Open Thread: Another Conservative Victory in Gov. Jindal's Landslide Reelection
This time four years ago, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana was elected as the first Indian-American governor, instantly becoming a rising star among Republicans. This Saturday, in yet another conservative victory, Jindal was reelected in a landslide win, garnering 66% of the vote among nine other candidates and winning every parish in Louisiana.
What do you think was most instrumental in Jindal's reelection? Do you think he will run for president after his second terms as Louisiana governor? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
According to the Washington Post, Jindal's victory speech sounded almost presidential:
...Jindal sounded rhetorical themes that could easily be ported into a national campaign sometime between now and 2020. He insisted he wouldn’t talk about what the state had accomplished over the past four years because “that was yesterday, and as Louisianans and as Americans ... we are relentlessly focused on the future, not the past.”...
The Washington Times expanded upon Jindal's plans for the next four years:
“I will use every day, every hour of these next four years to make Louisiana the very best that we can be. I don’t believe on resting on our past accomplishments. I don’t believe in taking time off,” Mr. Jindal told a packed hotel ballroom of supporters. [...]
“We’ve got a lot more work to do over these next four years. We’ve got to grow our economy even more quickly. We’ve got to reform our education system more aggressively to give our kids the best chance. We’ve got to squeeze all the waste out of government and make it work for the citizens,” he said.
Overall, Jindal's campaign took in $15 million from supporters across the country, and faced no Democratic challengers with name recognition or the same fundraising capacity. Do you think Jindal could run a successful presidential campaign after his second term as Louisiana governor?
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GOP VP Candidate -- 2012
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 9:32am.
With Rubio having publicly declared that he will not accept the GOP nomination for VP, Jindal seems to be a likely candidate.
Jindal strikes
Submitted by texasborngranny on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 1:37pm.
me as the dependable type who would fulfill his obligation/term as governor. Unless, of course, he was hounded out of office by nuisance lawsuits from the left... like Palin was.
He's the upstanding type of individual that hasn't, and wouldn't, immediately upon taking office, start campaigning for the next office he wanted... like Obama did.
"I don’t believe in taking time off.”
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 9:42am.
Sorry, that's very unpresidential.
Louisiana and cash
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 10:23am.
What was that thing about Louisiana andnot using cash again? What was that all about?
-Jon
jon,
Submitted by Ashrak on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 10:43am.
Indeed.
And then, thee is that whole.....his parents weren't Citizens at the time of his birth which makes him ineligible factor too.
Interesting, isn't it, that all of the media Darlings in the time of Obama have the same commonality.....
@jon_torlin on Louisiana no cash law
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 7:27pm.
As usual in cases like this, there is a lot of commentary by people who haven't even read the law.
here it is:
http://bit.ly/tNTRGZ
Note in the opening that there are exemptions (like pawn shops) and it is aimed at requiring BUSINESSES which deal in used items to document their purchases, not to ban people from buying them from such businesses using cash, or, in the case of people who have occasional yard sales, etc., to make it illegal for them to sell for cash.
I haven't paid that much attention to it myself but I imagine it's designed to prevent dealers from "cooking their books" and under-reporting their income.
The underground economy, as you well know, is very widespread and government is determined to tap into it whenever possible.
You can argue about the effectiveness, constitutionality, or wisdom of such a bill but one should at least be familiar with what the law actually says and I applaud your curiosity.
I worked for a Fortune 500
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 7:42pm.
That made us quit taking cash payments in person, because a Billing Supervisor made off with a couple of hundred bucks in cash.
Oddly enough, they were so paranoid about the payments, they made our customers remit everything to a regional bank lockbox, where a third party processed the payments. Even payments received at local offices had to be sent to the lockbox to be processed. And about a million dollars worth of checks mysteriously disappeared. Oops. It was very strange, the powers that be were less concerned about the million going missing than about the $350 in cash. Probably due to Sarbanes/Oxley or some stupidity like that.
This is where Cain's 9-9-9 plan is brilliant.....he captures the underground employees when they spend their untaxed earned income. I am really interested in seeing his "details".....will there be some cut off price where people will be identified w/their SS numbers as having paid their tax? Say, for example, a vehicle purchase of $20K? IOW, matching the income tax to the expenditures tax.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Well, blonde ...
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:36pm.
Any kind of true tax reform like Cain's plan is probably doomed for rejection because of the slimey creatures you'd discover if you forced actual cash earned into the open.
Years ago I thought up a simple plan.
Simply change the currency and require individuals to exchange their old currency for the new one within a specified amount of time.
Think of all the jobs created tracking down how individuals managed to stockpile mountains of cash without any visible means of earning it.
I'm sure all the restaurant servers, bartenders, hair stylists, porters, hotel staff, streetwalkers, drug dealers, and so on would have a revolution all their own. ;-)
That's been done many times
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:40pm.
Check out the histories of Latin America.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Didn't make commentary, was just asking
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 7:44pm.
I was just asking the question, unless you meant someone else about the commentary because there was no commentary on anything in that question from me.
I just wanted an answer, and you gave it.
So thanks for that.
-Jon
Oh, no, jon_torlin. I was
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:22pm.
Oh, no, jon_torlin.
I was talking about comments about the bill from people elsewhere who were giving out false information and had obviously not even read the bill.
It's always been a bugaboo of mine to realize I'm having a conversation with someone who doesn't know what he/she is talking about and yet tries to discredit me or question my facts.
That's why I appreciate people who ask for information instead of form opinions first and then use talking points to support what they think.
I don't know yet how I feel about the bill but I understand (I think) the purpose. I'm sure business owners will figure out ways to bypass it as so many already do.
That said, it's hard to swallow knowing you have to pay taxes when there are literally millions who live quite nicely and don't.
NRO article on Jindal
Submitted by mom_rox on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 10:42am.
Jim Geraghty has a good article on Jindal. A little lengthy (6 web pages), but it's a good read on his accomplishments.
(Here's the print version if that's easier for you.)
Jindal?
Submitted by Markos on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 10:56am.
Too bad both Jindal and Rubio are NOT as Article II of our Constitution requires, "natural born citizens". Stop promoting the same ignorance of our Constitution that gave us Obama...
Not so fast
Submitted by Conservator on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 12:56pm.
"The Constitution does not define the phrase natural-born citizen, and various opinions have been offered over time regarding its precise meaning. There is general agreement that the term encompasses, as a minimum, anyone born on U.S. soil to U.S. citizen parents. Most scholars and politicians currently agree that the term includes those born on U.S. soil, as well as those born to U.S. citizen parents regardless of place of birth.
The natural-born-citizen clause has been mentioned in passing in several decisions of the United States Supreme Court and lower courts, but the Supreme Court has never directly addressed the question of a specific presidential or vice-presidential candidate's eligibility as a natural-born citizen. Although numerous claims have been put forth that the current president, Barack Obama, is not a natural-born citizen, the relevant courts have so far dismissed all lawsuits brought over this question."
Natural-born-citizen clause of the U.S. Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_born_citizen
Really Markos?
Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:45pm.
Please elaborate on why these 3 are not eligible for POTUS?
Thanks in advance
Must Flee TV
Submitted by ricklail on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:19am.
NBC ratings slide. (Picked this up over at Drudge) The article bears out what I have been saying for years. NBC's money is coming from their cable networks like USA and Sy Fy. MESSNBC was not mentioned. We all know that Fox is eating their breakfast lunch and dinner. CNBC is not mentioned either because their ratings are down there with Current TV and the Oprah network.
Jindal ... more than you see
Submitted by metaphorsbwithu on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:32am.
Jindal has had a brilliant career having been one of the most recruited graduates in both the private and public sector since graduating with honors at age 20 from Brown University with a double major in Biology AND Public Policy. He was appointed as director of the Louisiana department of Health and Hospitals (HSS)and completely turned around the HHS at the tender age of 25.
His parents were well educated too: his father earned a B.S. in civil engineering and his mother in information technology.
He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana of his immigrant parents.
He delivered his wife's first child himself when 9-11 was late responding.
Aside from the New Orleans area, the Democrat Party here is virtually dead.
Most Democrats have historically been conservative to moderate anyway.
Jindal's main problem in running for national office is his boyish appearance and his tendency to talk a little too much and to have too many actual facts at his fingertips which tends to put off some who don't know his record and ability.
Age and maturity will smooth out the rough edges politically. There is no question about his intelligence, character and conservative principles. What he has done in a corrupt state like Louisiana is nothing but miraculous.
That said, the national opposition will have their sights on him and will target him for destruction, so that tells you whether he'd be a formidable candidate for president.
Vatican calls for Central World Bank
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:38am.
Global authority on economy?
As a Catholic I really, really, wish they had not done this.
This will be just one more excuse for the "social justice" crowd to push the protests as a "moral" issue.
Suddenly, the Pope, for whose opinion on most things liberals don't have an iota of interest or use, will be hailed as a "leading voice" calling for the slide into world socialism./
→ Street Cred for the Pope
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 11:46am.
Maybe we can have a universal religion while we're at it. No, that would be too prophetic.
Some more commentary on that here:
Submitted by GW on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 8:30am.
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-benedict-calls-for-central-world-b...
I haven't dug into the details myself, but it's not unusual for the MSM to mess up what the Vatican says. Shoot- the Vatican's PR person messes up what the Vatican says a lot, too.
Thank you for posting that, GW....
Submitted by motherbelt on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 9:15am.
Later yesterday I actually came across another rebuttal of that piece, by The Anchoress...
As With Every Vatican Pronouncement....
However, the author of your linked article reinforces my point:
Liberal Catholics routinely (and in this case) try to read the Church’s social teaching as dogmatic while choosing to view the Church’s moral and religious teaching as optional. In fact, the Church herself is always careful to make clear that her moral and religious teaching is dogmatic and binding while her social teaching –and particularly her economic teaching– is exhortative and prudential.
That's what I'm concerned about: how liberals will take this and run with it.
Sadly, Jindal just signed...
Submitted by ckc1227 on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 3:43pm.
...that stupid "no cash for second hand goods" law, which is something you'd expect from a bunch of liberals.
Gov Jindal's record from cajun land*
Submitted by cajun2 on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 4:22pm.
Jindal has done some good things for La but not the ones he promised. He did fight Obama to protect La oil and gas industry and fishing from Obama's outlandish EPA rules and regulations.
He did promise to lower the number of state employees. La has 65,000 civil service workers and 22,000 unclassified state workers. This ranks La amongst the highest state government employees per population. He did get rid of 578 jobs. The unclassified positions are well known to be "political" appointees who are not bound by civil service rules of pay scales or ethics. Those positions have increased since he has been governor.
Also, La State Employees Health Benefits and Retirement Pension programs are the most productive state agencies. They have a surplus/ profit somewhere around $113 million. Jindal wants to take this money, move it to the general fund so he can say he balanced the budget. In return he wants a 3% increase in payroll contributions and a 5% increase in health care premiums. State Employees and retirees have not received any COL increase in pay for over 5 years for active duty and 12 yrs for retirees but is willing to increase our fees for pensions and health care.
He has not made any changes in standing policy regarding illegal immigrants as he promised. He has also increased costs for fees, licenses and permits in almost every state regulatory agency which is costly to small businesses, farmers and fishermen. Supple tax increases.
Jindal has shown himself to be honest, has convictions where he stands steady, and is willing to fight the "big boys". He is extremely intelligent and well educated. Having worked in DC, he is aware of how the game is played. Which he has shown some expertise. He is a career politician, takes no risky chances, hedges his bets, and is an opportunist. He totally ignores the media which basically makes him appear to be avoiding opportunity to answer to the people.
The legislation that ckc mentioned has been studied by many of us in La. Thanks to our ever resourceful BOUDIN, he has found a link that clarifies the "cash transactions" bill.
There is no indication that Jindal is responsible or even supported this bill
Yes Jindal seems to be an honest politician but a career politician nonetheless. He is self serving and seizes every opportunity to enhance his record without actually committing himself to controversial moves. He has not harmed La as governor but he has not shown any significant changes and as a result, we still have serious problems with budget and unemployment.
He received a resounding vote from the people because, basically, there was no qualified opponents. We would not be surprised if he is offered a job in DC cabinet if a Republican wins the 2012 election. He served in DHHS before in his career and has a record of being very liberal on social issues. Look for him to leave La to be DHHS secretary if an R wins the election and not serve out the second half of his term.
Dont get me wrong, Jindal is a fine man but never forget that he is a career politician.
Liberal on social issues?
Submitted by GW on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 8:43am.
I thought that he was a devout ORTHODOX Catholic. How is his pro-life record?
Sleeping outside Nov 5th
Submitted by ricklail on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 4:02pm.
Wow ain't that a big deal. Liberals are calling for people to sleep outside on the Nov the 5th so they can see how the homeless feel. By the way that is in sleeping bags. Why don't they use a cardboard box or sleep on a heating grate? Let's do it right. How many homeless have sleeping bags? I got my fill of sleeping outside the Army. I slept many a night on the tailgate of an M113 with nothing but a blanket. No thanks libs I'll sleep in my bed that night.