Insane Things Republicans Say - Bobby Jindal Edition - NYT
Political candidates who are trying to stave off what seems like inevitable defeat often do the kinds of desperate things that ordinary mortals would find too humiliating to contemplate. Take Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, one of the current and former governors with bad records of managing their own states who are now running for the Republican nomination by claiming they will manage the country really well.
Mr. Jindal chose for some inexplicable reason to send President Obama a hectoring letter demanding that he not mention the environment when he comes to New Orleans on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of an environmental calamity that nearly destroyed the city – Hurricane Katrina.
In particular, Mr. Jindal does not want him to bring up global warming or the idea that the government has an obligation to deal with climate change – in a city where the government’s failures contributed mightily to the damage done by Katrina.
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“While you and others may be of the opinion that we can legislate away hurricanes with higher taxes, business regulations and EPA power grabs, that is not a view shared by many Louisianians,” Mr. Jindal said. He’s probably right, since that it is not a view shared by Mr. Obama, who has never said that we can legislate away hurricanes.
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http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/insane-things-republicans-say-bobby-jindal-edition/
