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2008-06-27 Home Front: Politix

Bobby Jindal in a Heap o' Trouble over legislature payraise

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Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2008-06-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Someone's got dirt on ol' Bobby.

Posted by gromky 2008-06-27 02:22|| ]">[ ] 2008-06-27 02:22|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think it's a case of "somebody having something" on Bobby - more likely it's just a matter of him thinking he can make compromises with these kleptocrats in hope of advancing some of his agenda, and instead accomplishing nothing except pissing off the people who put him in the Governor's mansion.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2008-06-27 02:48|| 2008-06-27 02:48|| Front Page Top

#3 I get real tired of the wanks who rage about pay raises in the same breath talk of their legislators as scum. You pay for scum now. How about paying for quality work to attract quality people? Gee, what a concept, works in most free enterprise and sport environments. How dearly we cling to our childhood beliefs no matter how dysfunctional they manifest themselves in the real world. It so lefty in nature.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-06-27 08:29|| 2008-06-27 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Bingo, P2k.

Posted by lotp 2008-06-27 09:02|| 2008-06-27 09:02|| Front Page Top

#5 How about paying for quality work to attract quality people? Don't employees have to perform some quality work before they are awarded quality pay?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-06-27 09:09|| 2008-06-27 09:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't employees have to perform some quality work before they are awarded quality pay?
Never heard of a Union have you?

Just look at the local Teacher's Union contract - pay based on senority (and the hell with quality).

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-06-27 09:13|| 2008-06-27 09:13|| Front Page Top

#7 I am going to take a wait-and-see on this, to see if he actually gets something in return for this.

Posted by Phil 2008-06-27 10:36|| 2008-06-27 10:36|| Front Page Top

#8 The pay increase would more than double the salary of the part-time legislators effective July 8, to $37,500 from $16,800, with more payouts once expenses are included.

Some Louisiana voters are retarded. The deal was that all other forms of corruption previously legal would now be illegal - and the payoff is this tiny - relative to the perks given up - pay increase.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2008-06-27 12:43|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-06-27 12:43|| Front Page Top

#9 More background:

Legislators have not had a pay raise since 1980 and they complain they are working nearly full-time because Jindal frequently calls them into special sessions.

Posted by Zhang Fei">Zhang Fei 2008-06-27 12:48|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-06-27 12:48|| Front Page Top

#10 Someone's got dirt on ol' Bobby.

Google "Jindal" and "exorcism", my lefty acquaintences are squawking loudly about this disqualifying him for national office. It seems that the left has embarked on a jihad against Bobby Jindal, you can smell the fear already.

Posted by AzCat 2008-06-27 12:48|| 2008-06-27 12:48|| Front Page Top

#11 think it's a bit of subtle humor in the lead off quote, using 'New Orleans' and 'flood' in the same sentence.....

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-06-27 14:45|| 2008-06-27 14:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Compare wid CHINESE MIL FORUM > F. ZAKARIA AS AMERICA's FIRST MUSLIM SECRETARY OF STATE?

Dare Bobbo has competition???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-06-27 21:27|| 2008-06-27 21:27|| Front Page Top

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