Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana

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"We’ve got to be completely focused on defending this coast. The cost—the difference between keeping this oil out and having this oil in this wetlands, it literally could be life or death for many of these species."

-- Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/20/headlines

Interesting how concerned he is isn't? Meanwhile...

"In 2006, Jindal sponsored the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act (H.R. 4761), a bill to eliminate the moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling over the U.S. outer continental shelf. A poll taken while the bill was being debated, showed that 73% of the U.S. public supported the measure. Jindal argues that 30-40% of oil reserves of the United States are near the Louisiana coast and increased drilling would reduce American dependence on foreign oil.^[109] This prompted the watchdog groups, Republicans for Environmental Protection as well as the nonpartisan League of Conservation Voters to rate him among the lowest in Congress in 2006."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jindal#Environmental_issues_and_offshore_drilling

"The House vote was a huge victory for Pombo, two Louisiana lawmakers — Republican Bobby Jindal and Democrat Charlie Melancon — and Rep. John Peterson, R-Pa., who spearheaded the drive to lift the moratorium."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201703,00.html

Seeing Bobby Jindal in the news talking about this issue is one of the most disturbing things about the BP oil spill.

Bobby Jindal is the face of the contemporary Republican Party.