One would think the holder of the highest elected office in Louisiana would stand tall, be positive and act grown up, but Jindal continues to be a small person when it comes to leadership, character and courage. The governor continues to play the blame game, a favorite tactic of conservative ideology because they have no record of positive accomplishments.
Jindal's latest blame game was an appearance before the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank where he gave a speech on foreign policy and defense spending according to an article in the New Orleans Advocate dated 10/7 by Elizabeth Crisp. According to the article Jindal said we should increase defense spending to 4% of the GDP. He also made the following comment. Today we are living with the consequences of the Obama-Clinton ideas when it comes to foreign, domestic and defense policy. And those ideas have set America on a path that will create more chaos, more conflict and more wars.
The George W. Bush administration in which Jindal served must have been on his mind because what Jindal described happened on the Bush watch. As every sane Americn knows President's Clinton and Obama have kept our country and its people safe and has protected our national security much better than Bush did. Jindal, according to the article would pay for the billions necessary to increase defense spending by his belief that entitlement programs such as medicare, medicaid and social security need cost saving changes. That is the same old conservative code word for privatising those programs they have been trying to kill for years.
Jindal goes on to criticize the President for announcing that the nations plan to fight ISIS would not include troops on the ground, and that the President should have been more closely guarded with his plan. Well first, Jindal said the President did not have a plan and now he has a plan but Jindal does not like that the President was truthful with our men and women in uniform and the people. Of course the President knows well American troops on the ground will be used as an excuse by Iraq and others not to commit their own forces to fight for their own country. Jindal, Lindsey Graham and John McCain like to act tough wanting our men and women in uniform back on the ground in Iraq in combat operations. Well, I think the tough talking three brave men should be the first to volunteer. The people know where the President stands which says a lot about his courage and character. Can any one really picture JindAl as commander in chief?
What Jindal is trying to repackage and resell is the fairy tale that republican administrations are better at protecting Americas national security than Democrats. Of course the tragic events of 9/11 and Bush's unnecessary war in Iraq over WMD that did not exist and destabalized that country, created AlQueda in Iraq and planted the seed for ISIS. What really chaps Jindal and conservatives is that President Obama has kept America safe during his time in office. Jindal and his conservative ditto heads will be fanning the flames of fear between now and the 2016 election. Every one who follows what has been taking place in the middle east know the war in Iraq created the conditions that exist over there as of this writing.
Jindal and his ditto head conservatives are a disgrace to the republican party who once put country before politics and did not govern by an unAmerican ideology. Its hell when one has nothing of substance to offer the country and its people and its tragic when the highest ranking elected official in Louisiana has to be so small minded. Bobby Jindal is not a serious public official and will not be the republican standard bearer in 2016.
This commentary written by John Lucia
