tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post1454567389894902685..comments2024-03-17T08:07:12.695-05:00Comments on Between The Lines: Arguments discounting ethics improvement lack meritJeff Sadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-27626224186129415342009-01-13T16:18:00.000-06:002009-01-13T16:18:00.000-06:00I neither blindly defend nor reflexively criticize...I neither blindly defend nor reflexively criticize Jindal. Just because I point out that he has accomplished things makes me neither. Does anybody seriously believe that a tax cut would have gotten through with the likes of Blanco as governor, and why was not ethics reform pursued prior before Jindal got into office? I am not going to give Jindal credit where he doesn't deserve it, for, as I have pointed out numerous times, he was a follower rather than a leader with the tax cut and that his ethics package was an improvement but fell short of what could have been accomplished, but where he deserves it, I will credit him.<BR/><BR/>What disturbs are those who have, for whatever reason, adopted an anti-Jindal lens to what he does and thereby have suspended critical thinking and objectivity in evaluating his actions. That's what this post was about, a call for clear-headed judgment of Jindal's policy. No, the state hasn't improved much in terms of the things you mention, but it is unrealistic to expect that they would in one year. The jury is out on what Jindal's impact is on these, and it probably will be years before we really know. But there has been a difference made in the area of ethics and, given all the evidence, it seems fantastic to me that people dispute that it has not been positive. I see potential progress in other areas, too (health care and education) but this post was about ethics reform.Jeff Sadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-56745945336394809762009-01-12T21:50:00.000-06:002009-01-12T21:50:00.000-06:00I am on one of the boards that will require me to ...I am on one of the boards that will require me to report financial information. The state has not even made a reporting form yet nor have they sent my any correspondence as to where I report or exactly what I report.<BR/><BR/>It is all talk. Jindal took the enforcement out of the law to get it through the legislature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-78154275197468811272009-01-12T17:32:00.000-06:002009-01-12T17:32:00.000-06:00Dr. Sadow,Recently, you seem to have assumed the r...Dr. Sadow,<BR/><BR/>Recently, you seem to have assumed the role of chief defender of Bobby Jindal. <BR/><BR/>I liked your commentary better when you brought up issues that need to be addressed in Louisiana. <BR/><BR/>Surely Bobby has enough staff (political and otherwise) to defend him. <BR/><BR/>It's not like our state suddenly moved from the bottom of the heap to the top in any meaningful areas such as education, healthcare, etc.<BR/><BR/>A fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com