Just when you think the Republican Party “can do anything” can’t stoop any lower, they throw Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal onto the national stage—to tirelessly compare himself to President Obama, make numerous Hurricane Katrina references to score a little cheap sympathy, and then sideswipe our dear president for passing “irresponsible” legislation.

Who compares himself to another in one breath, only to whack the same person from behind in another? It’s low. It’s dirty. And this is the behavior of the Republican Party’s new wonder boy—the kid they’re supposedly grooming to run for the White House in 2012? Good luck.

And, uh, if the American people “can do anything,” then why the hell was Jindal talking to us like we’re a bunch of illiterate children? We. Can. Understand. You. At normal talking speed. Governor. (But if you feel the itch to dumb yourself down more in the future—by all means…)