Inching Closer to A Full Picture of the 111th Congress

Fascinating (albeit not particularly good for Democrats) election results in Louisiana, where a Vietnamese-American Republican has defeated seemingly indestructible William Jefferson in a heavily Democratic, heavily African-American district (again proving that black people aren't dummies - they didn't buy the Jew-baiting against Steve Cohen, and they realized it was time for Jefferson to go), and third parties played a significant role in the 4th CD with the Republican just edging out the Democrat (but without a majority of votes cast).

Between Bobby Jindal and Joseph Cao, Louisiana seems to be the place right now for non-WASP Republican politicians. (Also you can add Lebanese-American Rep. Charles Boustany, as Cokie Roberts pointed out on This Week with George S.)