Bobby Jindal Says He Wants to Clean up Louisiana Politics

Alexandria, LA, Daily Town Talk ^ | 09-24-03 | Taylor, William

[Theodore R.]

A reputation for political corruption scares away potential industry from Louisiana, Bobby Jindal says.

Jindal, a Republican candidate for governor, hopes to turn that reputation around by pursuing new ethics legislation.

"It is time to change Louisiana's negative image of political corruption once and for all," he said during a campaign stop Monday afternoon in Alexandria. "Louisiana must become the state with the cleanest, most open and accountable state government in the United States."

[Happy Hamster]

Huey must be turning over in his grave.

[JohnnyZ]

-- Regulated industries and their employees barred from contributing to the elected officials who regulate them.

I agree with most of it, but not this. Those folks should be able to give money to whomever they please.

[Smoke6]

We have some of the highest insurance rates in the nation. And the ins commissioner was just jailed for malfeasance and bribe-taking.

Utility rates are astronomical. And the PSC candidates are regularly pilloried for accepting campaign contributions from utilities.

The Election Commissioner was jailed a few years ago as was the Sec of Agriculture.

We need to curtail special interest groups from funding special interest candidates.

Jindal has the integrity to do it. So does Randy Ewing.

[Steely Glint]

Good luck, Bobby. Bring a sturdy shovel.

[JohnnyZ]

We need to curtail special interest groups from funding special interest candidates.

This policy would mean that I, as an insurance company employee (okay, were I in Louisiana), could not exercise my right to free speech by contributing to the campaign of an honest, elected conservative Republican insurance commissioner.

Now how is that a good thing or make the least bit of sense?

[Theodore R.]

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