Quote:The newly conservative tone of state government is seeping through a host of successful bills — on school vouchers, creationism, stem-cell restrictions and tax and spending cuts — and it is adding to the speculative frenzy here surrounding Mr. Jindal as a potential vice-presidential choice for Senator John McCain.
I really like this guy. He gives the GOP a new look while staying close on conservative values. He may be the best choice for the GOP to hold serve in the south while McCain does battle with Obama in PA, OH, MI, WI. I really think the winner of 3 out of 4 of those wins in November. I think the Democrats are really dreaming to think Obama/Clinton is the dream ticket. Both have negatives that if on the same ticket would unite the GOP. Look for Obama to pick the Governor of PA, OH, or NM as his running mate basically a neutral pick that will deliver at least one swing state.
not now though, too young and wrong environment for him. let him gov. Louisianna some first.
Jindal is further proof, being the first GOP Governor since RECONSTRUCTION and to be elected last year with all the anti-gop propaganda going around that in Lousianna the people that lived through Katrina blamed the right politicians(blanco, nagin) for it and actually understand federalism to some degree. unlike most of the brainwashed public removed from it.
I've only heard good things about Jindal. The only criticisms I've heard of him has been that this is rushing him & he'll be better off to serve as govenor for a few years first. I'm curious as to why you would put him down in Quayle's category.
Quote:The newly conservative tone of state government is seeping through a host of successful bills — on school vouchers, creationism, stem-cell restrictions ....
Wow, guy sounds like he is all about scientific development and advancement.....
GGniner Wrote:Jindal is further proof, being the first GOP Governor since RECONSTRUCTION and to be elected last year with all the anti-gop propaganda going around that in Lousianna the people that lived through Katrina blamed the right politicians(blanco, nagin) for it and actually understand federalism to some degree. unlike most of the brainwashed public removed from it.
Jindal did not win Louisiana because of the "enlightened" citizenship. This IS Louisiana we are talking about here. He won because the majority of the population that voted Democratix left the state after Katrina and they are not going back. The northern part of Louisiana is very conservative and will now be able to make their voices known all across the state.
GGniner Wrote:Jindal is further proof, being the first GOP Governor since RECONSTRUCTION and to be elected last year with all the anti-gop propaganda going around that in Lousianna the people that lived through Katrina blamed the right politicians(blanco, nagin) for it and actually understand federalism to some degree. unlike most of the brainwashed public removed from it.
Jindal did not win Louisiana because of the "enlightened" citizenship. This IS Louisiana we are talking about here. He won because the majority of the population that voted Democratix left the state after Katrina and they are not going back. The northern part of Louisiana is very conservative and will now be able to make their voices known all across the state.
I am not sure anyone ever claimed GGNiner to be "enlightened" either. What you said is exactly what happened. I can't wait until Bin Laden gets news a "former" Hindu is VP.
GGniner Wrote:Jindal is further proof, being the first GOP Governor since RECONSTRUCTION and to be elected last year with all the anti-gop propaganda going around that in Lousianna the people that lived through Katrina blamed the right politicians(blanco, nagin) for it and actually understand federalism to some degree. unlike most of the brainwashed public removed from it.
Jindal did not win Louisiana because of the "enlightened" citizenship. This IS Louisiana we are talking about here. He won because the majority of the population that voted Democratix left the state after Katrina and they are not going back. The northern part of Louisiana is very conservative and will now be able to make their voices known all across the state.
the amount of ppl displaced was not the margin of vicotry, further the first GOP Senator since Reconstruction was elected State Wide BEFORE Katrina.
Blanco was an idiot as was Nagin. In NC after Hurricane Floyd flooded Eastern NC, FEMA didn't come in till a month later. NC has a more compotent state govt., which isn't saying much at all for La. the federal govt. is the last responder, not only that they have to get permission from the State govt. before they can move in, if they are to follow Posse Comutatis. Blanco refused and refused, delaying deployment.
You don't have to convince me that Blanco and Nagin f-ed up. I am just saying that the demographics of the state have changed, which aided in Jindal winning.
Beyond being a true conservative and an Indian-American, Bobby Jindal would also be the country's first Catholic Vice President. Catholics represent a huge swing vote population that overwhelmingly voted for Clinton over Obama in the Democratic primaries. Putting Jindal on the ticket might help bring more of the 70 million+ Catholics in the country to the Republican side for the general election.
BuckeyeStu Wrote:Beyond being a true conservative and an Indian-American, Bobby Jindal would also be the country's first Catholic Vice President. Catholics represent a huge swing vote population that overwhelmingly voted for Clinton over Obama in the Democratic primaries. Putting Jindal on the ticket might help bring more of the 70 million+ Catholics in the country to the Republican side for the general election.
This isn't the election for Jindal on a national ticket.
I'd like to see him gain some skin in LA, solidify his image into a tough talking, small government supporting not afraid to take on the special interests etc type governor for the next 4-8 years.
He is a rising star, I don't want to extinguish his fire.......
if mccain were smart, given gas prices, he would adopt Newt Gingrich's "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" campaign for this election. Claim while meeting with Gov. Palin she made him see the light and flip his stance on drilling in ANWR and possibly nominate her as his VP?
obama can't adopt any sort of realistic energy strategy, too beholden to the environmentalist. the liberal elite have wanted high gas prices for years anyway, which is their dirty secret they don't want the average voter to know.
GGniner Wrote:if mccain were smart, given gas prices, he would adopt Newt Gingrich's "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" campaign for this election. Claim while meeting with Gov. Palin she made him see the light and flip his stance on drilling in ANWR and possibly nominate her as his VP?
obama can't adopt any sort of realistic energy strategy, too beholden to the environmentalist. the liberal elite have wanted high gas prices for years anyway, which is their dirty secret they don't want the average voter to know.
When can I come over and install an oil well in your yard and then build a refinery in your neighbors yard?
Robert, while I don't always disagree with your sympathies... If you have oil reserves worth drilling for in your yard, then the oil revenue will FAR outweigh the real estate loss (if there is any). I doubt there are many homes in ANWR, or anywhere else where large reserves exist. With new directional technologies, a single wellhead can drill for quite a distance in a number of directions. The old pictures of West Texas with a pump every 50 yards is a false concern. I'm not saying wellheads are pretty... but they don't need to be eyesores anymore either.
As to refineries... I live in Houston, and we have PLENTY of refineries already (in terms of numbers, not capacity), and land on their grounds and nearby that could be used for newer/more modern facilities... most of which would allow us to close older, larger, dirtier and less efficient refineries. We just opened a new bio-diesel refinery, so obviously not EVERYONE is against building refineries in their back yard. The rest of the country can thank us later.
The problem of location is that generally speaking, refineries aren't near all of the consumers... so we have to transport the products, which further increases the cost and risk of spillage.
I believe that the politics of demonizing the opposition, and overstating a case to make a point (which has become necessary because the average VOTER is a MORON) is causing more trouble than it helps.
Sugar farmers probably wouldn't need their current subsidies if we used it for bio-fuels... but what politician is going to get re-elected by sugar farmers promising to cut their subsidies?? Also, using corn for fuel hasn't caused our cans of corn to triple in cost like gasoline... especially in that the byproduct from turning feedcorn into fuel is still useful as feed. It's higher, no doubt... but not that much. If the beauracracy of building refineries were gone, I suspect that we'd be building more new ones... and probably greener ones.
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2008 11:16 AM by Hambone10.)
the people of Alaska want to drill there, what right does someone living in Connecticut have to tell them they can't?
the footprint of the area they would drill is about the size of one of our airports, in a state as huge as alaska....where virtually no one lives and nobodies backyards would have oil wells in.
