Jindal asks Bush to release oil reserves
From the Times Picayune:
Bobby Jindal
Cillizza: Jindal’s Moment
From the Washington Post: Governor’s political fortunes ride on the shoulders of Gustav.
Jindal may brief RNC on storm
From the New York Daily News: Altered convention may feature a satellite address from Jindal on the state of recovery.
Jindal appoints seven to ethics board
From the Associated Press: After the weakening of the ethics enforcement standards led to resignations of 11 of its 12 members, the Louisiana Ethics Board begins its comeback.
No Keynote for Jindal
From the Associated Press: Jindal loses out Keynote address at GOP convention to former New York Mayor and GOP Presidential contender Rudy Guiliani. Jindal gets slot ahead of VP nominee.
Jindal’s Rhetoric Exposed
It seems I spoke to soon. NBC only posted a short snippet of Jindal’s Meet the Press appearance. Consequently, I missed this revealing clip where Jindal’s long winded rhetoric was exposed for its lack of substance.
Jindal Seeks Second Term as Governor
Jindal made yet another national TV appearance on Sunday, appearing on Meet the Press alongside Obama surrogate Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA). It was a typically uncontroversial appearance as Gov. Kaine faced most of the questions, which focused on vice presidential picks and abortion.
The only real point of interest was when Jindal suggested he hoped to serve two terms as Governor of Louisiana. That presumably means Jindal plans to run for Governor in 2011. The bigger question is whether he will attempt to court presidential donors for a 2012 run, while also running for Governor? Can he afford to wait until 2016 to run for President?
Check out the video after the jump…
No one around to enforce ethics laws
From the Associated Press: After Jindal ethics package gutted the state ethics board resulting in resignations by 11 of the 12 members, enforcement of the new laws sits in limbo for what could be months. Meanwhile, the Jindal administration is now beginning to point fingers at the legislature over changes to significant changes in ethics enforcement.
Ethics Board still without sufficient membership
From the Shreveport Times: Months after Governor Jindal’s changes to the ethics enforcement system resulted in mass resignations, potential ethics violators remain in safe and sound.
