State of the Nation

By most accounts, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s response to President Obama’s speech to Congress was not a success. Conservative columnists like David Brooks and Charles Krauthammer panned the Jindal performance, both on content and on style. Radio host Rush Limbaugh seems to be the only observer willing to give Jindal a passing grade. The GOP, minus a few exceptions, have consistently opposed the stimulus package. They say it’s excessive and want more tax cuts instead—the same old recipe that brought this crisis on in the first place.