Posted on 05/22/2012 2:26:27 PM PDT by Marketfly1
The Republican Party must be in a pretty sorry condition these days for the hottest prospect for the vice presidential nomination is Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. According to the National Journal’s Hotline “Veepstakes,” Jindal is now ranked second. He is being pushed hard by influential conservative activists such as Morton Blackwell of the Leadership Institute and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. Editorial writers such as syndicated columnist George Will, David Frum of CNN.com and Philip Klein of the Washington Examiner are singing Jindal’s praises and encouraging the presumptive GOP nominee to choose the Louisiana Governor as his running mate.
Jindal is a liar.
Newt was on Hannity yesterday saying how great Condi would be for VP.
No thanks Newt.
Thanks, Kiltie
It’s got to stop! We’ve had to settle for a lot. But this crosses the line as far as I’m concerned. I’ve been saying ABO up to this point. But If VP is Jindal or Rubio, then I quit.
Exactly.
“If you read the entire article, you would think Jindal had been a disaster as governor.”
The below is excerpted from C. B. Forgotston at http://forgotston.com/ .
The Advocate is the local Baton Rouge.
“The Advocate states: “[S]tate employment is now at its lowest level in 20 years,…”
So.
Impact on taxpayers
What the Advocate refers to is the number of jobs, not the payroll. Seventy percent of the cost of state government is payroll.
While the number of warm bodies drawing checks from the taxpayers has been reduced, (mostly due to the lack of recent disasters) the cost to the taxpayers, according to the Lege Auditor, since Jindal has been governor, has risen by over $600 Million.
The size of the payroll, not the body count is what affects we taxpayers’ wallets.
Based on the editorial writer’s thinking it would be good news if the state had only one employee even though the payroll increased.”
Yey, Jindal is a conservative. /sarc
Thanks, NY Cajun...I must, however, jab ya in the ribs. A whole bunch of FReepers cannot read and comprehend more than a few sentences, nor will they take the time to Google Dardenne, Alario, et al. to find out how low Piyush will go to gain political clout.
I remember a few years ago, Jindal’s fundraiser and her male companion were beaten up by a bunch of Democrat thugs, leaving a fundraising event. As far as I know, no one was ever prosecuted for that. Has anyone heard any different? That incident seemed real strange to me.
I just can’t see Romney-Jindal on a bumper sticker or yard sign. The sound of it is off. From a practical, vote getting standpoint, what would Jindal bring? He stank up the place with an amazingly bad debut rebutting a SOTU address, his voice is weak, and he’s a stiff.
Oh, and he’s not eligible to become President, so all that is moot. You don’t think Democrats would sue and gain actually get a fair hearing on this? I don’t doubt it for one second. They’ll make birtherism cool so fast your head will spin.
“Consider also that while Romney was a governor, he is also viewed as an establishment insider. Jindal (even though he has been active inside the GOP) has been willing to “rock the boat.” Much like Palin, he’s a GOP governor, but can be independent.”
Come on, Man! Get real. I’ve lived in Louisiana since the Gov EWE redux. Jindal ain’t rocked the first boat. Gov. Walker is boat rocking; Piyush is just riding, and lying to the American people about how great the economy is in Louisiana.
At the beginning of his first term, the leges voted themselves a pay raise...Jindal wasn’t going to veto it; he was going to “let it ride” into law. We, the people had to raise holy hell to get him to push his Veto Pen.
In 2011, I voted for Tara Hollis, and I still shutter.
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