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Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Paul Ryan’s got a friend in Bobby Jindal.
Jindal, governor of Louisiana, told an audience of conservative activists on Saturday that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney would send a “powerful message” on budgetary issues were he to choose Ryan, Wisconsin’s U.S. House representative, as his running mate.
The remarks came as Jindal – a buzzed-about veep prospect himself – wrapped up a keynote address to the Red State Gathering in Jacksonville, an annual conference of Tea Party and other conservative activist groups.
"I think picking somebody like a Paul Ryan would send a very powerful message that this administration was serious about Medicare reform, entitlement reform, shrinking the size of government, and doing so in a courageous way," Jindal said of a Romney presidency.
Ryan is chairman of the House Budget Committee and the author of a controversial plan that Democrats have attacked over its cuts to federal entitlement programs.
Romney, who won Ryan’s endorsement in March, has spoken favorably of the plan, pleasing conservatives who have helped to make Ryan’s name a nationwide brand.
Still, some at the conference here clearly had another veepstaker in mind.
“I was going to God bless you and pray that our nominee has you and your first lady on the list to be vice president,” an audience member said as Jindal took questions.
Jindal, brushing aside the compliment, responded that he has a “bias” toward the executive experience earned by governors, before adding that Ryan is an exception to that rule.
Asked later if he was making an endorsement of a Romney-Ryan ticket, Jindal said no.
“It’s certainly not my place to be making endorsements. I mean, it’s really up to Governor Romney to pick who he wants,” Jindal told NBC News. “I just think Paul Ryan brings a lot to the table.”
“Paul's a friend. Paul's been a great leader. I think he’s an example of a great choice,” Jindal added later. “I think there are several other examples of great candidates out there as well.”
Jindal earlier told the crowd that he also admired Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Texas Gov. Rick Perry– whom Jindal backed for president during the Republican primaries.
Perry, who dropped out of the race in January, announced for president at last year’s Red State Gathering, held in Charleston, S.C.
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Little pauly is quite amusing... As is his "tax plan"
The lack of specifics is what we have come to expect from the teapublicans...
Massive tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires,.. paid for, by "expanding the tax base"... LOL!!!
Except of course, little pauly gives no clues as to how the tax base would be "expanded"...
The rest of his plan, is equally entertaining...
The Vets should be jumping over Ryan's cuts 13% off the veterans Affairs Budget, meals on wheels slashed the list is endless, Ryan budget gets traction=soup kitchens on every corner.
Obama 2012
Yea, I can see the seniors jumping for joy over this.. NOT.
Maybe not jumping for joy, but I think it would help them decide what to do in November. It may not make them pull the switch for Obama, but it just may help them decide that Romney just isn't enough of a motivator to fire up the ol' Rascal or Hoveround to get out to the polls.
"Paul Ryan brings a lot to the table" ????????
Coming from Jindal makes a TON O SENSE.
Lets run the near extinct middle class further into the ground for tax cuts and exemptions for the rich. The only thing Ryan will / could bring to the table is a HEAPING shovel of steaming elephant and horse crap combined, and telling America....like it or not.
I love to hear IDIOTS talk, and these two (2) are neck and neck for the 2012 Darwin Awards'.
Maybe we can play Mecca like, and bow down to the west too !
@!$%# !!!! Can't do this either, as employer's will dock your pay.
Don't worry folks, Romney, Ryan, and Jindal will take care of our back's with their "New"fix".
Promise !
Essentially what Jindal is saying is; "Mr. Romney, please do not ask me to join your sinking ship of a campaign. I value my career, and the last thing I need on my resume is 'failed vice presidential nominee.' You should pick Mr. Ryan over there, he brings......um......stuff ..... to the table."
Really... I mean REALLY ????
Little piyush backed tex@ss ricky??? That's hard to believe..
Perry gave us a new measure of dumb.. There's dumb,.. there's plain dumb.. and after ricky,.. there's tex@ss dumb...
Yikes !!!
""Jindal earlier told the crowd that he also admired Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Texas Gov. Rick Perry– whom Jindal backed for president during the Republican primaries."
I can't believe that it has taken this long for someone to pick up on that line from the story ("Jindal earlier told the crowd that he also admired Florida Gov. Rick Scott...."). Rick Scott has been a disaster for Florida. He is also a crook. He should have every penny of his assets seized, and he should be in prison.
Good job, K1200RS!
The only thing Paul Ryan brings to the table is water for Mitt's attack on the 99%.
I can only hope Mitt picks him and proves what his true agenda is. There isn't a spine in either one of these two. Both are Koch brother puppets.
When I drive around the country if find it amazing in what the U.S Government has purchased from private land owners through the BLM, it is nothing more then a land takeover by our government via taxpayers money of which the public get very little use of the land, there is not to be and development for business purposes and most certianly hardly and permitted use for recreation. Most of this land is along lakes, streams, geological features, rivers, annd much of it can be used for grazing cattle in which the BLM does allow. This kland would be better served by private ownership then of Government control. This land grab attacks the freedoms of the private sector. In my opinion it should be stopped and returned to the public " We the people "
No you don't get your wish whether you are driving around the country or not. We have a good bit of protected land and it is going to stay that way so that future generations will be able to enjoy some parts of the country not destroyed by the republicans agenda against our environment and against our safety.
Sheesh! I come home from a movie and find the only provocative posts from the Right are the love notes from CubsFan to GermanGem.
Hey Cubbie, you DO realize that she DOESN'T really look like that, right?
...and Germ, you DO realize that he DOESN'T really own a Benz, don't you?
It's all make believe, and like Chris Rock observes, what you're seeing is nothing more than each other's REPRESENTATIVE!
So take the flirtations to Hot or Not, kids, before your spouses find out.
First Read:
Calm the rhetoric. If you insist in calling Romney the "presumptive Republican nominee" you should also call Obama the "presumptive Democratic nominee". Neither has been nominated. You are showing your colors, and doing it miserably.
Gil:
No, Mr. Obama is the President. Romney is not even the candidate yet.
Folks just Remember,
Anything Romney, Boehner, Cantor, or McConnell Do will have an Evil, Hidden Agenda against the “Middle Class”.
Republicans and TeaBilly’s only Believe in “Middle Class Warfare’ and Protecting da Wealthy and Corporations.
It won’t be long till they show their True Colors.
You BetCha…..Fer Sure.
Folks,
Who just Blocked da Campaign Finance Reform Bill?
Who just Blocked Obama’s Jobs Bill?
Who rewrote and put a Loophole in da House Version of da Stock Act Bill ?
You Guessed it……Boehner, McConnell , Cantor and da rest of them Republican TeaBilly Politicians.
Mitt "F da Poor" Romney is nothing more than a "Howdy Doodie Political Puppet” sitting on da Koch Brothers Lap.
You BetCha....Fer Sure.
By da Way…….Did any of these Republican TeaBilly Conservative Politicians Vote to Repeal their Own Socialist Healthcare that they Receive.? You know…………da one that that Covers them and their Families (Including Birth Control) all paid for by Our Tax $$$$$$$$.
I hear Crickets Chirping……
Lets break this down in simple terms. Republican TeaBilly Conservative = Self Righteous Hypocrite.
jstdafacts-Are you arguing with yourself? I think your talking point checklist needs to be updated, it is getting old dude.
Mitt is about as Real as a Plastic Bananna!
Is it Mitt ____________Romney?
“Political Puppet”
“I’m Not a Crook”
“Country Club”
“Middle Class Warfare”
“Not To Much..Out of Touch”
“Cheap Labor is Our Future”
“Outsourcing is Awesome”
“Just Tell me what ya Wanna Hear”
“Profits Over People”
“Corporations are People Too”
“F da Poor”
“No Substance”
“Let Detroit go Bankrupt”
“National Right to Work”
“Swiss Accounts”
“Flip Flop”
“Pray da Gay Away”
Mitt Romney’s Solution to all Problems…….Prayer and a Moment of Silence.
Da Biggest Threat to Mitt Romney’s Campaign……..da Truth!
Yo Republicans and TeaBilly’s.
How about Sandusky / Snookie 2012
You BetCha….Fer Sure.
Love Sarah P.
Eric Cantor is still da Biggest “Weasel in Politics”.
John Boehner is One Real Big “Puzzy”.
Wouldn’t Mitch McConnell make da Perfect “Turtle Head”?
You BetCha….Fer Sure.
Bush was a disaster, Obama is more of a disaster. The current administration has not a clue how to fix anything. In order for the US to regain its footing we need a plan that will not keep people down (entitlements) but will give them the tools to better themselves. The poor have been voting democrat for years and they are still poor. Simply the liberal voting base tactic. Liberals do not care anymore about the middle class than the Republicans do, it is all a game in Washington and Americans have fell for it hook line and sinker. Our government has enough money coming in they just spend it wrong. Most of it to further their politics. Medicare does need to be addressed otherwise it w ill not be there for future generations. We need someone who has the balls to make a change and it should hurt from the rich to the poor. EVERYONE has to have skin in the game. Every American has to pay something. We have all become a bunch of whiners. Preserve the American Dream, it is not shameful to be successful.
Ah Watt, entitlements do not keep people down. Entitlements go to the retired or disabled or young children.
No same potential VP wants to be part of Romney's losing campaign.....just like most of the sane GOP presidential candidates stayed far away from the GOP primary...they know President Obama will be re-elected so they are waiting until 2016. Only the losers and the clowns stayed in the GOP presidential primary and only the losers and clowns will stay in as potential VP picks.
Dragon,
Why are the polls showing them so close? Don't be so sure of yourself, Obama has to run on his record and the economy sucks no matter how good the spin is. Hillary should have got the nomination in 2008 and I think she would have been a better leader. When there is money involved in the election anything can happen and it doesn't mean we get America's choice in the WH.
watt: Electoral college has President Obama in a double digit lead over Romney. Romney would have to keep all the red states and win most of the battleground states...not going to happen.
Dumb and dumber..
Do ya wanna know why Gas Prices are So High.
Republicans” and their Stepchild “The Evil Violent Tea Billy’s” are just like a “Huge Power Outage ”. They are a Major Disaster, Cause Fear, Panic, Chaos, Misery and Destroy anything good in their Paths.
G. O. P. = GREED, OIL, POWER
Remember Folks, “Oil Prices" are about Corruption and Greed, not Supply and Demand.
This is from a Great Article I found Online:
A Senator goes whoring
It happened on the night of December 15, 2000. The country was in tumult over the Bush-Gore election. This diversion offered Republican Senator Phil Gramm of Texas an exquisite opportunity to push American financial stability back 100 years.
That evening, Gramm inserted a 262-page amendment into the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. Leaked e-mails would later reveal that it had been written by lobbyists for Enron, Goldman Sachs and the Koch brothers, Kansas billionaires who would later fund the Tea Party movement.
Gramm had turned his office into a subsidiary of Wall Street. From 1997 to 2002, the securities and banking industries had lathered him with $640,000 in campaign contributions. His biggest sugar daddies weren't from Texas; they were Credit Suisse,Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Goldman. And he was more than willing to step-and-fetch-it on their behalf.
Big oil, big banks and big speculators such as the Kochs wanted to make monster bets in the futures markets. But they wanted to do it in secrecy — without any government regulation.
If you want to know the Truth follow the “Money Trail”. It will usually lead to the Lobbyist, Special Interest and the Self Righteous!
another worthless bum who never worked a hard day in his life ryan is the kind of person who shows you what silver spoon in mouth yahoo looks like.vote all incumbents out and clear washington ofpocket liners
Jindal saying Ryan would be a good VP....hahahah....GOP potential presidential candidates are pushing each other under the bus...wanting Romney to pick anyone but them. None of the potential GOP VPs can help Romney's imploding campaign.
Wonder if Romeny will want the VP pick to show more than 1 years worth of taxes?
The Top 10 Poorest States in the U.S. are Republican States. Do you ever hear the Republicans talk about the Poor or Poverty in those States? The answer is “Never”. It just so happens most of those States are in the South and have “Right To Work Laws”. How’s that working out for ya?
And here is da Real Kicker: All those Republican Politicians in those States have Good Salaries, Health Care, Pension, Vacations, and all kinds of Special Perks……paid for by our “Tax $$$$”. Hmmmmm.
The most impoverished state is Mississippi, and it's followed by Arkansas, Tennessee, West Virginia, Louisiana, Montana, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama and North Carolina.
Lets break this down in Simple terms. Republican TeaBilly Conservative = Self Righteous Hypocrite.
Appears Romney may be one of those people who doesn't pay federal income taxes....you know, those people the Rebpus are always whinning about.
Why isn't Romney releasing his taxes to shut Reid up......probably because he can't.....what Reid is saying is true.
Romney can't release his taxes and can't explain how his IRA has over 1 million in it when, according to law, it should be about 65 thousand.
Bobby Jindal wanted Rick Perry to be POTUS ? and campaigned for him ? Shows you how influential , and intelligent his recommendations are..!! And now he wants Ryan as Romney's VP ....Makes me wonder how Jindal was elected Governor of Louisiana.....People in the deep South are politically retarded...Sad ..!!
Yes we are a pathetic state with the republicans in control. Too few Democrats at all and not a power force to back and elect Democrats in Louisiana. We just have races between two republicans now. And that is really pathetic. Republican Fox watching is the reason and the problem. They do believe the lies and the ignorance.
Before all of you libs get hysterical over Obama's re-election chances, perhaps you should wait and see what the rise to 8.3% unemployment does to his polling numbers. Besides, most of these polls over-sample democrats. I have a hard time believing that people on the left are going to flock to the polls like 2008 because, all name calling aside, it is impossible to make Obama's record appear as anything other than what it is - dismal.
It will be the same as Scott Walker's recall - the polls are consistently under estimating who is going to be the most motivated this election.
Mom: The electoral college has President Obama with double digit lead. Romney would have to keep all the red states and win most of the battleground states...very unlikely.
It is the electoral college that counts in presidential elections.
President Obama's record is very good...he has accomplished alot in spite of GOP obstruction.
The "most motivated" will not be polled except on election day. They include any person on any form of federal assistance and their number exceeds the entire camp of Republicans. Seniors on Medicare, Social Security and SSI will protect themselves, so will food stamp recipients, housing subsidy recipients, students reliant on federal loans for college, those receiving unemployment benefits, union workers of every stripe including public employees unions, and the list goes on. Conservatives won big in 2010 because of Democratic lethargy (only 43% of Dems who voted in 2008 turned out in 2010). That will not be the case this year and the outcome will be substantially different.
In theory, the young people that will pay big time for all the extra spending should vote against Obama.
The longer we hold off addressing the spending issues, the worse the cuts will be needed.
Even Bill Clinton admits that going forward the issues Jim mentioned will be our biggest concern for the deficit.
Jim, not if the Republicans have their way, those on welfare, SSI and folks on food stamps won't be able to vote in some states. The Republicans in some states, like Wisconsin for example, are doing everything they can to disenfranchise those very people. They are most likely to vote Democratic. They are also least likely to have a drivers license or state ID. Some trumped up malarkey about voter fraud although none has ever been proved. Experts say a small fraction of one percent of voting could be, I repeat, COULD BE voter fraud. The election agencies and secretaries of state offices are very good at what they do so it isn't likely there will be voter fraud and that there hasn't been any. If there has it has not been enough to make a difference in the outcome of any election. I would worry about hanging chads and the votes of actual legal registered voters not being counted through shenanigans than someone voting who is dead or isn't eligible.