Jindal Vetoes Breeding Distrust
From the Times-Picayune: Prospect of override session is on the table as Legislators distrust of Governor increases.
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War on Ethics Board Continues by Proxy
From Baton Rouge Business Report: Rolfe McCollister, Chief Jindal cheerleader, campaign treasurer and founder of shameless pro-Jindal shadow campaign (the same one that tried to run ads crediting Jindal with the Stelly Tax cut only to have them pulled by Moon Griffon) gets personal with members of the state ethics board.
Which reminds us, has Rolfe ever disclosed the donors to Believe in Louisiana the way he promised he would?
$10 million to Jindal donor nearly equals NGO cuts
From the Advocate: As Governor Jindal seeks to make hay off his $16 million cuts for such initiatives as housing, child mentoring and health care services, we are reminded of the $10 million personal earmark the Governor dished out to one if his favored donors.
Meanwhile, Bayou Buzz looks at Jindal’s political identity in the wake of his earmark show.
Jindal goes stumping for a rebound
From the Gambit Weekly: After his popularity took a tumble in the pay raise debacle Jindal looks to mend fences.
Abramson raps Jindal over cuts for homeless
From Bayou Buzz: New Orleans Rep. Neil Abramson takes aim at Jindal’s cut of $50,000 that would have provided housing for 44 New Orleans’ homeless.
Jindal’s veto motive questioned
From the Leesville Daily Leader: Is Governor Jindal telling the truth about his veto of pro-reform legislation?
“Corrupt old time politicians” safe after destruction of ethics board
From the Advertiser: Yet another irony behind Governor Jindal’s decimation of the state ethics board.
Novak: Steam gone from Jindal VP balloon
From Human Events:: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: The 36-year-old first-year governor always was a long shot, but the steam went out of his balloon when he promised state legislators he would sign their pay raise (Mistake No. 1) and then vetoed the bill (Mistake No. 2). Still a favorite of many conservatives.
Brown: Jindal raised from political dead?
Just two weeks ago, the legislative pay raise issue in Louisiana had all but consumed Governor Bobby Jindal. As he continued to tell voters he would not veto the increase that had rallied major statewide opposition, his poll numbers continued to drop. And when he did finally veto the proposal, his delay in doing so seemed to upend any realistic chance of a vice presidential slot on the McCain ticket. But like Lazarus being raised from the dead, low and behold, Jindal is still very much in the VP mix. Read more
