Jindal hires Florist Gump?
Listening to 99.5 FM this afternoon, Garey Forester stated that Governor Jindal hired Roger “Florist Gump” Villere to a position within his administration. While I lack the specifics, this leads me to a couple questions.
A) What happened to the hiring freeze?
B) Will the head of the Louisiana Republican party remain as the head of the party while working for Louisiana government? I’m sure leading the head of a state party is a very time consuming job. How much work will Florist Gump be able to get done for our state?
C) What happened to the “what you know” vs. “who you know” idea that Jindal claimed to support when he spoke of the future of Louisiana ethics. I do not recall the State of Louisiana needing an official flower arranger. Seems to me that the hiring of Villere is clearly a “who you know” arrangement.
More on this when additional details come out…
Update: I heard back from Garey Forester. Seems if I had the wrong GOP hack as the one being hired. It was James Quinn, Executive Director of the Republican Party, who got hired and not Florist Gump. James Quinn is now the Director of Boards and Commissions. You can see an example of Quinn’s “hackery” here.
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:52 am
“While I lack the specifics,….”
Very telling.
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:58 pm
“More on this when additional details come out…”
I guess you still can’t be bothered to read full posts can you? I cited my source. You are more than welcome to prove me wrong.