The intellectual incoherence is stunning. Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead.

Complaining about volcano monitoring is extremely idiotic coming from the governor of the state that was hit with the worst natural disaster in recent memory.

What should government do? A Jindal meditation - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com