With all due respect, how do you really know? This whole pay raise issue seems to be the first time in his political career that Jindal has had to make a tough decision, and how he handles is will be very telling. It appears from all accounts that he is not going to do what he promised and veto it. So what's going to happen the next time he gets called on a promise he made?
Very valid point, and you could well be right. However, politics is the art of the possible, and he might have had to give a little to get a little.
After all, the voters may well decide to recall some of their pols and/or vote them out next election cycle over this. Also Jindal may learn from this episode. If he doesn’t, THEN toss his assets out. I just hate to hear that the best people we get into office in a generation aren’t cut the slightest bit of slack - especially since we have already seen what we could have gotten more of: typical LA politicians - the best that money can buy.