Jindal not only blinked in this stare-down, he absolutely flinched. This lack of a political backbone is going to come back to haunt him the rest of his career.
This can’t be good for Jindal either.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/bobby_jindals_dance_with_the_d.php
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As others noted during his 2003 and 2007 gubernatorial campaigns (see update), in an essay Jindal wrote in 1994 for the New Oxford Review, a serious right-wing Catholic journal, Jindal narrated a bizarre story of a personal encounter with a demon, in which he participated in an exorcism with a group of college friends. And not only did they cast out the supernatural spirit that had possessed his friend, Jindal wrote that he believes that their ritual may well have cured her cancer.
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I don’t know, I think this was just some old fashioned horse trading. Dumping the Stelly plan is a huge deal and it will save Louisiana taxpayers a lot more then what they’ll lose by this salary increase.
“Bobby” is proving himself to be a Paper Tiger.
At least for “Bobby” this will help his win the VP slot on McCain’s RINO Ticket.