A new poll suggests that even as Gov. Bobby Jindal is literally flying high — in a jet — crisscrossing the country to promote his new book and raise cash, his approval rating among Louisiana voters is coming back to earth.
The poll by Southern Media & Opinion Research finds the governor with a pedestrian 55 percent approval rating. That’s down sharply from the robust 68 percent rating Jindal enjoyed in the spring of 2009, and with a poll by the same firm last May showing he had dipped to 61 percent, a descending pattern of the governor’s popularity emerges. More troubling perhaps from the most recent poll is the governor’s unfavorable rating — 43 percent, up sharply from the 30 percent registered a year and a half ago.
The Times-Picayune’s take: “He’s not unpopular, even though his negatives grew ... He’s not at any great risk of getting voted out of office next year, particularly since there’s no major Democratic contender in sight. ...The overall message ... is more that Jindal is no longer, well, special.”
... written by PLUMPY , December 02, 2010 - 02:03 pm
The people are seeing that Jingles is just all talk. Jingles only cares about Jingles .
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 02, 2010 - 02:17 pm
Jindal was never special. After all the crazy talk from the right wing nuts-after the racist hate mongerers get over Obama as some type of alien-after sister sarah, limbaugh, hannity, and company is exposed for their anti-american, anti-intellectual snow job-when america comes back down to earth (reason)these people will fall off the national stage like a meteror.
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 02, 2010 - 03:27 pm
written by PLUMPY , December 02, 2010 The people are seeing that Jingles is just all talk. Jingles only cares about Jingles .
His name is Jindal, not Jingles. Although he does swish around like my girlfriend Gingles.
There are only two politicos that has the same feminine disposition as Jindal-Tom Delay, and Karl Rove.
Jindal is going to wreck Louisiana just as George and Dick wreck the country. These people have this simplistic viewpoint of pressing issues that is reminiscent of my 8th grade classmates.
... written by ragin_cajun , December 02, 2010 - 09:30 pm
Well, if you guys have a better candidate for Governor, let's hear it. What would YOU do if YOU were Governor?
... written by Morrow , December 02, 2010 - 10:50 pm
I said before he was elected, if Jingles wanted to do anything for Louisiana, he'd have done it when his head was ub Bush's a%%. He didn't do a thing for Louisiana, during Katrina or afterward, and he's not done a thing for this state yet. Higher Ed is in the toilet & poor & old people have to do without health care, but Jingles is selling his book & his wife is selling hers! Who's watching their kids??? I can't stand either one and I'd vote for a yellow dog before I'd vote for Jingles.
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 03, 2010 - 10:25 am
If I were governor, I would take every stimulus from Obama and repair Louisiana's infrastructre. From the levees in NO to the highways in Lafayette, to the port of Lake Charles, and all points north.
And thats just the begining.
... written by James Melancon , December 03, 2010 - 01:57 pm
Considering the attitude at theInd, the slightest poll change downward for Jindal would be reported with zeal.
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 03, 2010 - 02:16 pm
written by James Melancon , December 03, 2010 Considering the attitude at theInd, the slightest poll change downward for Jindal would be reported with zeal.
Poll change downward! Hell, I think that clown, Jindal ought to be recalled.
... written by ragin_cajun , December 03, 2010 - 04:47 pm
I think NO levees and Lafayette highways have all seen SUBSTANTIAL investment of tax dollars federal and otherwise. I think Jindal did grudgingly accept federal stimulus dollars and spread it all over the state. So Jindal's done what you would do already.
Any other good ideas for the governor? Any suitable candidates to take his place? How would you feel about John Kennedy?
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 03, 2010 - 05:32 pm
Jindal did grudgingly accept federal stimulus dollars but it did not stop him from running around louisiana issuing out checks claiming credit for.
It is not true that levees and highways need no more attention. Johnson street from evangeline thruway to acadiana mall could be widen as well as university at I10 to evangeline thruway. Evangeline thruway from I10 to pinhook road could be expanded to 4 lanes as well. And thats just in Lafayette.
Multiply these infrastructer repairs throughout the state and thousands of jobs appear.
Stimulus dollars could help Louisiana lead the way in renewable energy research and development. As a graduate of USL, I recommend we start there with R&D.
I would like to see Mitch Landrieu, or John Breaux as governor. As for JFK, he had some good ideas. I was 5 when he died so I don't know if I'd vote for him today. I would have voted for Teddy though.
Jindal is a fraud just as sister sarah, limbaugh, beck, and the rest of these nutty anti american crackpot millionaires.
... written by The Original Northsidian , December 03, 2010 - 05:39 pm
Ragin_Cajun: Although I will never be Gov. If I were, I would spend more time in the State than out of the State. Look my-man everyone knows the boy is a job-hopper!!
... written by ragin_cajun , December 03, 2010 - 06:39 pm
" As for JFK, he had some good ideas. I was 5 when he died"
DAMN! Go read some newspapers! Not JFK! John Kennedy--our State Treasurer who has been screaming to everyone who will listen how to balance the budget and what to cut.
" I would spend more time in the State than out of the State." Yeah, I agree with you there. But, I look at Jindal, and I compare him to Foster, Blanco, some other state contenders, and I don't think I'd vote for anybody else over him--except maybe for John Kennedy.
Jindal is refusing to raise taxes. For that, he deserves our respect and admiration. If he can now shepherd the legislature into drastically cutting some spending, laying off some state workers, he'd be a great governor.
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 04, 2010 - 01:40 pm
I thought you were talking about the real John Kennedy. Look, as far as taxes go, I agree with extending the tax cut up to 250k. That business about giving the rich another tax benefit is rubbish.
Jindal and the rest of these imbecils are going to answer to the electorate once the electorate (white racists)get over their tif about Obama being some kind of illegitimate president.
Its coming, just watch.
Jane Brewer, governor of Az is one glaring example. Her death panel is on the verge of claiming 3 people lives because she says that her state medicade can not pay for their transplant. RUBBISH!
When the peasants finally come to their senses, they will grab their pitchfork and torches and run imbecils like Jindal, sister sarah, hannity, limbaugh, revern beck, hailey barbour, mitch mcconell, aka freddy kruegar.
... written by ragin_cajun , December 04, 2010 - 08:49 pm
"I thought you were talking about the real John Kennedy." Unbelievable!!! You could have lied and said and you left the smiley face off the end of your joke. You could have crafted some really great 3 paragraph rant about JFK and how he was the soul of left/liberal thought in America, then tied it into Louisiana some kind of way. YOU COULD HAVE JUST NOT REPLIED!!! But NO, you reply, and restate what I already know -- that you thought I was talking about JFK. That's funny. That's HILARIOUS! My WIEF'S over there on the next couch laughing at you, too!!! :)
And then, you launch into some tired-ass tirade about federal taxes, call somebody some racists, some Obama fluff, Jan Brewer, talk show hosts, blah, blah, blah....what are you TALKING about?
This article's about Governor Jindal--of LOUISIANA! He has nothing to do with federal tax policy, Arizona's "state medicade", or right-wing talk radio. This article, and most everybody's comments, are about State politics. Stop rambling!
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 05, 2010 - 12:26 pm
written by ragin_cajun , December 04, 2010 This article's about Governor Jindal--of LOUISIANA! He has nothing to do with federal tax policy, Arizona's "state medicade", or right-wing talk radio.
This is about the politics of the day. This is about the stupidity of the politcos gone mad. Jindal, Brewer, Mcconnel, aka Freddy Krueger, sister sarah, limbaugh, hannity, your holiness beck, michelle malkin, and the rest of these clowns.
I know you're embarrassed that Jindal is part of that crazy crew, and everything he says and does is part of that Obama derangement syndrome. These clown are going to answer to the people.
I see you don't like to be reminded of Jan Brewer's death panel, huh.
Just for the record, there is a blonde 24 yo white girl who needs a lung transplant, a 34 yo white boy who need a heart transplant, and a 29 yo hispanic who needs a liver transplant. Jan Brewer's death panel denied them all.
The craziness, the nuttiness of all this is that you guys fooled the public claiming Obama's reform has death panels and all the while it is you, the right wing nuts who subjects people to death panels-Jindal is among those nutbags too.
When the peasants wrap their heads around this con game, they will grab their pitchfork and torches and run these clown out of office and perhaps even the country.
... written by ragin_cajun , December 06, 2010 - 10:51 am
SENSIBLE POLITICS --
In the course of human history, when peasents grab pitchforks, they don't discriminate between politicians--they go after ALL the politicians. Or kings. Or generalisimos. And they have almost always taken to the streets when taxes got too high.....
So applying that to the fantasy-land in your head, I don't think that they would take pitchforks to talk show hosts and spare the bleeding-heart liberals that you're so fond of.
I heard Mitch Landrieu is raising taxes in New Orleans :) Hurricane Mary is ripping Republicans in Washington last week on the floor of the Senate for opposing federal tax increases. But, all the people YOU rail against want to CUT taxes.....hmmm......
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 06, 2010 - 11:15 am
If you call letting the Bush tax giveaway to the rich expire-if you call that raising taxes, then lets raise taxes. I fall into that group of over 250K per year. In fact, my income is greater than 350k, and my wife has income of 290k.
I don't think we should give me a bonus tax break, especially with the economy that Bush left us.
As a result of Obama's pending comprimise on Bushs'tax giveaway, I am absolutely not voting for him again, unless, and only if sister sarah wins the nomination. If David Duke or David Vitter or Mitch Mconell or John Boehner runs against Obama, I'd vote for them.
... written by ragin_cajun , December 06, 2010 - 12:13 pm
SENSIBLE POLITICS --
If you want to pay more, then go right ahead. Pay whatever rate you feel like you should. Nobody's stopping you, and the treasury won't send your money back to you.
But what right do you have to force your neighbors to pay more? Just because YOU think they should.
Why don't you just save the money from your "Bush tax giveaway" and start a business with it? Why does the government have to always be the solution to every problem?
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 06, 2010 - 12:44 pm
written by ragin_cajun , December 06, 2010 Why does the government have to always be the solution to every problem?
Duh huh, government is the soloution to the problem. What your problem is that you don't understand the problem.
Listen here sonny, the problem is greed. Only government, through regulation and careful oversight can hold us rich guys accountable. Only government can insure your food is relatively safe. Only government can insure that your car don't blowup when you start it. Only government can make sure that when you go to the doctor that you can be sure he/she is really a doctor. Only government can make sure that pfizer (you know, those good old rich capatialist)is not putting poison on the market. I could go on forever.
If you want to put your faith in the "ultimate goodness of man", good luck.
... written by LAFAYETTE NATIVE RESIDING IN CA , December 06, 2010 - 12:55 pm
I sure as hell don't believe in the ultimate goodness of man.
... written by Anita Cathider , December 07, 2010 - 09:49 am
written by SENSIBLE POLITICS "Only government, through regulation and careful oversight can hold us rich guys accountable." ---------------
Empirically indefensible.
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 07, 2010 - 09:57 am
written by Anita Cathider , December 07, 2010 Empirically indefensible.
Empirically defensible if you do not believe in the "ultimate goodness of man."
... written by ragin_cajun , December 07, 2010 - 03:29 pm
" the problem is greed"
I agree. The problem is greedy leeches like you trying to raise taxes on honest hardworking citizens. Go earn your own money, pay for your own services, and get your hand outta my pocket. Looter.
... written by SENSIBLE POLITICS , December 07, 2010 - 04:11 pm
written by ragin_cajun , December 07, 2010 " the problem is greed"
Go earn your own money, pay for your own services, and get your hand outta my pocket. Looter.
I do earn my own money, but the investment banks and other financial institutions steal it from me because they are not regulated. They steal my money and loot the federal treasury.
... written by LAFAYETTE NATIVE RESIDING IN CALIFORNIA , December 08, 2010 - 10:46 am
If giving the money to the wealthy is your and Jindal's idea of not raising taxes, then you must be in favor of having royalty as head of state and government instead of a president.
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