I protest.

If I were cynical...

… I might think that the headline "Louisiana Elects First Female Governor" reflected the fact that voters in Louisiana preferred a conservative white woman to a nonwhite (Indian, in this case) of any sex or political leaning.

That's if I were cynical. The problem is that, this being Louisiana, the truth is probably worse.

Regardless,

[Winner Kathleen Babineaux Blanco's] voice hoarse and her eyes brimming with tears, she thanked Jindal for his "devotion to Louisiana," and said she saw her victory as a rejection of the caustic and often corrupt history of state politics.

"We have sent a message out to the nation that this is a new Louisiana," she said. "You have demanded change. We will deliver. We are going to do this by working together."

Um, no. It didn't matter, since no matter who won, it would have been a big change for a state that has historically only elected white men as Governor. All this proves is that it's better to be a white woman than a nonwhite anything in Louisiana. Of course, best of all is to be a white man.

I'll believe Louisiana has "rejected their corrupt history" and has "demanded change" when they toss people like David Duke out on their ears, get rid of their long list of privacy-invading laws and start electing nonwhites to positions of influence.

I'm not holding my breath.