Jindal’s refusal to take stimulus money is just another indication that he’s a political grandstander who does NOT really have the best interests of his state in mind. His promotion of the stealth creationist bill has already resulted in a boycott by a very large scientific convention that would have brought millions of dollars into New Orleans, and now he’s appealing to the populist base with this stimulus decision — at the expense of Louisiana.

At Meeting, Governors Share Plans for Stimulus Funds.

Asked about Jindal’s and Barbour’s pledges to turn away stimulus funds aimed at expanding state unemployment insurance, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger quipped, “You just tell them that anyone that doesn’t want to take the money: I’m ready to take their money and rebuild California.”