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I wholeheartedly agree. This consideration is way too early and Louisiana needs him much more than the country does right now. Someday I think he’d make a fine Prez but let’s see how he turns the that state around first…..

[...] (H/T – Michelle Malkin via Sean Hackbarth) [...]

I completely agree. Let him build a healthy track record as a conservative governor. Let him complete at least two terms and build a reputation as a conservative who cleans up messes and turns things around.

Let him go, let him grow.

And he stands to lose a lot more than he does to gain as a Vice Presidential candidate (and is it fair to say that it’s going to be an uphill battle for Republicans this year, anyway?) so I wouldn’t want him on that ticket.

[...] But the blogs are alive with renewed speculation that Governor Jindal might make a suitable running mate for John McCain. (Ok, so most of it is reaction to the American Spectator article.) On second thought, “alive” is actually a bit of an understatement. [...]

In the Meantime, Mitt would not be a bad choice to compliment McCain’s run for the Whitehouse, I think his economic experience / knowledge, and his past response from Conservatives (prior to his dropping out) could be real assets for John.

It will be interesting to see who he taps for the #2 spot on the ticket. (Not that I would have any reservations about Thompson or Hunter as a VP choice either! )

Keeping my fingers crossed for a great running mate on the ticket!

Mr. Jindal is very impressive and could be the future of the Republican party. I think that this may be the the year of the Democrat even though both candidates insist on destroying each other. If Clinton is elected, she and the “First Gentleman” (good lord, that phrase alone is enough to gag a cat) will be much too busy with their self centered efforts to fabricate a “Clinton Legacy” to screw up the country. It will be a Clinton third term, don’t ever forget that.

Ahhh! I was hoping Jindal talk would silence the Fred-as-VP whispers. It’s not going to happen. He didn’t want to be #2, and his personality doesn’t fit the profile of a campaigning VP candidate. Thompson barely went after his Republican opponents he wouldn’t be the attack dog VP candidates usually are.

I’m curious… doesn’t Bobby Jindal have just about the same years of “experience” that Barak H. Obama is touting… with ten times the results? I’ve always felt better about governors for president than senators.

My mother put it succinctly a few weeks ago: “I’m voting for a McCain-Romney Ticket and hoping McCain retires early.”

Magic? What Magic? The ability to fool people that Louisiana got meaningful ethics reform when in reality it didn’t?

When a Republican Legislator put forward ethics legislation during the special session that demanded more transparency on Jindal’s administration, Jindal balked. The explanation from Jimmy Faircloth? Jindal needed to be able to meet with perspective Louisiana businesses behind closed doors!

Part of Jindal’s ethics reform legislation was a provision that made it harder to convict people of ethics violations. So who cares if some legislation had stricter wording? If it becomes harder to convict someone of an ethical violation, the increase in standards means nothing!

Jindal collected over $130K worth of campaign contributions from one source in the form of “bundling”. How did he reward that person? He awarded his company the first government grant handed out in his administration. It was worth $14 million. Over 100x return on an investment…. not bad. Of course, this just proves that Jindal placed a huge “for sale” sign on Louisiana.

Jindal claimed that he wanted to ban people in government from getting free tickets to events. He claimed that such activities are unethical and that his administration would set the example on ethics. That is until his cheif of staff got free tickets to a Hannah Montana concert. Jindal’s response? He said that they would follow the law! (Thats right, the law that Jindal feels is unethical). So much for bringing ethics reform to Louisiana.

There are many different examples of how Jindal has proven himself to be a hypocrite. Many of which can be found with the slightest of effort. Jindal’s gold standard he set for Louisiana was really a double standard. One for him and one for everyone else. And when it comes to the media getting access? Well, with the cast of characters surrounding Jindal, the only way to get access is to kiss the golden ring (and the hindquarters) of the governor. Speak ill of him and you lose access.

I am hope so! A Mccain Jindal ticket is a perfect union of reform that this country needs. The more I learn of Jindal, the more I like him. The more I hear him speak, the more I am impressed by him. The more I listen to him talk about his vision and positions, the more I respect him. The shock in his age at 37 years old is not that he is young but it is that he is young and yet accomplished so much. So much more then Obama.