UPDATE: CenLamar points out that Governor Jindal has appointed Big Oil Lobbyist and Jindal Campaign Fundraiser Stephen Waguespack to be Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. The Advocate informs us that Campaign Manager Timmy Teepell will serve as Chief of Staff.
UPDATE II:: Oyster tells me that a commenter over at Ashley Morris' blog named KamaAina coined the nickname "PBJ" for our new Governor-elect. DKF regrets the error, and thanks Oyster for clarifying the point.
Well, it's starting to get real, folks. It's been a mere two days since the jungle primary, and it's starting to dawn on me that we've got a spanking, brand-new Governor-elect. The sad part, pointed out by Oyster over at over at YRHT KamaAina over at Ashley Morris's blog is that his name appeared on the ballot as Piyush "Bobby" Jindal ... you know, PBJ!
So, we're likely to see solid GOPers filling the appointed positions that PBJ can fill. Fine by me, as long as they are qualified for their positions, unlike Michael Brown. The article further goes on to say the following:
Jindal said he also does not plan to get involved in the selection of the legislative leadership unless there is a standstill.
Really? So PBJ doesn't plan to indicate to the Legislature his preference for the Speaker of the House, a job traditionally filled with the Governor's pick? I ask this, because for months, I've been hearing that Rep. Jim Tucker (R-Terryville), was the presumptive Speaker if Jindal won the Governor's chair.
"Bobby" Jindal's reported expenditures in his campaign finance report for the period covering 14 April 2007 through 12 July 2007 are incredibly vague for a candidate who is waging what he calls a "war against corruption." Only the most general categories are used to describe each expenditure, a clear attempt to conceal the operations of his campaign. But within all this opaque darkness is a slight glimmer that casts a glow on at least one of special interests deeply embedded within Jindal's inscrutable machine: the oil and energy lobbies.
Witness the following expenditures to a certain Stephen Waguespack of 1306 Massachusetts Ave. SE, Washington, DC, 20003:
Stephen Waguespack
$3,004.12
16 April 2007
Salary
Stephen Waguespack
$3,004.12
30 April 2007
Salary
Stephen Waguespack
$3,004.12
15 May 2007
Salary
Stephen Waguespack
$130.79
17 May 2007
Office Supplies
Stephen Waguespack
$3,004.12
31 May 2007
Salary
Stephen Waguespack
$3,004.12
15 June 2007
Salary
Stephen Waguespack
$3,004.12
30 June 2007
Salary
Although Stephen Waguespack is the only salaried employee of the Jindal campaign who does not reside in Louisiana, he receives a salary of $72,098.48 per annum, the highest of any of Jindal's staffers excepting Jindal's campaign manager, Tim Teepel. His job description must be elaborate, and the services he provides must be viewed as crucial to the campaign. But what role can he possibly play when he is a registered lobbyist with The Alpine Group, a "consulting firm dedicated to providing our clients with individualized lobbying assistance on tax, trade, agricultural, environmental, energy and several other issues," and a law student at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University? Or is he remunerated at the annual rate of $72, 098.48 as a result of his current status as lobbyist for the industries with whom he engaged quite regularly while serving as a staff member for former House Energy Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX)?
Well, it's starting to get real, folks. It's been a mere two days since the jungle primary, and it's starting to dawn on me that we've got a spanking, brand-new Governor-elect. The sad part, pointed out by 
