Not that I really care about CPAC...but the results are in.
Mitt Romney - 20 percent
Bobby Jindal - 14 percent
Ron Paul -13 percent
Sarah Palin - 13 percent
Newt Gingrich -10 percent
Mike Huckabee - 7 percent
Mark Sanford - 4 percent
Rudy Guiliani - 3 percent
Tim Pawlenty - 2 percent
Charlie Crist - 1 percent
Undecided - 9 percent
Pawlenty's dismal performance isn't really a big deal in my opinion. CPAC Presidential Polls are not good indicators of electoral chances.
1995: Phil Gramm won the poll, received less than 1 percent of the 1996 presidential primary vote.
1998: Steve Forbes, won only two delegates in 1996, dropped out after taking 3rd in Delaware in 2000.
1999: Gary Bauer, dropped out after New Hampshire primary.
2000: Bush won
2005: George Allen, lost to Senator Jim Webb
2006: George Allen, lost to Senator Jim Webb
2007: Mitt Romney, conceded at the 2008 CPAC
2008: Mitt Romney
2009: Mitt Romney
And Bobby Jindal coming in second at 14%? CPAC attendees obviously didn't watch his craptastic response to President Obama's address to Congress last week. Pawlenty is far from being done...
But then again, as evidenced by Bush's 8 year term in the White House, they don't always like the best orators.
Showing posts with label Bobby Jindal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bobby Jindal. Show all posts
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Would $140 million on hurricane monitoring be ok though?
After Governor Jindal's speech last night, Governor Pawlenty became the happiest Republican in their party. He just joined Sarah Palin at the top of the 2012 GOP Presidential list. Minnesotans should send Jindal a thank you card for helping us get rid of Pawlenty.
I was thinking about the Jindal speech last night...it made me think of a former CD 6 candidate...
Anyway, his rant on volcano monitoring made little sense to me.
I lived in Washington State for nearly 5 years and have visited Mt. St. Helens on numerous occasions. I am always amazed at the beauty of the mountain. Each time I visited, I became more and more fascinated.
Mt. Rainier is a stratovolcano about an hour away from Seattle. Mt. Rainier always loomed large on the horizon for those of us in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Places like Puyallup and other places located along the rivers that run from Mt. Rainer are adorned with "Volcano Evacuation Route" signs.
I've seen books and other sources that describe what would happen if a Mt. St. Helens type volcanic explosion would occur at Mt. Rainier. The pyroclastic flow would quickly envelop Seattle. Mud flows would virtually wipe out large portions of the downtown area. Millions of people would be impacted by a Mt. Rainier eruption.
So, Jindal doesn't really care about $140 million for volcano monitoring. But the risk is real.
Perhaps we should cut funding for hurricane monitoring.
So, last night was a eye opener of sorts. It's clear that Jindal simply read the speech given to him, poorly at that. It's also clear that 34 months before the first 2012 primaries and caucuses, Jindal is done.
I was thinking about the Jindal speech last night...it made me think of a former CD 6 candidate...
Anyway, his rant on volcano monitoring made little sense to me.
I lived in Washington State for nearly 5 years and have visited Mt. St. Helens on numerous occasions. I am always amazed at the beauty of the mountain. Each time I visited, I became more and more fascinated.
Mt. Rainier is a stratovolcano about an hour away from Seattle. Mt. Rainier always loomed large on the horizon for those of us in the Seattle/Tacoma area. Places like Puyallup and other places located along the rivers that run from Mt. Rainer are adorned with "Volcano Evacuation Route" signs.
I've seen books and other sources that describe what would happen if a Mt. St. Helens type volcanic explosion would occur at Mt. Rainier. The pyroclastic flow would quickly envelop Seattle. Mud flows would virtually wipe out large portions of the downtown area. Millions of people would be impacted by a Mt. Rainier eruption.
So, Jindal doesn't really care about $140 million for volcano monitoring. But the risk is real.
Perhaps we should cut funding for hurricane monitoring.
JINDAL: While some of the projects in the bill make sense, their legislation is larded with wasteful spending. It includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government. $8 billion for high speed rail projects such as magnetic levitation line from Las Vegas to Disney Land. And $140 million for something called ‘volcano monitoring.’And Jindal did nothing during his time in Congress to curb spending in Washington.
Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, DC.
So, last night was a eye opener of sorts. It's clear that Jindal simply read the speech given to him, poorly at that. It's also clear that 34 months before the first 2012 primaries and caucuses, Jindal is done.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Oh Bobby...
After watching Governor and Former Congressman Bobby Jindal I gotta say...
Wow.
What a frickin hypocrite.
In 2005 and 2006, then Congressman Jindal voted for EVERY spending bill in Congress except for one, and actually, that was an amendment. Yep, the staunch fiscal conservative who wants to lessen the burden on our kids, voted against an amendment that would restore funding for Public Radio.
That's it! There was no other wasteful spending in 2005 or 2006 other than an amendment to restore Public Radio funding?
The phrase "half of Louisiana being under water and the other half under indictment" comes to mind...
As a member of our Statewide Student Association, we actively lobbied against the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005. Jindal voted for that too...and thus supported:
$11.4 Billion in cuts in Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program)
$14.3 Billion in cuts in Student Loans
$1.8 Billion in cuts in Farm and conservation programs
$3.2 Billion from repeal of Byrd Amendment that provides aid to local employers hurt by foreign trade violators
After Democrats gained control of Congress after the 2006 elections Jindal's voting record took an interesting turn.
The man so worried about the burden on our nations kids, supported spending bills 9 times, opposed them 15 times, and had the courage to not even vote 29 times.
So while Republicans chastise President Obama for voting present on a handful of votes, their new poster child for fiscal conservatism, failed to even vote 29 times.
He failed to vote on 53% of spending bills in 2007.
And this is the guy the GOP sent up to scold Democrats?
Wow.
What a frickin hypocrite.
In 2005 and 2006, then Congressman Jindal voted for EVERY spending bill in Congress except for one, and actually, that was an amendment. Yep, the staunch fiscal conservative who wants to lessen the burden on our kids, voted against an amendment that would restore funding for Public Radio.
That's it! There was no other wasteful spending in 2005 or 2006 other than an amendment to restore Public Radio funding?
The phrase "half of Louisiana being under water and the other half under indictment" comes to mind...
As a member of our Statewide Student Association, we actively lobbied against the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2005. Jindal voted for that too...and thus supported:
$11.4 Billion in cuts in Medicaid and SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program)
$14.3 Billion in cuts in Student Loans
$1.8 Billion in cuts in Farm and conservation programs
$3.2 Billion from repeal of Byrd Amendment that provides aid to local employers hurt by foreign trade violators
After Democrats gained control of Congress after the 2006 elections Jindal's voting record took an interesting turn.
The man so worried about the burden on our nations kids, supported spending bills 9 times, opposed them 15 times, and had the courage to not even vote 29 times.
So while Republicans chastise President Obama for voting present on a handful of votes, their new poster child for fiscal conservatism, failed to even vote 29 times.
He failed to vote on 53% of spending bills in 2007.
And this is the guy the GOP sent up to scold Democrats?
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