An "elite"? How dare you, sir?

admin · 06-18-2013, 05:31 PM

Gov. Bobby Jindal's "bedwetting," "big-boy pants" op-ed in today's Politico had lots of advice and proscriptions for the national GOP, and certainly got Jindal renewed national attention (though it surely left some amused at Jindal's choice of incontinent metaphor). In the middle of it, Jindal took a sardonic swipe at "the smart guys in Washington," and now one of the D.C. smart guys in the press corps, Ezra Klein of The Washington Post's Wonkblog ? is taking a swipe back at the governor:

<blockquote>That?s how the GOP becomes the stupid party: Republican Party elites like Jindal convince Republican Party activists of things that aren?t true.? [ Read more ]

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06-18-2013, 05:31 PM	#1
admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	An "elite"? How dare you, sir? Gov. Bobby Jindal's "bedwetting," "big-boy pants" op-ed in today's Politico had lots of advice and proscriptions for the national GOP, and certainly got Jindal renewed national attention (though it surely left some amused at Jindal's choice of incontinent metaphor). In the middle of it, Jindal took a sardonic swipe at "the smart guys in Washington," and now one of the D.C. smart guys in the press corps, Ezra Klein of The Washington Post's Wonkblog ? is taking a swipe back at the governor: <blockquote>That?s how the GOP becomes the stupid party: Republican Party elites like Jindal convince Republican Party activists of things that aren?t true.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]