of Louisiana, something that has not gone unnoticed by Jindal.
“I’m a lifelong Saints fan,” he said in an interview on WWL, a local radio station. “I remember the bad times and the good times, when they were 1-15, as well as this year’s incredible, incredible run.”
Jindal then predicted that the Saints would go “not only undefeated, but all the way through the Super Bowl, something that’s never been done before.”
OK. Anybody that’s followed the NFL for a few years will inevitably end up learning about the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the first and only team in the league to go undefeated and win the Super Bowl. The 2007 edition of the New England Patriots came close, but the New York Giants had something to say about that.
Really, though. Don Shula. Bob Griese. Larry Csonka. The No-Name Defense. We only give a damn about pro football in as much as it relates to our fantasy team, and apparently we know more about the history of the league than a guy who says he’s been watching the game since he was a kid.
After repeatedly criticizing the federal stimulus bill signed into law this week, Gov. Mark Sanford appeared to acquiesce to taking the federal funds. In one of his numerous recent television interviews, Sanford said his opposition to the money “doesn’t preclude taking the money.”
Earlier this week, some observers believed that a high-dollar game of chicken was developing between the S.C. governor and La. Gov. Bobby Jindal, both considered to be possible presidential candidates in 2012. If Jindal refused the money first, the belief was that Sanford’s hand would be forced and he would not accept the cash.
Of course, the General Assembly could go around the Governor to accept the funds, but Sanford could direct state agencies to not spend any of it. That one aspect is still a possibility, as Sanford said that he and his staff would look at South Carolina’s haul and judge what would be acceptable and what would not.
