Bobby Jindal
said NO today to the Vice Presidency
Louisiana, July 23, 2008
Lachman Singh
Having Jindal on McCain's ticket could jazz up the
November election. Jindal's popularity, energy and youthfulness
could add some diversity to the Republican side, regardless of
who is the democratic presidential nominee.
Senator John McCain and Lousiana Governor Bobby Jindal
On Wednesday, NRI Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana governor said he
will not run for vice president. He told “FOX & Friends”
that he’d be “surprised” if the McCain campaign
came down with a decision this week. And he threw water on the
buzz about his own chances.
Jindal said:
- Let me be clear: I have said in every private and public conversation,
I’ve got the job that I want. And I’ll say again
on air: I’m not going to be the vice presidential nominee
or vice president. I’m going to help Senator McCain get
elected, as governor of Louisiana
- I look forward to continuing to be governor of Louisiana.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to improve our state. We’ve
cut six taxes but we’ve got a lot more work to do right
here in Louisiana
- I’ve never talked to the senator about the vice presidency
or his thoughts on selecting the vice president.”
According to CNN, Jindal's stock rises-Speculation first swirled
around Jindal earlier 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 boy wonder of sorts within the Republican
Party, and has been lauded by several conservatives wary of John
McCain.
Jindal, at 37, is widely regarded within the Republican party
nationally as one of its rising stars and has been touted as the
best choice for vice president by a variety of party luminaries
ranging from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) to talk
radio celebrity Rush Limbaugh, John McCain
CottShop of sacredscoop wrote a great article about Bobby Jindal;
Please read:
Bobby Jindal Vice President
By CottShop
Bobby Jindal Vice President? Bobby Jindal is being called the
“Next Ronald Reagan” by some, (Americanthinker...)
but apparently, Bobby Jindal is playing coy by claiming he is
quite happy in his current position as Governor of Louisiana
Amid a dizzying whirlwind of speculations, Bobby Jindal said
“Let me be clear: I have said in every private and public
conversation, I’ve got the job that I want. And I’ll
say again on air: I’m not going to be the vice presidential
nominee or vice president. I’m going to help Senator McCain
get elected, as governor of Louisiana.
“I look forward to continuing to be governor of Louisiana.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to improve our state. We’ve
cut six taxes but we’ve got a lot more work to do right
here in Louisiana. … I’ve never talked to the senator
about the vice presidency or his thoughts on selecting the vice
president.”
Oh Picklesticks. Bobby has dashed the hopes of many admirers
by claiming he won’t seek the Vice President position.
Bobby Jindal is being compared to the rising meteoric spectacle
of Barack Obama, and Bobby Jindal is also being called a ‘rock
star’ in some circles. It appears that Senator McCain could
benefit and counter the Barackomania by choosing Jindal to be
his running-mate.
Note what James P. Lucier has to say about Bobby Jindal:
“The base is looking for action, not words.
That’s why McCain’s choice of vice presidential running
mate can make or break his candidacy [...]
No, this is the time for change, real change. This is a time
for someone whom everybody knows to be the rising star of the
GOP, the new governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal.
And what a governor! Sworn as Governor in January, after winning
54 percent of the vote in the open-field primary, Jindal immediately
called a special session of the legislature and persuaded them
to pass his 64-point agenda for ethics reform. They said ethics
reform couldn’t be done in Louisiana — a state whose
reputation as a cesspool is legendary — but he did it in
a two-week session. Now he’s calling a second special session
to pass the tax cuts necessary to jump-start the post-Katrina
economy in his state.”
Bingo! Do we as a nation want real change? Or
just more of the same old same old tax and spend? John McCain
as you know, has opined about ethics reforms and pork spending
reductions, but Bobby Jindal has actual delivered the goods- he
backed up his words with actual change- real change- life changing
change. He completely turned Louisiana around, and brought the
state out of a huge deficit and into a financial surplus. The
two serving together, Sen. McCain and Gov. Jindal, could bring
real change, not just the fluff-and-stuff promised by Sen. Obama.
Lucier brings up a good point- Jindal brings both experience
more likened to a 46 year old, and he also brings an excitement
that could motivate young people to vote for McCain, and hope
for a Presidential run by Jindal in the future.
“DO SOME PEOPLE THINK that McCain is too old at 71? The
Constitution does require a back-up, no matter how old the President.
Jindal can balance the ticket. At 36, he has the accomplishments
you would expect at 47. Obama, at 47, has the accomplishments
you would expect at 36. Jindal more than meets the Constitutional
age requirements if he were to succeed to the Presidency, and
has more executive and legislative experience than the two Democrats
combined. His nomination would convince the rising generation
that there’s hope for the young.
Do some think this is an election about experience? Jindal, who
was elected to Rep. David Vitter’s seat when Vitter ran
for U.S. Senate in 2003, was re-elected for a second term with
88 percent of the vote. That’s not enough experience? It’s
as much experience in Congress as Barack Obama has to show for
his three years. Oh, and by the way, Jindal, in his last term,
had an ACU rating of 100, with 96 for both terms. In addition
he has consistently taken the No New Taxes pledge proposed by
Americans for Tax Reform.
Maybe some think that this is going to be an election about health
care? Jindal’s the man. In 1991 he was a young Hill staffer
working for U.S. Rep. Jim McCrery. One day McCrery asked him to
look over some Medicare plans being proposed in committee. A couple
of days later, he brought back to the boss a totally revised system
that was so impressive McCrery introduced him to Louisiana Governor
Murphy J. Foster Jr. A few years later,
Jindal, at the age of 24, was appointed Secretary of
the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. He
took hold of the state’s Medicare program, which was running
at a loss of $400 million, and in three years produced a surplus
of $200 million. He later became chairman of the National Bipartisan
Commission on the Future of Medicare. In 2001, he was nominated
by President George W. Bush and approved by the U.S. Senate to
be Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of Health and
Human Services. If Jindal gets a chance to debate Hillary Clinton,
Hillary will be fumbling for her cue cards.”
Experience? Gov. Jindal has bucket-loads of experience, and compared
to Sen. Barack, he dances circles around the Illinois Senator.
I really think he could out-Obama Obama himself, in regards to
inspiring the young people of America to go out and vote.
I think people are beginning to see through the veneer of Sen,
Obama, and are starting to understand that he just can’t
produce what he is claiming he can. Talk with Iran? “Gosh
My. Mahmoud, would you mind not murdering Jews and toning down
your hate a bit?” simply is not going to produce anything,
and I think that people understand that our past talks with Iran
were a miserable failure, and that there is nothing this side
of hell that will cause the Iranian dictator to suddenly change
his mind, and that we need to keep doing what we are doing- Talks
will produce nothing! Hopefully people will begin to see through
the wild claims of Obama.
James P. Lucier of the American Spectator goes on to list Gov.
Bobby Jindal’s copious experiences in government, and the
list is very impressive, and I would encourage you to take a quick
look at the following site, he did an excellent job on the article:
(Spectator.org)
