tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post172164040364513277..comments2024-03-17T08:07:12.695-05:00Comments on Between The Lines: Expect opponents to discount successful Jindal sessionJeff Sadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-29021000700507609152008-02-27T20:39:00.000-06:002008-02-27T20:39:00.000-06:00>So, you never said if you agree with Jindal. Was ...>So, you never said if you agree with Jindal. Was this a "grand slam"?<BR/><BR/>I said "home run" but to be clear for those who are not well-versed in baseball, a grand slam (bases-loaded homer) is the highest example of a homer. So to be more precise, he/they (Legislature) hit a solo shot (homer with the bases empty).<BR/><BR/>>Why did Jindal throw us a curveball by saying during the election he wanted to fix the ethical problems in our state and then, after getting elected, changing his stance and saying that we needed to fix the PERCEPTION of ethical problems in our state.<BR/><BR/>He has said both. He certainly minced no words during the inaugural address. Almost all legislators have said "perception of," but Jindal also has dropped that phrase in front of "corruption" on many occasions.Jeff Sadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972004592729833310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214951.post-33443731228356159232008-02-27T12:58:00.000-06:002008-02-27T12:58:00.000-06:00So, you never said if you agree with Jindal. Was t...So, you never said if you agree with Jindal. Was this a "grand slam"? <BR/><BR/>Jindal did pass ethics legislation. It may very well increase our ethics laws to 3rd in the nation (as some say it will). However, what good will our ethics laws be if there is no improvement on the enforcement of ethics laws. <BR/><BR/>Why did Jindal throw us a curveball by saying during the election he wanted to fix the ethical problems in our state and then, after getting elected, changing his stance and saying that we needed to fix the PERCEPTION of ethical problems in our state?<BR/><BR/>Why did Jindal balk at increased transparency on his administration when he was requesting increased transparency on others. As Jindal said about his Valentines Day shopping activities... "do as I say, not as I do". <BR/><BR/>And while you may make light of "ticketgate", but that doesn't change the fact that Jindal <BR/>A) Wanted to change the law to eliminate free tickets<BR/>B) Said that his administration would set the example for ethics<BR/>C) Then provided Timmy with free tickets and then<BR/>D) When asked about it, said that he would "follow the law" (the law that he wanted to change). <BR/><BR/>The reason Jindal opponents are standing up and speaking out against the misleading spin that he hit a "grand slam" is because he didn't hit anything close to a grand slam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com