Sticks and stones may break his bones, but if you dare criticize Republican Governor and Presidential-aspirant Bobby Jindal's policies, it could get you fired. Case in point: Melody Teague, a contract grants worker, who spoke up recently:

Melody Teague criticized Jindal during a forum held by the Commission for Streamlining Government. Soon after, the contract grants reviewer was told she was fired for her handling of the state's disaster food stamps program four years ago, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

What is it with Asian Americans in Louisiana? Why are so many of them running for office down in the bayou?

It has not been a good past couple of weeks for Republican AAPIs. [gallery]

As one of the leading voices in the Republican party these days, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal found himself in a difficult spot. The Republican members of Congress were leaning hard on all their members to bring down the whole economic stimulus package. (Of course they were just taking their marching orders from their actual leader, Rush Limbaugh.) Joining his Republican brethrens in Congress, the Governor had no problem talking smack about the stimulus package:

I do worry about the debt being created. I worry about the fact that our children and our grandchildren will have to pay back this debt. And I worry that many of the programs that are being called temporary aren't really temporary at all," he said.

The problem is his state, you know, the one hit by Hurricane Katrina, sorely needs the infrastructure support. (Got levees, anyone?) Anyway, what's a poor old Republican Governor to do?