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Jindal made the right decision
Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008
We all make mistakes. It’s how we correct them that matters.
And Monday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal responded to the cries from the media, voters and fellow politicians when he vetoed an outrageous legislator pay raise.
Jindal had said all along that he would not veto the raise, fearing such a move would prevent legislators from supporting other projects Jindal wanted to see occur.
The result was that a group of greedy legislators was left with no roadblock to stop a nearly $21,000 a year pay raise.
But Jindal’s veto in the end made the situation just for the taxpayer. Dealing with the political fallout may not be so easy however.
Jindal not only made a bad decision in the first place, he then had to go back on his word when he opted for a veto. Greedy legislators may not look kindly on his actions.
Jindal — who eased into the governor’s office last year — will now have to exhibit his political savvy to stay on top.
He made his road bumpier, but he did the right thing.
Taxpayers may be more forgiving than politicians, but Jindal chose to please the right group this time.
“Highest paid legislators” is no title to brag about.
Comments
Posted by destiny (anonymous) on July 2, 2008 at 3:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Doing the right thing is never the easy or popular way. But his final decision won the day for La. and proved that a politician can and will do the right thing for their voters. As far as the ones who are upset I'm sure the voters will remember this next voting day.
Posted by lambchop (anonymous) on July 2, 2008 at 9:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I think you are right destiny. I, for one, am tired of seeing governmental peoples (hope that includes everyone) from voting themselves raises year after year while the common man they represent struggles to put food on the table and gas in the car. My salary does not increase but just a wee bit each year and it is not the hefty salary that these legislators line their pockets with. Come live one month on what I make and see where you would be at the end of that month -- probably in the red! Proud of what Jindal did and glad Louisiana has a good governor and one that is working for the people.
Posted by LdyBreez (anonymous) on July 2, 2008 at 9:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
There is not a polotician in office that could live on what most of the population has to live on.
Posted by rushinghjr (anonymous) on July 2, 2008 at 2:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
ND/Thanks for your support and stance for Governor Jindal!Your help in this matter and your alliance will help the Jindal Administration!
Posted by jammin1 (anonymous) on July 2, 2008 at 11:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Don't let Jindal's veto fool you. He did it because he didn't want those recalls to go through and his advisers told him that enough people were mad and it just might get him recalled. He does have his eye on a bigger prize after all!
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on July 3, 2008 at 12:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
That's right jammin1.....Funny how he changed his mind when his job was at jeopardy...I thought he was going to be better than that......
Posted by Yeahuhuh (anonymous) on July 4, 2008 at 7:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Jammin is right. Jindal was challenged by recall actions. He is still guilty of poor performance in his re-ordering of state government -- so say 6 to 8 members of his 11 member ethics board -- most of whom have resigned.
I don't see much about it printed in the Democrat but there have been 6 vacancies to the state's ethics board precisely because when you look at the fine print of Jindal's reforms, they actually make ethics harder to enforce. So 6 of them including the chairman have resigned in protest with two more expected to follow.
Matters usually handled by the board are stalled and Jindal will now get to appoint people who agree with his special idea of reform.
If true this is a travesty after the man campaigned on ethics reform. But then Jindal was the posterboy of the national GOP in the election that placed him in Baton Rouge. And the last 8 years have shown us that means big money and big corruption, legal shenanigans, and executive privilege to keep the public from knowing.
Maybe the GOP "hired" Jindal to clean up their national image -- but maybe that means that the level of honesty we saw in Washington before the Democrats entered the congress is now operating in Louisiana.
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