Posted on 06/27/2008 1:34:18 AM PDT by abb
http://centrallapolitics.blogspot.com/
MORE ETHICS BD. RESIGNATIONS
Pelican State ping
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To me, “eating out of Jindal’s hand” is more like “being appeased by Jindal”. That is not the way to govern if you stick to strong principles.
Scalise has a consistent, no-waffling conservative record. I live in his congressional district, so I was more than glad to oblige and give him my vote.
Pay attention, Bobby!
Let’s post the whole thing, shall we.
http://blogofneworleans.com/blog/2008/06/26/how-bobbys-wheels-came-off-the-prequel/
How Bobby’s Wheels Came Off: The Prequel
Since my last post on this subject, I have confirmed from several sources some additional information about the “deal” that Gov. Bobby Jindal struck with lawmakers in connection with the much-maligned legislative pay raise. None of what follows conflicts with the facts as set forth in my last post, but it does shed some additional light on what happened — and when.
Early in the session — very early in the session — several key lawmakers met face-to-face with Jindal to discuss the pay raise idea. They wanted to know up front if he was going to oppose it publicly or veto it, because if either scenario occurred they didn’t want to waste time and political capital voting for a highly controversial measure, one they knew would draw voters’ ire, only to have him shoot it down. They reasoned correctly that they wanted Jindal to “hang” with them on this one, or else no one should hang at all.
In that meeting, which occurred in very late March or very early April, Jindal promised he would not oppose the raise — but in return, he secured a promise that lawmakers would pass his voucher (“scholarship”) bill.
It should come as no surprise that the author of the pay raise bill, Sen. Ann Duplessis of eastern New Orleans, also authored the Senate version of the voucher bill. The author of the voucher bill that passed was state Rep. Austin Badon, also of eastern New Orleans, but Duplessis carried the water for both bills in the Senate.
My point here is that Jindal was in on the pay raise deal from the get-go. He did not, according to my sources, quibble over the size of it. His priority was the voucher bill, and he agreed to let lawmakers determine the size and timing in exchange for what he wanted.
Later, when the bill became hotter than anyone anticipated, Jindal apparently dispatched his chief of staff, Timmy Teepell, with a message that the governor would veto the raise because it was too big (at least, that was the official excuse). At that point, House Speaker Jim Tucker countered with a threat against Jindal’s “reform” agenda — the voucher bill. Obviously, a whole lot of folks don’t consider vouchers a “reform,” and it’s interesting that Jindal never fully identified which bills were being held “hostage” as a result of Tucker’s threat.
The rest of my analysis remains the same: Jindal erred big time by sending Teepell to deliver the veto threat. He should have done that himself. Then again, maybe he sent Teepell in knowing he would be feeding his chief of staff to the lions — as a trial balloon. Either way, it played out badly for Jindal.
Here’s the kicker: Badon’s voucher bill cleared its last legislative hurdle on June 18, a day after Jindal announced he would not veto the pay raise.
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/UPDATES01/80627032
Jindal: This time, a veto was not ruled out
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8565992
7th Ethics Board Member Resigns
http://www.nbc33tv.com/features/viral/21822709.html
Meeks’ Parody Song Set to Video
http://wwl.com/Recall-attempt-mounted-against-Jindal/2498158
Recall attempt mounted against Jindal
http://wwl.com/Lawmaker-recall-may-be-daunting-but-it-s-not-impos/2498130
Lawmaker recall may be daunting but it’s not impossible
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Government/Legislature_Pay_Raise_Launches_Louisiana_Citizen_Action__6674.asp
Legislature Pay Raise Launches Louisiana Citizen Action
http://www.bayoubuzz.com/News/Louisiana/Government/Louisiana_Governor_Jindal__Legislators_and_Pay_Raise_Crises__6673.asp
Louisiana Governor Jindal , Legislators and Pay Raise Crises
http://www.legewatch.com/
A Defense of the Pay Raise
http://forgotston.com/
Leges donating salary increases
I would say that you would be hard-pressed to find too many legislators who voted agains the bill, Jindal or no Jindal. This is Louisiana. Heck, an amendment to the bill that would have required physical castration of rapists got 10 votes out of 77 cast.
I would further state that if Jindal chose to violate a promise publicly made to the electorate while running for office over chemical castration or evolution is schools, then he made a bad choice. He should have sacrificed his principles over something worthwhile.
Congratulations on making it all of three words before resorting to juvenile name-calling. Is that a record?
I don’t really care who you are or where you are from. In fact, it’s largely irrelevant. You didn’t address any of my initial points. You’ve proven time and again you have an unhealthy obsession with Bobby Jindal, and it is my informed opinion that your efforts (assuming you’re really the chest-thumping conservative you claim to be) would be better directed at protecting the country from the active Communists current undermining it.
Jindal’s had a recall petition filed against him today. Deal with it.
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8566486&Call=Email&Format=HTML
Recall petition filed against Gov. Bobby Jindal
bttt...
they get $143/day in session per diem to cover expenses but no apartment funds. So they need the raise to cover that expenses? The question is how many days is the legislature in session. How much is the cost of a small apartment in the city in question? This is in addition to the $16000 they get as salary right? 50 days x 143 is over $7000 (a guess would be they are in session and have committee meetings for more then 50 days) but for $7000 you could rent something for $580 a month. Sure thats probably low and you wouldn’t have any lunch or gas money but just think if you make it 100 days in session you’d have over 14000 to play with. Could rent something nice and eat and drive fairly well with that I would think?
then divide the 16000 by 100 days and you’re making 160 a day, which is probably kinda low, but adding the 143 to it does increase the pay rate. Should they have gotten a raise, possibly, but to increase it by more then double....they were asking for an angry electorate.
It’s all right here.
http://www.la-par.org/guide_laleg1.cfm#Election
I sort of get what you’re saying but not completely. Make it simpler. Has Jindal stumbled as badly as many are saying, or hasn’t he?
(I’m too far removed from LA to know for sure.)
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