Posted on 07/23/2008 5:17:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
One day after it was revealed that Sen. John McCain was to hold a closed-door meeting with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, Jindal said Wednesday that there is no way he will fill the bottom half of the GOP presidential ticket.
"I'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee or vice president," Jindal told Fox News. "I'm going to help Sen. McCain get elected as governor of Louisiana."
"Let me be clear: I have said in every private and public conversation, I've got the job that I want," Jindal said.
It's not uncommon for those being considered for a slot on the presidential ticket to deny interest in the position, but Jindal's blanket statement is notable, especially in light of the fact that he is widely considered to be on McCain's shortlist.
It also came as the two men were scheduled to sit down at a private meeting the McCain campaign refused to discuss. On Wednesday afternoon, the meeting was postponed due to weather.
Speculation swirled around Jindal this summer when he was one of a handful of politicians McCain invited to his Sedona, Arizona, ranch. The long weekend was described as purely social, though former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist were also in attendance.
Jindal is considered a rising star of sorts in the Republican Party and has been lauded by several conservatives wary of McCain, including talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh.
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“Jindal runs with McCain and McCain loses, it brands Jindal as a loser.”
You got that right, I don’t want any of our rising stars to ride this one out. I still think Obama wins in a huge landslide. If Rev Wright didn’t sink this guy, nothing will.
I would prefer someone like Fred, who would be a great president but who will never run again anyway. I’ve warmed up to Romney a tiny bit. Hate to see his future chances blown by this. I would really want him to take the huckster down with him, but if Obama’s plane crashed and McCain won, that would leave the huckster as veep. I think I’m going to be sick...
As awful as Obama is I find myself wondering, but what do we do if McCain wins? I think a lot of people are deluding themselves about him. He’s hellbent on getting his shamnesty passed, I don’t think he’ll pick conservative judges at all, he actually buys into the Gloabal Warming hoax, and I can only pray he isn’t lying about changing his mind on tax cuts. Not only does McCain seem like a dead end for us, but he would seemingly lead inevitably to Rodham in 2012.
Yep -- CNN... :-(
A lot of great Republicans are citizen legislators.
Like Tom Coburn of OK.
He doesn’t believe in term limits.
So he limits himself.. but the others stay in for life.
Troll (2008-06-08): your venomous intent and duplicity are manifest.
Mccain should pay notice how Jindal ran and WON as a strong conservative after decades of rat control.
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