Gov. Bobby Jindal has vetoed the legislative pay raise. He did it this morning (Monday). Details have not yet been revealed, but what’s clear is that, in the minds of most voters, he did the right thing. Did he do it for the right reason? That is, was this truly a principled response to a legislative excess, or was it purely in response to political pressure? I vote for the latter. If he were acting out of principle, he would have acted a lot more forcefully — and a lot sooner. More later as additional information and analysis is available. At a minimum, he has taken this matter off the map for now, and taken lawmakers off the hook.
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Day 1038: Jindal’s Hail Mary : Maitri’s VatulBlog on June 30th, 2008 at 7:14 pm #
[…] Stuck between Republican lawmakers in Louisiana and pressure from voters and the larger national Republican scene, Jindal was forced to make a move, sided with his national backers, threw the ball and killed the pay raise. Jeffrey thinks it is because he wants Clancy DuBos to like him again, but I personally credit Candy Crowley’s tough and candid questioning of Jindal on the issue when there were two seconds left in the CNN’s Late Edition interview. Yes, I’m being sarcastic and no, DuBos still doesn’t like Jindal. […]
Shawn on June 30th, 2008 at 9:36 pm #
Clancy, could you not find one thing Jindal did right that you didn’t broad brush as a political move? You distaste for Jindal is almost as weird as Dick Morris’ distaste for Clinton. Post a comment
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