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Jindal Vetoes Legislative Raise, Will Announce Vetoes in Supplemental Spending Bill
New Orleans Times-Picayune ^ | June 30th, 2008 | Times-Picayune Staff

Posted on 06/30/2008 9:31:32 AM PDT by smith5460

Breaking News from Louisiana:

BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal announced today that he has vetoed the legislative pay raise.

After days of saying he would not reject the unpopular measure, Jindal said this morning that he had rejected the measure.

Lawmakers in the most recent session voted to raise their annual base salary from $16,800 to $37,500.

Jindal has been criticized for his inability to stop the raise before it was passed and his refusal since then to veto the pay raise bill. He pledged during his gubernatorial campaign last year to prohibit an immediate legislative pay raise. The governor had until July 8 to veto the bill or it would have become law.

The governor and five lawmakers already have been targeted with recall petitions, a clear sign of voters' unhappiness.

(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; bobby; govwatch; jindal; louisiana; payraise; spending
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He will also hold a press conference at 11 AM Central Time to announce his vetoes in the supplemental spending bill recently passed by the Legislative.

Sorry for the lack of details, but these stories are breaking. I will link more articles about these two stories when they become available.

1 posted on 06/30/2008 9:31:33 AM PDT by smith5460
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To: smith5460

I think he did the right thing. Too much politicking and waffling around before-hand, though.

Maybe this experience will stiffen his spine for the next time he needs to show true leadership.


2 posted on 06/30/2008 9:34:19 AM PDT by WayneS (And now I shall return to my hovel and cling to my guns - but only until it is time to go to Church)
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To: smith5460
He was to LATE coming to this decision!
3 posted on 06/30/2008 9:36:17 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: WayneS

Will his veto be overridden?


4 posted on 06/30/2008 9:39:28 AM PDT by Soliton (Investigate, study, learn, then express an opinion)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Mr. Jindal possibly doing a little politicking for the VP?


5 posted on 06/30/2008 9:39:45 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: smith5460

I’m not nearly local to LA, but it sounds like he’s belatedly done the right thing, moving from something that could have choked off a promising career to just an unfortunate muddle that we can hope will be a come-to-fiscal-jesus moment to refocuse his career.


6 posted on 06/30/2008 9:40:17 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: WayneS

He’s new to the job, and let’s face it: He had no working example from which to work.


7 posted on 06/30/2008 9:40:23 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Who would McQueeg rather have mad at him: You or the liberals?)
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To: abb

ROFL


8 posted on 06/30/2008 9:40:36 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (BARACK OBAMA WILL SAVE US! HE HAS RISEN!!)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

LOL!!


9 posted on 06/30/2008 9:41:26 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: Red_Devil 232
"He was to(o) LATE coming to this decision!"

Better late than never. He was actually pretty apologetic to the public in his press conference...he said he had made mistakes in trusting the legislature to do the right thing and pretty much acknowledged that he had waited longer than he should have, but that it needed to be done. Likewise, during the delay while he made up his mind, a lot of legislators showed their true colors in the local media, and may turn out to be a good thing.

This is a good sign, and Jindal showed that he's going to stand with the *little people*.

10 posted on 06/30/2008 9:42:00 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Soliton

Will his veto be overridden?


Isn’t the special session over?


11 posted on 06/30/2008 9:42:15 AM PDT by deport ( ----Cue Spooky Music---)
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To: rrstar96

Ping list time...


12 posted on 06/30/2008 9:43:36 AM PDT by SeafoodGumbo
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To: smith5460

[laughing hysterically]...awesome...


13 posted on 06/30/2008 9:44:14 AM PDT by xjcsa (Has anyone seen my cornballer?)
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To: smith5460

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8578662&Call=Email&Format=HTML


14 posted on 06/30/2008 9:44:25 AM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: ConservativeMan55

I like Jindal, but it is way too early for him to be VP, he needs to serve out his term as governor, and he certainly should have a high profile at this year’s GOP Convention (much like Obama did in the 2004 Rat Convention), to set him up for 2012.


15 posted on 06/30/2008 9:45:22 AM PDT by dfwgator ( This tag blank until football season.)
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To: ConservativeMan55
To bad McCain would not do the same, listen to the people, and just give up on Comprehensive Immigration Reform!
16 posted on 06/30/2008 9:47:18 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: smith5460

Praise Jesus. Gov. Jindal has redeemed himself.


17 posted on 06/30/2008 9:47:33 AM PDT by MNReaganite (Bobby Jindal for President)
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To: dfwgator

Yes, I find all the Jindal for Veep talk hard to understand. The guy may have promise, but he’s only 37 and in his first year as governor. Let him wrestle with the legislature and clean up the mess in Louisiana before he even considers VP or President.


18 posted on 06/30/2008 9:48:54 AM PDT by LiveFree99
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; abb
YEEEEEEEHAAWWWWWW!!! Image and video hosting by TinyPic
19 posted on 06/30/2008 9:50:03 AM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: dfwgator
I like Jindal, but it is way too early for him to be VP, he needs to serve out his term as governor.

Agree 100%. He's barely older than Obama.

20 posted on 06/30/2008 9:52:54 AM PDT by library user (There's no sandwich like prawn sandwich.)
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