RE: I keep reading articles by people who are supposedly conservatives knocking down potential conservative Presidential candidates one-by-one.
A forum like this one is supposed to be an OPEN discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of a candidate in terms of who can be the best and most conservative President.
My suggestion to all is this — whenever the weaknesses of a candidate are presented, LET’s NOT LOOK AT IT AS AN ATTEMPT TO BASH or DEMEAN or DIMINISH the person.
It is an attempt to look at the pros and cons of a candidate before the primaries.
Too often, this forum devolves into personal attacks against a poster for posting a topic which is clearly meant for discussion and exchange.
No one is perfect and experienced in all aspect of governance or policy, and there is always room for improvement. If Ronald Reagan had to learn from past mistakes.
In the end, we all know who we will NOT vote for and that is the man sitting in the White House.
I've voted for my last RINO. If this means sitting out the election. I will. I will vote against Webb in VA Senate but leave the top of the ticket blank. So keep on a bashing.
During Jindal's administration, Louisiana has added over 3,100 new employees, and its budget has increased from $12 billion in 2008 to $24 billion in 2010. The governor seems to think this surge in state government will somehow conquer the budget in the long run.
The FACTS:
Governor Fiscal Year Total Budget Federal Assistance State Funds
Blanco____2006-7______$26.7B______$14.0B__________$12.6B
Blanco____2007-8______$29.8B______$15.8B__________$13.9B
Jindal_____2008-9______$29.7B______$14.9B__________$14.7B
Jindal____2009-10______$28.9B______$14.7B__________$14.1B
Jindal____2010-11______$25.4B______$11.5B__________$13.9B
These figures are easily obtained from the Louisiana Budget and Planning Dept. website.
Draw your own conclusions. To me, the article looks like a poorly researched Internet lynching of Gov. Jindal by some so-called conservatives.