Bobby Jindal Touts Louisiana's Economic Successes While Refusing to Credit Stimulus Package

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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Bobby Jindal Touts Louisiana's Economic Successes While Refusing to Credit Stimulus Package
By Heather Thursday Jul 30, 2009 5:30am

Bobby Jindal continues to refuse to credit the stimulus package for Louisiana's economic recovery even though as Think Progress noted, he was happy to go around the state presenting jumbo sized checks which included money from those funds.

Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) reemerged on the national stage yesterday, penning an op-ed in the Politico to slam efforts to reform health care and declaring the Economic Recovery Act a failure. Jindal declared the Recovery Act “a nearly trillion-dollar stimulus that has not stimulated.” However, less than 24 hours before Jindal published his op-ed, Jindal traveled to Anacoco, Louisiana to present a jumbo-sized check to residents of Vernon Parish. The funds included hundreds of thousands of dollars directly from the Recovery Act — at least $157,848 in Community Block Grant money authorized by the Recovery Act and $138,611 for Byrne/JAG job training programs created by the Recovery Act. Rather than credit the federal government or the Recovery Act he opposed, Jindal printed his own name on the corner of the massive check.

When asked about this on Blitzer's The Situation Room, Jindal refused to acknowledge that the stimulus package has been successful, and instead touted the use of the line item veto and said the stimulus money should have been temporary and targeted, and included more tax cuts. Blitzer didn't ask him about the jumbo sized checks he was using for photo ops.

I thought they weren't going to allow that to happen?

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/bobby-jindal-touts-louisianas-economic-suc

[BOSSHOG]

1. He's a snake in the grass

and Louisiana is loaded with ignorant "Patriots."

[opihimoimoi]

2. The DUDE is a JOKE...how the fuck he got elected is a mystery to me...

[Cresent City Kid]

4. He portrayed himself as a sensible moderate like Bush in 2000

And like Bush, he took a hard right turn once in office.

[opihimoimoi]

5. WTF happened to the Voters? who can suck for this dudes spiel? only GOOPers and cool aiders

Damn...what a loss for the State....

[Divine Discontent]

10. yeah, you'd think they'd see through this oddball... damn, people, wake up down there!

[PatrynXX]

14. Same way Palin did no doubt.

The less one knows about a person the more likely an idiot will be elected

[opihimoimoi]

15. Exactly.....sound bytes and photo ops rule...or, ...used to...

[Cresent City Kid]

3. No questions on bogus checks?

When I was growing up in Louisiana, the governor was a compulsive gambler, but he would have taken the stimulus money in a heartbeat. Sure he was a crook and a lot of it would have gone to "consultants", but at least he would have been smart enough to avoid the obvious hypocrisy of Jindal. I can't believe we actually went downhill from those days.

[waiting for hope]

7. Edwin Edwards -

Now those were the days .. Four terms too. Funny that it is now we can look fondly on the good ole boy politics of Louisiana with fondness when you have Bobby Jindal to compare it too.

[Cresent City Kid]

12. Same ol' guvna, same ol' Saints

[waiting for hope]

13. The Saints rebounded there for a bit, but it

would break my hubby's heart if it went back to this ...



We moved the the NC coast in 2002, and while my oldest loves the Panthers, hubby still pines for his Saints.

[bulloney]

6. Did Gilligan get a limo for the Howell's with the stimulus money?

[Hulk]

8. What a wimpy ass-hat....

mr. rogers drives me nuts. This goody-two-shoes f*cktard REFUSES to give any credit where it is due. It is NOT due to this butthead in any way, shape or form.

Each time Wolf asked if he was happy with what the stimulus has done for his state, he deflects an answer and comes up with "what they could have done" to keep in line with the repuke "cut taxes" bull shit.

This prick is such a thin, transparent politician. I hope he gets a chance to run in 2012. What a power house line-up they will have....lipstick pick, bachmann, tancredo, the black birther evangelical nut-cake, etc. etc. It will be a real circus. Oh...and don't forget smoothy romney. He's a shoe in....lol.

[Third Doctor]

9. Another case

of a state voting against it's own best interests.

[Magleetis]

11. Fuck you Jindal

He is shredding education while giving millions to corporations. He is a nothing more than a corporate tool. He gave 50 mil to Foster Farms in Farmerville and is poised to give millions more to the V Vehicle Company in Monroe. He slashed the higher education budget causing furloughs, layoffs and University downsizing. His plan is to turn Louisiana into a state of obedient workers. He is well on his way to doing it.

[wroberts189]

16. Jindal ..."what me worry" Its a mad world. nt