Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal: A Lack Of Wisdom

Governor Jindal has once again displayed a lack of wisdom and his ignorance of the facts.  In his speech last month in his reply to President Obama's speech to the nation Jindal said, "Democratic legislation is larded with wasteful spending.  It includes $140 million for something called volcano monitoring.  Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C.

 

The recent eruption of Mount Redoubt in Alaska brought the story to light.  It was pointed out that only $7.5 million is going to be spent on upgrading  equipment used to monitor Mt. Redoubt and 32 other active volcanoes in Alaska, not $140 million as Jindal said.  The governor can not seem to get his facts straight before he opens his mouth. 

 

When Jindal was in congress, he and his fellow republicans failed to monitor the eruption of Bush's record deficit spending and debt.  Is it any wonder he is so familiar with those words.  These guys lie so much they do not recognize the truth or facts any more.  Then on Tuesday, March 24, Jindal said at a republican fund raising in D.C. concerning President Obama, "republicans are now part of the proud tradition of the loyal opposition."  (That describes them to a tee.)  He and his republican cohorts will be opposed to Obama's programs even when they fail to learn what the programs are all about.

 

The governor is spending so much time outside Louisiana raising money for his campaign, it indicates his mind is on a national run for office.  It is also noticeable Jindal is getting closer and closer to Newt Gingrich and the republican right wing, the republican party base.  Jindal may be a new republican face to many, but represents the same old republican conservative ideology that brought economic disaster to our country and its people.  One would think he would have known how much was actually involved in the stimulus package for those volcanoes.