Bobby Jindal: Inklings of a New (True) Champion of the Right
(Hat tip: Feddie)
The New York Times has a nice piece on Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal:
BATON ROUGE, La. — Religion and fiscal stringency have a friendly home at the state Capitol here, with a conservative, Bobby Jindal, in the governor’s office, a host of straight-arrow novice legislators eager to please him and an honored spot for the Louisiana Family Forum in the old marble halls.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The newly conservative tone of state government is seeping through a host of successful bills — on school vouchers, creationism, stem-cell restrictions and tax and spending cuts — and it is adding to the speculative frenzy here surrounding Mr. Jindal as a potential vice-presidential choice for Senator John McCain.
Politicians here say they are certain that Mr. Jindal would balance a McCain ticket, and not just because he is an Indian-American. The Christian right has a new champion in Mr. Jindal, a serious Catholic who has said that “in my faith, you give 100 percent of yourself to God.”
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Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
Kristol Touts Jindal as McCain's Veep [UPDATED]
Bobby Jindal's National Prospects
Louisiana, The Media, and the Katrina Blame Game
Bobby Jindal - Catholic Convert and Son of Indian Immigrants - Wins Louisiana Governor's Race
Michael Denton's First Newspaper Column
A Strange Way to Woo Religious Voters
Louisiana Democrat "Know-Nothings" Attack Jindal
Dems Go After Jindal's Catholicism & Ethnicity
Labels: Catholic Identity, Conservatism, Republicans, Social Conservatives, The Catholic Vote
posted by Pro Ecclesia 8:06 PM
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2 Comments:
Go Bobby!
He has the makings of a great Veep candidate. But I think we'd all be better served by him getting a term under his belt and prepping for the big prize.
On a related note, the stories about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as a veep candidate are pretty intriguing. An anti-corruption whistleblower, political giantslayer, outdoorswoman/gun owner, nondenom evangelical, mother of five (including a baby just born with Down's) and member of Feminists for Life. Talk about breaking some Republican molds (and moldiness).
I am made nervous by such a positive piece in the NYT about him.
It makes me wonder what's wrong with him.
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