Bobby Jindal leading the way in Louisiana:
Jindal ‘bats a thousand’ at session
BATON ROUGE — The state Legislature on Friday wrapped up its second special session during the 2-month-old administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal by completing a full sweep of the governor’s proposed package of business tax cuts and $1.1 billion in surplus spending priorities.
Jindal and his legislative allies won all the initiatives they set out to accomplish during the six-day session, including a controversial bill to grant a partial tax deduction for private school tuition.
Flanked by many members of his supporting team of lawmakers at an evening news conference, the governor framed the results as a positive statement on Louisiana’s national image.
“This group should be proud of batting a thousand,” Jindal said. “The country’s watching us … we know they’ll like what they see.”
The session followed a February lawmaking period in which the governor passed a slate of new ethics laws. A regular spring session of the Legislature will begin March 31.
Lawmakers passed bills to eliminate a 1 percent sales tax that businesses pay on utilities, an estimated annual savings to Louisiana companies — as well as a loss of state revenue — of $69 million. They also passed an expedited phaseout of taxes on corporate debt and on manufacturing machinery and equipment. Those taxes were widely seen as burdens on companies that expand their operations, therefore placing Louisiana at a competitive disadvantage with other states.
What have you Democrats got as your “breath of fresh air”? Barack Obama – an ultra-liberal product of the corrupt Chicago Democratic machine…you can keep him; we GOPers have genuine change we can believe in. Bobby Jindal is just starting out, and he’s already done more real things for people than Barack Obama could ever dream of doing – it is in this youthful, idealistic conservatism where we’ll finally win all down the line, crushing the life out of that leftwing thought which has been desrtoying our nation for decades.
You can’t win, lefties – your worldview is built on lies and thus it never, ever works when put into practice. Sure, you’ll be able to win an election or two, from time to time, but not by running on what you are; only by hiding it…but we’re out there, telling people what we believe, and then putting it into place…and it works, every time we try.
Blogs For Victory 
or Blogs For Victo(r)y poster, Leo Pusateri?
Granted, Debbie Schlussel is rather lame:
I think Bobby Jindal would be a great candidate in 2012 if the Democrats control the White House. He is the breath of fresh air that the GOP needs if it is going to survive as a party. Michael Steele in Maryland is another potential superstar that has to get some DC time under his belt to be considered for national office. However, and yes there is always a however, as long as the sole purpose of the GOP is a vehicle to overturn Roe v Wade by packing the Federal Appeals Courts the GOP will be slipping deeper and deeper toward their ultimate schism between the Christian Right and the Center Right. If the GOP wants to be a party of the 21st century it has to jettison the religious crazies and the “family values” charlatans and seize the center which is conservative in matters public and liberal in matters private.
Or Steve Doocy of Fox and Friends?
Kathleen Babbling Blanco did not run for reelection because of her massive failure after Katrina, her failure Road to Home program and her govern by committee attitude (heaven forbid if she should make a decision on her own).
The surplus left was from the billions of dollars from FEMA and overtaxation that made companies leave Louisiana in droves.
She finally saw the writing on the wall that there was no chance that she could run and win with massive failures on her record.
So FACTS about Obamas upbringing is “painting” him to be Muslim? When in fact he was born to a Muslim? Are you saying that certain FACTS should be excluded from the political public discourse if they shed negative light on a candidate? Or just your candidate?
And another FACT is that Obama does not wear lapel pin and failed to respect the flag on occassions, but any mention of that FACT is again not appropriate in your view?
And you have failed to demonstrate the terrorist connection you previously asserted.
It looks like the Dems are in control. They are too unified with the unity Barry brings to the table. Change, Peace and Hope. UNITY.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/15/blogtalk-pro-clinton-bloggers-walk-out-of-kos/
Jindal is a new name on the fringes of the big time and far too little is known about him to assign him as the future of the GOP. He needs some serious vetting and a few yeaers at the helm of a state in chaos, like LA, will give him some needed creds if he does well. There are likely many other young Republicans out there we haven’t heard about just like most had never heard of Obama before this election. All I hope is that we get a better fielld next time to choose our canndidate from. Romney would have been good. Maybe McCain will make him his running mate.
And did I mention Barry was a COURSE INSTRUCTOR in law school before becoming POTUS. And he has such an engaging smile.
He will reach across the aisle to Republicans, coming up with team unity, so that the causes of his Church can be met. All Clinton supporters will follow the messiah as well. McCain is toast.
That is the future of the GOP until they find a uniter, instead of evil doers Bush/Cheney/Rove.
But this is an enjoyable political season even though the GOP will awaken with a huge hangover in November.
This is a great read about Obama.
The aspects of his character revealed in such a commentary are far more relevant than the madrassa, Hussein meme that the right are using to try and smear him with.
Neocon-
“And another FACT is that Obama does not wear lapel pin…..”
OMG someone who is actually expressing their individuality by not being bullied into wearing a little piece of tin on their chest!!!!
I thought you conservatives were about individuality.
Guess that’s another myth shot down in flames.
CO,
That might be fun – but if McCain looses, then Jindal (presuming he’s a success as governor, as I expect he will be), is our very logical candidate for 2012…or 2016, if McCain wins this year. As long as Jindal can do a good job as governor of Louisiana, I think he can then write his own political ticket.
Magnum,
Its a point of view based on a lie, though…therefor, it can’t get anything right except by accident.
Piggy,
Errrm…well, GOPers in Lousiana did vote for Jindal, a person of color…so, that blows your foolish, little theory out of the water…
The future of the GOP?
All you have to do is look to the past. In ’80 Reagan asked the American people “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
The answer was Carter lost big time.
This fall Obama will ask the American people, “Are you better off now than you were eight years ago?”
The answer will be the WH, the Senate and House going for the Dems. The WH will be close, it will be a rout in Congress.
Case closed.
Darva…once again for the umpteenth million time…President Bush is not running.
neocon,
You’re changing the subject. The question was whether or not anyone on the right, other than some “random right wing poster” was, as I put it, trying to “trying to paint him as anti-American, a Muslim and probably a terrorist” (emphasis added). Mona Charen of NRO says that Senator Obama “does not love” America. Leo Pusateri of Blogs For Victo(r)y states that Senator Obama has “contempt for America”. Debbie Schlussel headlines her piece “Barack Hussein Obama: Once a Muslim, Always A Muslim” and wonders out loud, “…when we are fighting the war of our lives against Islam? Where will his loyalties be?” Steve Doocy of Fox clearly implies that the Senator went to a school that teaches “Wahhabism which pretty much hates us (sic)” even though it did not. The fact that so much attention is being paid to these “facts” is evidence that Republicans are desperate to find any way to impugn Senator Obama because they obviously are in fear of his ability to energize audiences unlike Senator McCain.
phnx,
Strictly speaking, President Bush is not running. It would be an electoral massacre. However, the Democratic nominee should have an easy time as accurately portraying Senator McCain as simply a substitute for a third Bush term.
phnx:
Why do you insist on running from GWB? He will campaign with McSame. You know it. Don’t you support the President now?
And it is the arrogance of Americans like DP that has the Muslim world enraged. No respect for Islam. Sharia law states once a Muslim, always a Muslim, and DP in her arrogange makes light of the entire Muslim world, thus creating this Jihad.
Shame on you DP and the other liberal posters here for your arrogance and lack of respect for the Religion of Peace.
“Considering the fan-fare Jindal is getting, if you are an Obama fan you’d have to be brain dead not to compare the two. Far be it for me to connect the dots for Obama fans, though.” -Ricorun
I am not a fan of Obama, Clinton nor McCain. I was suggesting that since he is a Governor of a State, which has completely different responsibilities than a Senator, that it would be fair to compare him to someone with the same responsibilities.
A person who possesses greatness and strives to be greater, whether Republican, Democrat or other, is someone that I would hope a majority of people can stand behind.
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Darva & Diana,
Painting McCain as a Bush clone is a pretty lame strategy, but its to be expected from you losers. If that’s all you’ve you’re in big trouble wth all the divisions in your party.
phnx:
Do you support President Bush? McCain does. Do you think Bush’s surge was the right policy? McCain does. Do you think Bush’s tax cuts should be renewed? McCain does. Bush wanted comprehensive immigration reform. So did McCai,
Please name one important policy difference between McCain and Bush?