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Methinks Jindal doth protest too much. There was no “explicit talk” at the ranch over Jindal for V-P. Of course, that doesn’t mean that topics of conversation that are relevant to the choice of V-P where avoided. Jindal may “have the job [he] want[s]“, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t open to looking for an even better one.

Like it or not, his name continues to be one of the names that is being touted for McCain’s vice president. The endorsement of Jindal for V-P by the Washington Times does little to silence the hype over “the next Ronald Reagan” (or Dan Quayle). You can read my response to the W-T on their site or on Oysters.

Clancy doesn’t believe Jindal will make the cut. Yellowblog, Adrastos, and Oyster agree. Jindal may very well be using this hype to gain himself a keynote speech at the GOP convention which he could then use to propel himself to the national scene after 4-8 years as Governor. The Jindal hype may also be a smokescreen that allows McCain to look at other candidates without scrutiny.

I cannot say that Jindal ran for Governor just so he would be picked as a V-P choice (like he ran for Congress in 2006 just so he could turn around and run for Governor). However, the scent of power has been released and Jindal will grasp for it sooner than later. Why? Because Jindal cannot afford for too much time to pass by. The more time he spends as Governor, the more people see that he is all talk and no action. Better for him to act now while the majority of the people are still fooled.

For fun, you can play the MSNBC “veepstakes” home game.

One weird thing did strike me as odd from the meeting. Former EBay CEO Meg Whitman, champion of allowing fraud to occur on Ebay, was also at the weekend meeting. Interesting lot McCain hangs out with. Mike Brunker of MSNBC has a great series of articleson the fraud that occurred at EBay under Meg’s watch.

Granted, the likelihood of Mitch being asked is slim, on the topic of Obama picking him for V-P he said:

If (Barack) Obama asked me to be his vice president, I would say yes.

And there you go, it is really that simple. So why won’t Bobby Jindal make a similar statement? Say yes or no Bobby. It is really easy to do. Try being honest with the public for once!

Jennn at Donklephant gives her explanation of who Bobby Jindal is. Unfortunately, the site lists what can only be described as a reprinting of a Bobby Jindal campaign flier. Fortunately, my post passed moderation and I was able to inform readers on this site about the real Bobby Jindal.

But what is made clear is that those of us who know the truth about Jindal will have a lot of work ahead of us if he is selected to be the V.P.

No, it’s not an endorsement from me. Not in the least. However, it seems like Deryl “don’t you dare look at my man” Bryant has gotten over his jealousy and has now accepted the idea that if Bobby Jindal leaves, Jindal will be doing what is best for Jindal. This is typical of the Die Hard Jindal Supporters (DHJS). They often are more than willing to put their own wants and needs aside, all for the good of Bobby.

This is not to say that Deryl wont be sitting alone, listening to the Pretenders “I’ll Stand By You”, with a tear on his eye if Bobby Jindal leaves. Just look at several of his statements.

Hopefully this will make it easy to understand why this writer will be heart-broken to lose such a Gift

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I will be able to gather some forgiveness for being so selfish in my calls asking our Governor to dispel my worries of his leaving with the continuous onslaught of “greedy” calls for his help to perform even greater miracles.

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Even more hopeful am I that Governor Jindal will forgive me for being so extremely selfish, as I relieve him of the promise made to me that he would serve a complete term as Governor of Louisiana

It really is enough to make you cry, isn’t it?

It is rather unfortunate that a man with such passion as Deryl has for Jindal couldn’t be used for good. Instead, he uses it to help propel the liar and hypocrite, Bobby Jindal, further in his own political career. Our state is no better off with Jindal in office, despite the claims of miracles by Deryl.

We have a Governor who promised tougher ethics laws. All we have now are tougher to enforce ethics laws (meaning more people will get away with ethics violations).

We have a Governor who demanded transparency from others yet balked when others demanded it from him.

We have a Governor who said that free tickets are unethical, but who gladly handed them out to members of his staff because the practice was still legal.

We have a Governor who circumvented the open meetings law by meeting with legislators in small groups to discuss issues of his agenda.

We have a Governor who is for sale, giving millions of our tax dollars to the company of someone who bundled over $130,000 in campaign contributions to his campaign.

We have a Governor who claimed what you know is more important than who you know, that is unless what you know directly contradicts the Governors agenda, then you get fired! And of course you cannot forget that he was able to use his office to obtain admission for his child to the LSU Lab School, bypassing any waiting list that others may have had to wait on.

So will someone tell me, how are we any better off in Louisiana?

If I was someone who knew nothing about Bobby Jindal and I watched Jay Leno last night, I would have probably been impressed with what I saw. He seemed very comfortable, came across as a nice guy, and (if I believed what Jay Leno and Bobby Jindal said) seemed to show a Louisiana that was getting better on ethics. When it comes to the perception of Louisiana’s governor, I am sure that if someone took a poll of Republican voters, that they would be very impressed with our Governor.

Of course, I am someone who knows a little bit about our Governor and several of the statements last night were misleading to say the least. When asked why Bobby Jindal entered politics, he mentioned that he and his wife noticed all of the young people leaving Louisiana. Bobby Jindal entered politics before he married his wife (and probably before he met his wife). Jindal has worked for Bob Livingston when he was in Congress and was appointed to be head of the Louisiana Department of Health before he married Supriya. I don’t think he decided to work for Bob Livingston because of all the young people leaving Louisiana.

Of course, Bobby Jindal was also a bit misleading on our having the toughest standards. Sure, the laws may be tough but if the laws cannot be enforced because the burden of proof is too high. What good are the unenforceable laws other than to try and fool people nationwide that we are somehow better than we used to be. We are not better than we used to be, we just put lipstick on the pig.

Finally, the interview came down to the big question of the day. Would Bobby Jindal say yes if asked to be Vice President. He didn’t say no. He didn’t even use his precognition and suggest that McCain would not ask him (perhaps that was out of respect to Carnac the Magnificent*). What he did do was compare saying no to McCain right now to  saying no to the pretty girl who hasn’t yet asked you to the prom. Guess what? You don’t say no if the pretty girl asks you to go to the prom! So again, I have no reason to believe Bobby Jindal will refuse McCain if asked to be V.P..

Jeff Crouere beat me to the punch this morning by suggesting that no other potential Vice President candidate is appearing on Jay Leno or any other late night T.V. show.

Speaking of Carnac:

Carnac: Goodyear, Tuck, and Bobby Jindal

McMahon: Goodyear, Tuck, and Bobby Jindal

opens envelope

Carnac: Name a tire, a friar, and a liar.

Oyster quoted the Reduct Box who quoted the Washington Times that said:

Governor Bobby Jindal is escorting Senator John McCain around New Orleans today and by all accounts it’s not just for exercise. Between the Leno gigs and DC Press club speech, Jindal’s playing his VP ambitions about as cool as a Freshman at the Senior prom.

Now, I respect Oyster’s opinion on many things, but we happen to disagree on Jindal’s ambition for higher public office. Oyster does not believe that Jindal wants the VP position, even though he feels Jindal will use such talk to propel him onto the national stage.

The problem with this is twofold. First of all, nobody should take Jindal’s thirst for power for granted. Jindal, and the people around him, drool at the opportunity to climb that political ladder. If politics was an art-form, the way that Jindal has been able to manipulate not only the voters, but the media as well, would be on the level of a Picasso.

Second of all, I don’t think Jindal would risk losing this buzz by not pushing for his spot as VP this time around. Jindal currently is the owner of “the buzz”. If he allows someone else to become the VP candidate and is unable to slay more dragons in the next four years, he risks losing the national notoriety that he currently holds. He could become yesterdays news and I really don’t think Jindal wants that or will allow that. The other reason Jindal needs to hold onto the buzz now is because Bobby Jindal has never held a job for more than 2-3 years. This gives him time to get out before anyone realizes that he has made things worse and not better. If he stays as Governor too long, the voters may realize how badly he misled them.

What will likely happen is that up until the time he is selected, Jindal will continue to play “Mr. Modest” and say how he has work to do here. However, he will never stand up and say “no, I don’t want to be VP this time”. So when McCain asks him to be his choice, he will gladly take it and use this opportunity to sell himself nationwide.

The Reduct Box also points out that Jindal refuses to say “no” when asked about whether he will be VP.

Saying that McCain is not going to ask him to be VP does nothing to clarify what Jindal would say if he did.

Sounds familiar

Bobby Jindal will be on Jay Leno this Monday.

According to a similar Web site news release posted by Jindal’s office, the governor will discuss the many reforms under way in the state and highlight the fact that Louisiana is open for business and working to become the best place in the world to raise a family, get a high-paying job, and pursue a great career.

I wonder if Leno will be allowed to ask whatever questions he wants to ask or if the question and answers will be scripted to be another Bobby Jindal press release. I am sure that Jay Leno will ask the question on if he will run for V-P and I am sure Jindal will give the typical dodge.

A note to the Jindal apologists. Until Jindal answers “NO” to the question of whether he would accept the V-P nomination, you have no reason to believe that Bobby “Job Hopping” Jindal will stay put.

Update: “NBC’s public relations team, meanwhile, is billing the governor as “possibly being the vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket” in November’s election ” link

I think Deryl (4unionparish) at Louisiana Conservative is in love. Ironically, i believe the ultra conservative blogger who supports those candidates that fight same sex love, is in love with Governor Bobby Jindal.  How else could you describe the gushing that takes place at one of his most recent posts? The post title itself (Stealing Governor Bobby Jindal) reminds me of a Jerry Springer episode where one of the guests will challenge the other guest because the other guest wants to steal his significant other. He even wants a “2×4 wake-up call” to be given to those who wish to steal his beloved Bobby away.

leave our miracle working Governor the hell alone!!!

Miracle worker? Please. I can see the chair throwing starting already. Steve will jump in and break them up any moment.

Is this the attempt by jealous conservatives to steal away the most popular, most capable, and most honest Governor in

Louisiana history

Most honest? Granted, that wouldn’t take much. Most capable? That has yet to be seen. I think he must sit in his room, listening to “can you feel the love tonight”, gazing at a picture of Jindal’s inauguration and reflecting on his special night at the mansion, crying that he couldn’t have more alone time with Governor Jindal.But then he can’t just let the blame rest on fellow conservatives. No, he has to try and put the blame (and suspicion to the plot to steal his beloved) on liberals.

First, and superficial, is that by having a TRUE conservative, unlike McCain, on the ticket will make it much easier for the Dems to motivate their voters and fight against their obvious (and comical) party division. Many Dems are threatening to crossover to McCain if their choice, Obama or Oclinton, is not the Dem candidate. Governor Jindal would provide the necessary conservatism, something very lacking in the McCain campaign, to persuade those Dems to remain loyal to the Democrat ticket.

Um, wrong. The last thing that Democrats want would be a strong conservative on the ticket. Why? Because conservatives will have a huge problem voting for McCain because they view him as being too moderate. A conservative on the ticket, especially Jindal, will bring out the die hard voters who will blindly follow “true conservatives”.

Much more devious, and more characteristic of a liberal media that has never let the truth get in their way of manipulating public opinion,  is the possibility that the liberal media is trying to sabotage the political career of the most popular, most capable, most honest and most conservative Governor in Louisiana history.

How on earth would someone getting the national stage as a V-P candidate hurt that person? If anything, Jindal as the V-P candidate along with a McCain loss would probably move him into the spotlight for 2012. But the truth is often something hidden from Deryl when he is blindly attacking liberalism. 

“Conspiracy nut”, you, say?

No, just nut.

The outrage from abandoned Louisiana conservatives would be so severe that Governor Jindal would become an albatross around the neck of McCain.

Only Nick (from what I  have seen) from LouisianaConservative.com has said that he would openly speak out against Jindal if Jindal accepted an invitation to be V-P. I have a feeling that a supermajority of Louisiana conservatives would blindly follow Jindal anywhere he goes. See, they care more about Jindal and his cult of personality than they do their own well being.

He then goes on to quote Jindal on several spin answers where one might think he intends to stay Governor for 8 years. However, what he cannot quote is Jindal answering “NO” to the question of “will you accept the nomination to be Vice President”. Why? Because such a quote does not exist.  But that still doesn’t change the fact that Deryl is so blinded by his love for Bobby Jindal that he cannot stand to think that his beloved governor might very well have flaws. In fact, he repeats himself several times. I guess he needs to convince himself that his beloved wouldn’t dare leave  him so he repeats how much Jindal is “smart” and “capable” and honest”.

I think he should just send the Governor flowers and get it over with. But here is a newsflash Deryl, Bobby Jindal is happily married. Or did some toe tapping take place in the bathroom during the blogger dinner at the Governors mansion that went unreported? Hmmm….

h/t to Jim at JindalWatch

James Lucier from American Spectator gushes over him with a repulsive piece of Jindal apologia. He refers to his tenure at the department of health (neglecting to mention the harm Jindal’s cuts did). He refers to Jindal’s ethics session (but fails to mention the remaining loopholes and that the legislation was just a window dressing).

Mark Whittington from Associate Content, also discussing the half truths that others point out about our Governor.

It seems that this is the nomination that just wont die, even though Jindal claims to know that McCain wont ask him.

Update: The Wall Street Journal has posted Lucier’s commentary.