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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.
If Biden and Gore are considered acceptable VP’s, Jindal is Thomas Jefferson.
Jindal’s not such a bad choice.
Agree. What is the writer’s beef?
If you read the entire article, you would think Jindal had been a disaster as governor.
The truth is, Jindal is so popular that he, as a practical matter, ran unopposed for reelection (against a token Democrat that got little monetary support). Considering that Louisiana is not a pure Red state (one of its US senators is a Democrat) that says a lot.
I suspect having someone of East Indian descent would also throw the MSM/Left for a loop.
An observation; to the best of my knowledge, no ticket that featured two Governors has ever won a Presdential election. I think the last time it was tried was 1948 with Strom Thurmond leading the Dixiecrat ticket.
Please! Jindal is not NBC (same as Rubio). He’s a great guy but not eligible for VP.
Anyone but Condi Rice.
I spoke with a man that worked for the state of LA.....he really liked Jindal, he was really cleaning up the mess the state was in. He likes the fact that there was a lot of accountability and you had to account for every penny spent....
I have always liked the guy, far smarter and more articulate than our current VP......
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“Jeff Crouere is a Conservative political commentator in the Greater New Orleans area. He has held several positions within the Louisiana Republican Party, formerly including executive director.” Wikipedia
Perhaps Crouere is GOP-e?
I’m not sure history is a good guide for this cycle.
There seems to be a strong “anti-Washington” sentiment—at least among conservatives. A large part of the electorate feels that Washington is part of the problem, adding a senator or congressman as a veep is not going to help that.
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.
Jindal also has conservative religious views, which would balance out Romney’s Mormonism.
No on Jindal.
In 2010, Allee Bautsch, one of Jindal’s top fundraisers was badly injured after being violently assaulted by a leftist radical. Jindal could have at least denounced the attack, but he said nothing—and he apparently did nothing as well, since the perpetrator was never caught and the crime has been forgotten.
For vice president, we need someone with a strong personality who will stand up to evil.
Right on, SueQ. Jindal is a wonderful Governor, he was born in this country, but of two non US citizen Indian parents, which makes him Constitutionally ineligible. Just because Obummer has gotten away with it so far, does not mean everybody gets a pass on this. Obummer is still trying to sidestep the issue, but it won’t go away, he’s ineligible, too. Sic him, Sheriff Joe!
Let’s not further erode the Constitution, PLEASE! He was born on US soil, but his parents didn’t become citizens till later. Therefor not NBC. Please don’t pick and choose what parts of this document you will uphold, and disregard the rest.
Jindal is the biggest RINO in the GOP. Take it from a Louisianian who knows.
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.
All of this chatter is quiet disturbing for these “Beltway Boys” have not done their homework on Louisiana’s Governor. They are drinking the Kool-Aid supplied by the Jindal public relations machine. According to former Jindal Chief of Staff Timmy Teepell, this Jindal for VP movement is “organic,” yet nothing could be further from the truth.
The Jindal team has been preparing for his rise to national prominence from the beginning of his political career in the 2003 campaign for Governor of Louisiana. After losing that race, Jindal immediately began a campaign for Congress, which he used as a stepping stone to run for Governor in 2007. Upon his election, Jindal instantly started traveling across the country. In the last five years, his travel has served several purposes such as selling a book, giving political speeches and raising money for his campaign and the Republican Party. What has been missing from these extensive travel plans is any actual work for the people of Louisiana, his constituents who should be receiving his undivided attention. No Louisiana Governor has ever spent so much time out of the state on personal and political business. Every time the Governor travels, the struggling taxpayers of Louisiana have to pay for his security detail; however, the well-funded Jindal campaign refuses to reimburse the state treasury for this ever growing expense.
While Jindal has been playing selfish politics, he has neglected to help fellow Republicans in Louisiana. In the 2008, U.S. Senate race, Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy received a late and half-hearted endorsement from Jindal. This was better than Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne received in his 2011 race against a well-funded Democrat. In that race, Jindal refused to endorse the Republican candidate, preferring to bypass the Louisiana election in favor of generating another political IOU outside of the state.
The “Beltway Boys” claim that Jindal is a “strong conservative.” If so, why hasn’t Jindal ever appeared at a Tea Party event in Louisiana or lifted a finger to help the most important conservative political movement to appear in this country in generations? Obviously, Jindal does not share the same conservative values as Tea Party members. A Governor who supports John Alario, a former top lieutenant to liberal Governor Edwin Edwards, as Louisiana State Senate President is no conservative.
In this legislative session, he is pushing to raid state accounts, such as the Rainy Day Fund, to balance a budget with a deficit of $220 million. Real conservatives in the Louisiana House of Representatives are opposing Jindal’s tactics, which he has used every year since being elected Governor. Overall, he has delivered no fiscal reform and his one important tax reform initiative, a lowering of state income taxes, was only accomplished after the legislature forced him to support the repeal of the dreaded “Stelly” tax plan. He showed his appreciation to legislators by vetoing their legislative pay raise, after publicly promising them he would support it.
What about his supposed ethics reform package, the highlight of his tenure as Governor? It exempted the executive branch of state government, which makes it quite understandable that the Governor’s office has been ranked very low on such important measures as openness and transparency. Clearly, the Governor and his team want to keep inquiring minds away from what is going on in his administration. In this session, he has approved the elimination of the one corruption and fraud watchdog in the executive branch, the Inspector General. This office is critical for a state that was just ranked #1 in the nation in public corruption, according to Governing Magazine and last on the good government and economic vitality “Camelot Index” rating.
Louisiana is a state with a well-deserved reputation for political corruption. It is one major reason why we cannot attract enough good paying jobs to keep pace with our Southern neighbors. It is a major reason why Louisiana has suffered from a stagnant population and lost two congressional seats, a quarter of our delegation, in the last 20 years.
Jindal is a good guy just not eligible to be VP or President any more than Marco Rubio is. If Mitt is stupid enough to pick either one of these guys for a running mate he is going to lose tens of thousands of votes. That would be the only thing that would keep me from voting. I will not vote for an ineligible candidate. My fiancee’ was at a client’s house today and the guy told him that if they pick Jindal he’s not voting. A lot of people are awake and aware of the eligibility issue.
“Jeff Crouere is a Conservative political commentator in the Greater New Orleans area. He has held several positions within the Louisiana Republican Party, formerly including executive director.” Wikipedia
Perhaps Crouere is GOP-e?
Do some homework...learn about Jindal.
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