Bobby Jindal versus the volcano

Jindal's getting a ton of flack for making fun of money for "volcano monitoring" in the stimulus package that just passed.

He didn't win any friends in Alaska (which has four active volcanos near Anchorage), and both of the state's Senators have responded strongly to his comments.

For someone whose state just suffered a major natural disaster (Katrina) and has received billions of dollars in federal aid, Jindal's comments were pretty tone deaf.