Election 2012 is underway, and The Café au Lait is here to bring you the latest.First of all, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has stepped down as the GOP candidate, announcing officially yesterday, saying, "I'm not being coy at all. I'm not running for president in 2012. Period. No ifs, ands or buts, no caveats...we have made great progress in Louisiana, but we've got a lot more work to do." These are the very words of the Governor, but how much of it is baloney? Well, there's only one way to find out, let's take a look at what he has done in LA.
After the BP spill, Jindal asked Obama to authorize his plan to print food stamps for victims. The President's response: "Careful, this is going to be bad for everyone." How so? No body knows. Funny thinig coming from the guy responsible for the Public Healthcare Bill. Still, "the human element seemed invisible to the White House," when Obama ordered to terminate off-shore drilling. What should the thousands of people employed at these sites do then? Again, no body knows. So, what was the White House's response to all of this? Simple: apparently, its been working with local and state governments from the start. Has it been? How so..by stalling quick recovery or by terminating jobs? Sure, its hard to control so much from the White House, but who said they should in the first place? But small government? Isn't that more Republican...more Conservative? No. Especially when it involves progress and reform (a liberal ideal). Its unpartisan. But, lets not try to complicate things with affiliations.
So, do we have to look at what Jindal has done...no. Why? Its obvious that Obama has been giving him some kinda trouble...no better than Bush? But, more importantly, for anything to be done in LA, Jindal MUST be LA. But we can't say bye-bye to Obama so quickly: we cannot have another conservative on board...what would happen to public healthcare, gay marriage and, oh, abortion. Sigh, let's look at our other options.Well, there are the same few pebbles left over from '08. Mike Huckebee, Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin. And Newt Gingrich. But all four of them have something in common: they're all Conservatives, no hope for the poor, unemployed or Gays. But then there's one Republican willing to support all of these groups, and even to support the Healthcare bill. And, best of all, she's a member of the GOP, so she'll listen to Jindal and his venture in helping LA deal with its ordeal. I don't know about you, but when it comes down to Outsider vs. Insider vs. Professional Politician, I am willing to put those labels aside and just look at the logic of the issue. If the '08 losers had a chance, wouldn't they win the nomination in '08? Yes. Is it worth having a conservative in the White House when they've taken over the HR? No. So, if Obama HAS to go, which is a very likely possibility, I personally think the best candidate would be Olympia Snowe. No, I am in no way related to her campaign...I don't even think she is a contender. I'm from NJ, she's a senator from Maine. But, really, that would be great. Better than Obama and better than Huckabee, Romney and Gingrich. Oh, and if Palin runs...the GOP could very well just kiss the election "GOOD BYE!" Haha, she thinks she can beat Obama...
2 comments:
interesting spin in the end with the Olympia Snowe comment, how did you come to the conclusion that she will be best for the GOP and more competent than all the others.(more competent than Palin goes without saying)
first of all...thank you for commenting. and second: Snowe is a liberal (whether she admits it or not). And I think its best for everyone if she becomes president. But, again, its very unlikely (almost impossible) because she isn't running for a ticket (I think).
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