Bobby Jindal has officially jumped the shark:
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal wrote President Obama a letter on Wednesday criticizing his decision to implement a temporary moratorium of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Arguing that his state had already suffered crippling economic consequences, the Louisiana Republican urged Obama to rethink his decision to suspend activity at 33 previously permitted deepwater drilling rigs -- including 22 "currently in operation off the Louisiana coast."
Joining Jindal in his call to lift the moratorium is Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) who accused the Obama administration of pursuing a policy that "could kill thousands of Louisiana jobs."
If you ever had any doubts about whether Jindal's attacks on Obama were merely attempts to redirect anger towards government and away from the oil industry, Jindal's letter should make things clear. After weeks of slamming President Obama for failing to wave a magic wand that would make the oil spill go away, Jindal wants to double down on the very policies that allowed this disaster to occur on the first place.
How does anybody take him seriously? He's no better than an oil industry shill.
Update (11:24AM): Fortunately, the Obama administration is paying no heed to Jindal's plea to "drill, baby, drill." In fact, they've extended the ban on new drilling to all water depths, not just deepwater.