06-02-2008, 12:38 PM
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NYT: In Louisiana, Inklings of New (True) Champion of the Right
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In Louisiana, Inklings of a New (True) Champion of the Right
By ADAM NOSSITER
Published: June 2, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La. - Religion and fiscal stringency have a friendly home at the state Capitol here, with a conservative, Bobby Jindal, in the governor's office, a host of straight-arrow novice legislators eager to please him and an honored spot for the Louisiana Family Forum in the old marble halls.
The newly conservative tone of state government is seeping through a host of successful bills - on school vouchers, creationism, stem-cell restrictions and tax and spending cuts - and it is adding to the speculative frenzy here surrounding Mr. Jindal as a potential vice-presidential choice for Senator John McCain.
Politicians here say they are certain that Mr. Jindal would balance a McCain ticket, and not just because he is an Indian-American. The Christian right has a new champion in Mr. Jindal, a serious Catholic who has said that "in my faith, you give 100 percent of yourself to God."
Bumper stickers saying "Jindal for V.P." are circulating here, with increased velocity after the governor's stay two weekends ago at Mr. McCain?s Arizona ranch. Mr. McCain's schedule has him campaigning in Louisiana next week, according to his Web site.
"He has everything McCain is lacking," said State Representative John LaBruzzo, a Republican, speaking of Mr. Jindal. "He's seen as a true conservative, which McCain is seen as less than."
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