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br> Re: Joseph Lawler's Cajun Seasoning : /p>

Wow. They were going to recall him because he didn't veto something he had promised to support fast enough. Those sound like staunch, loyal, hardcore supporters. I presume they are also circulating recall petitions against all the legislators who a) actually voted for the pay raise and b) would actually have benefited from it. Wait, maybe they are!

p>As far as I can tell, whatever pain Jindal is now feeling can't be anywhere near as bad as those legislators that voted for it, which I assume were his political opponents. If any of them complain that he broke his promise, all he has to do is say the people have spoken. What are they going to do? br> -- Roy Koczela . /p>

I read Joseph Lawler's article "Cajun Seasoning" and I must say that during the time when this issue was center stage, I thought just as Mr. Lawler. However, in retrospect and in consideration of just how smart Jindal is, it may be that the Governor is just too smart for normal people to understand what he is really doing. True, the Governor could have stated immediately that he would veto the bill and then done so. This would have eliminated the crises, pleased the citizens, and infuriated the legislature. We citizens would have forgotten the issue but the legislature would remember it forever and taken it out on Governor Jindal by halting his reforms. We Louisiana citizens would have been fat, dumb, happy, and screwed like always.

By waiting until the last minute to veto the raise, Jindal gave the citizen's blazing anger the opportunity to build into a fire storm, 95% of which is directed at the legislature where it belongs. Governor Jindal is a hero again with the citizens and the Legislature better not block anything the Governor wants to do because we are all watching them like hawks. Way to go Bobby.

p>Governor Jindal, I think you may be qualified for first place on the ticket with the moderate (liberal) McCain as your VP. br> -- Joe Fezio

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