Posted on 04/16/2009 10:08:29 AM PDT by zaphod3000
Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) suggested Thursday that former Vice President Dick Cheney should tone down his criticism of President Barack Obama.
Cheney has repeatedly criticized the president’s national security policy, saying recently on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Obama’s decisions “raise the risk to the American people of another attack.”
Asked to respond to Cheney’s remark during an interview ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Jindal said: “I don't think we should question President Obama's patriotism or his intentions.”
“I think Democrat or Republican, we should all agree that our current president, our former president would obviously want to do everything they could to keep us safe,” he said. “Let's give the new administration a chance. Let's not question their intentions. Let's have a real debate on their policies.”
The Republican governor praised Obama for “showing more flexibility when it comes to Iraq than maybe some of the campaign rhetoric suggested.”
“I am, quite honestly, pleasantly surprised,” he said. “That's the kind of pragmatism, listening to the commanders on the ground, I think is very important.”
Jindal did offer some criticism of the president, pointing out that it is “fine to have an honest disagreement on the policies that both administrations would choose to try to keep us safe.”
“At some point, we need to stop going overseas and apologizing, criticizing our predecessors,” he said.
Shut up, Bobby.
Bobby is So NOT Ready For Prime Time.
Shut up, Bobby.
For cripes sake, Bobby - doesn’t ANYBODY remember Reagan’s 11th commandment? Good grief...
“Let’s give the new administration a chance. Let’s not question their intentions. Let’s have a real debate on their policies.”
How are we supposed to give the new administration a chance, when they have been nothing but a disaster since day one???
Bobby you are sounding like a wuss
He apparently doesn’t want to run for President in 2012. At least it would be no use now.
Good grief. What a flippin pansy.
Ditto...his reply to the State of the Union was akin to...”Can’t we all just get along!” Disgusting!
Fled Louisiana in 97'
Bobby is such a loser. Damn skippy you should question 0ero’s patriotism. He’s not a citizen for one thing. Call these ***tards on it.
Politically it’s the right move. Right now, if Cheney came down from the mount with two gold tablets with ten laws for living written on them, he’d be lucky if someone would even urinate in his general direction. I’m not saying he’s wrong (he’s not), but for a political party struggling to recover it’s foothold with the populace, Republicans need to keep Cheney quiet, or at least have someone more popular relaying the message.
In a sense he's right. I myself have no questions whatsoever about Obomber's patriotism or intentions. It's all pretty clear to me.
Bobby, get lost.
What do you know?!
Bobby is just another politician.
Hey Bobbie, I like you but I Like Cheney more. Besides, he is a straight shooter and more accurate than you.
You walk behind a guy like that.
Dick, just keep on telling the truth!!!
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