Comments on: Let him clean up Louisiana first

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:05:06 +0000

Between now and 2012, 2016, 2020 or whenever it is, he’s going to need a new haircut!

By: Because I'm Right

Because I'm Right — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:08:06 +0000

Too Good For #2…

Bobby Jindaljust may be the future of the Republican Party. Thirty-seven years old, the son of Indian (legal!)immigrants, he is a wunderkind with a resume that would make the average over-achiever feel like a slacker. Graduating high school at 16 he …..

By: Dpet

Dpet — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:22:36 +0000

Jindal needs about 10 years…..Agreed, tackle LA first.

How about Kasich? Santorum? Alan Keys…(OK, not keys)….even Condi!

McDole does not need a great VP pick….he needs a pulse. He needs to FIGHT the liberals. He needs to recognize the conservative base…

By: Hardtack

Hardtack — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:10:07 +0000

It is too soon. Yes, Jindal is a name that appears often when talking about up and coming conservatives, and personally I am keeping an eye out on him.

However, with Louisiana, I am remembered of a quote that the Kingfisher (Huey P. Long) said many years ago. He stated that Louisiana would one day get an honest government and the people of Louisiana wouldn’t know what to do with it.

Give the Governor some time. Lets see how he handles the problems (and the corruption) in Louisiana. This is just a smaller version of what he will face in Washington, D.C.

By: poodlemom

poodlemom — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:46:27 +0000

Jindal told Leno that although he’s flattered by all the VP talk, he wants to clean up LA first. He said this himself, so why is everyone still pushing the issue?

Miss_Anthrope on May 5, 2008 at 9:52 AM

Agreed, McCain needs Jindal quite a bit more than Jindal needs McCain.

By: Egfrow

Egfrow — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:29:21 +0000

If McCain drops dead just after taking office, would anyone feel comfortable with this unknown taking the oath of office?

By: Right Pundits

Right Pundits — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:58:45 +0000

Bobby Jindal is Louisiana Governor…

Bobby Jindal is the Republican Governor of Louisiana. He’s the youngest governor in the U.S. at only 36 years of age and is the first elected Indian-American governor in U.S. history. Read a biography of him and see photos of him below. Also, the…

By: 4shoes

4shoes — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:48:17 +0000

While Jindal does appear to have promise for a national campaign,

I was thinking the same as I read the article. He may be great with a little time, but we know nothing about him now.

By: Kevin43

Kevin43 — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:22:52 +0000

exactly Ed

maybe we will have to spend 4-8 yrs in the democrat darkness of a clinton obama but out of the darkness a Jindal will rise God Bless America

By: mariloubaker

mariloubaker — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:02:14 +0000

Great guy. There is hope for the conservative movement! Hope he does not change and he will be ready in 8 years at least.

By: Garnet92

Garnet92 — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:17:18 +0000

Although I was born and raised in Louisiana, I got out as soon as I could. The state has wonderful people, great hunting and fishing, and some of the best food in the world. That said, Louisiana has been a cesspool of corruption since the Huey Long days and continues today. You only have to look at (previous governor) Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin as examples of the incompetent people that have been in charge. My contacts there have real hope that Bobby Jindal is the real thing and that he will overcome the corrupt mindset that pervades politics there. If he can “clean up” Louisiana, he is capable of walking on water and raising the dead. For me, I want to see achievements – let’s revisit in about 8 years.

By: lizzee

lizzee — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:48:58 +0000

Let’s let Jindal do the job he was hired to do. If he ends up making a real difference in LA, it will mean a lot.
We just need heroes soooo bad, that’s why some jump the gun on this guy. I have no doubt that in 8-10 years, with fixing LA under his belt,and–who knows what else?-He could be a very fine,very upstanding President of the USA.Let’s give it time.

By: azcop

azcop — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:42:08 +0000

Spot on the National Ticket???? I like Jindal and think he has potential but he did not help the party keep a much needed GOP in a recent special election. A seat which had been held by the GOP for about 30 years.

That is not a good sign.

By: eski502

eski502 — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:37:43 +0000

If I’m not mistaken Jindal has been around in the Lousiana state government since he was 21. He’s already more experienced than Obama. Plus, you can’t truly believe having McCain against Obama on experience would be negated by Jindal, can you? I’d do it in a second. Even if McCain-Jindal were to lose, Jindal could return to Lousiana as Governor for a couple more years before heading up the ticket in 2012.

By: Entelechy

Entelechy — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:13:57 +0000

He needs some entelechy.

misterpeasea on May 5, 2008 at 4:58 PM

…as opposed to mere potentiality :)

By: ihasurnominashun

ihasurnominashun — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:12:20 +0000

Agree 1000% Bobby Jidal has my vote…when the time is right…and that time is NOT now. He needs to be the head of the ticket and he needs to have his record on leading Louisiana prove his experience!

By: misterpeasea

misterpeasea — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:58:19 +0000

He needs some entelechy.

By: Donut

Donut — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:40:12 +0000

NOOOOOOOO DONT take my Jindoggy…. i voted for him and he is doing so much good stuff down here in lowseyana. After 200 years of corrupt leaders… and now Captain ammesty wants to take the last good hope from louisiana. heheh anyways id vote the hell out of jindoggy “the fact that he is not white has no bearing on my support (im not really sure what he is, indian or arab)

By: RobCon

RobCon — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:33:11 +0000

Gov Bobby J. is the thinking man’s Obama because he is smart enough to know he must acheive first. Bobby J. is more than just a skin color.

By: Akzed

Akzed — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:23:33 +0000

To show how shallow it is to focus on skin color, Indians are considered Aryan.

By: austinnelly

austinnelly — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:14:48 +0000

Why not Colin Powell?
–gabriel sutherland on May 5, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Why not Benedict Arnold?

franksalterego on May 5, 2008 at 11:16 AM

We aleady have Benedict Arnold on the ticket..nobody cares. He’s a veteran and has an R next to his name, so Powell is as good a choice as McCain..

Pawlenty? Not another RINO!

malan89 on May 5, 2008 at 9:27 AM

You have to admit: McCain/Mulletard 08 is pretty catchy.

Wanting Jindal for the ticket smells like desperation to me. Jindal sounds good but he needs some time to actually show he can do something. McCain supporters seem eager to write off conservatives who don’t like McCain as not being necessary to win; so if conservatives aren’t necessary, why are we trying to cherry pick one that’s barely taken office in Weezyanna? Looks like he’s trying to curry favor without actually asking for our support.
Now, if Jindal is stupid, and chooses to join McCain’s campaign, he’s going to be tarred with the inevitable disaster McCain’s presidency is going to be, especially if all McCain is trying to do is curry some conservative favor and add some color to his ticket.
The problem with McCain’s candidacy isn’t who his veep is going to be; the problem is McCain. The North Carolina ad debacle showed he is his own worst enemy; a decent veep choice is only going to highlight how pathetic McCain is, and destroy any future the veep choice might have. Let McCain pick a rino or a bootlicker; keep him away from the all stars. All he’s going to do is cover them in the same cr*p he’s coated himself in screwing the GOP over the last 8 years.

By: libertytexan

libertytexan — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:04:49 +0000

I hope Jindal and Sanford have the sense to turn down a VP offer. They are the only chance I have of voting Republican again for a while and the LP CP have some rather lame nominees this year so I’ll be looking forward to 2012.

By: viking01

viking01 — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:54:13 +0000

Jindal has a great future ahead of him. His current and future potential don’t concern me nearly as much as how the current lackluster / lazy GOP and RNC heads would squander that potential for a quick fix.

Present RNC leadership reminds me of Frist / Hastert where it soon became obvious there was no genuine fight or passion in them. Jindal is the exact opposite. He’s sharp, focused, determined, practical, knows what he stands for and expects results. He is Reaganesque in many ways. The last thing Jindal needs is to be undermined by milquetoasts in the RNC leadership whose only interest in him is to distract from the party’s mediocre directorship and failure to challenge Pelosi / Reid’s damage to the economy and sabotaging our military.

He has Louisiana’s best chance to utilize that state’s discontent with pre and post-Katrina corruption to reform that state. He can do far more in his present gubernatorial position than as a VP attending funerals or wrangling with many of the usual RINOs in DC.

By: ThePrez

ThePrez — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:27:26 +0000

Agreed. I heard him speak on one of the C-SPAN channels over the weekend. He definitely has great potential. If he can save Louisiana from itself, he can do anything.

By: MechEng5by5

MechEng5by5 — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:56:58 +0000

Mark Sanford for VP!!!

True Conservative…and not a good-ole’-boy snake in the grass like our RINOs in the S.C. State Senate.