tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post7731591407301680804..comments2024-03-17T08:07:12.695-05:00Comments on Between The Lines: Jindal: compromising pragmatist or shrewd conservative?Jeff Sadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-40537505578380591382008-02-28T21:55:00.000-06:002008-02-28T21:55:00.000-06:00>Or perhaps he is actually a good human being that...>Or perhaps he is actually a good human being that is interested in the welfare of his constituents, especially those most in need of mercy.<BR/><BR/>Absolutely he is, but that is the essence of being a true conservative -- allowing government to intrude into people's lives only when bad fortune strikes them, to help them overcome it. However, why wasting tax dollars on unneeded pay raises would be equivalent to that is beyond me. So that would mean Jindal is being the shrewd conservative, if he thinks he must use the hook of pay raises in order to get merit pay onto the books. But if he thinks these raises truly are deserved, that is an error in judgment.Jeff Sadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-13198467218678011412008-02-28T20:13:00.000-06:002008-02-28T20:13:00.000-06:00Or perhaps he is actually a good human being that ...Or perhaps he is actually a good human being that is interested in the welfare of his constituents, especially those most in need of mercy.<BR/><BR/>That is what I will believe until shown otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com