From The Daily Signal, Kelsey Harkness / @kelseyjharkness / 09/16/14
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Gov. Bobby Jindal today said Americans are clamoring for a “hostile takeover” of Washington, D.C.
While speaking at The Heritage Foundation to a group of reporters about his new energy plan, the Louisiana governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate said voters are calling on Republicans to offer “real ideas” and “real solutions” in Washington.
“We need to understand people are hungry for big change,” he said. “They’re not looking for tinkering; they’re looking for a hostile takeover of D.C.”
Americans aren’t looking for tinkering—they’re looking for a hostile takeover of D.C. -@BobbyJindal
That means not just talking about repealing Obamacare, Jindal continued, but taking measures to repeal and replace it.
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“I hear from too many Republicans, ‘Well, you can’t really repeal Obamacare, that’s the law of the land.’ That’s nonsense,” Jindal said. “We need to repeal and replace it.”
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When asked by a reporter whether he plans to run for president in 2016, Jindal said he is “absolutely thinking and praying” about it, but for now, is focused the November midterm elections.
Citing concerns with another two years of Democratic leadership, he said, “I think every Republican, every conservative, needs to be focused on this.”
“Think about what more damage [Obama] could do in terms of judicial appointments,” Jindal added. “I think we will get the majority in November, and if we don’t do anything with it, I think there will be a severe backlash against Republicans. Just being anti-Obama is not enough.”
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Jindal, who became governor in 2008 after two terms in Congress, has presided over a state still recovering from Hurricane Katrina and the 2010 oil spill. He created the group America Next to be devoted to public policy; it released his 48-page energy plan Tuesday.
Looking to the future, Jindal said this emphasis on policy solutions would benefit Republicans. He also presented it as a contrast with Obama.
“[Obama] got elected eight years ago because he presented himself as an intelligent, competent, moderate candidate who’s going to change the culture of D.C.,” Jindal said. “Turns out he wasn’t any of the things he said he was. He was the exact opposite.”
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Jindal can think and pray all he wants – he is not Constitutionally eligible for the office of President, nor are Rubio or Cruz.
Oh well, who cares – proper eligibilty was not an issue in 2008…and 2012
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/constitution/item/12245-are-marco-rubio-and-bobby-jindal-natural-born-citizens?
The RepubliCON Party had their chance to stop ObamaCare by voting NOT to fund it.
A RepubliCON Party Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Roberts, cast the deciding vote in favor of ObamaCare…by legislating from the bench in a ruling 180-degrees contrary to Congress’ stated intent for this communist law.
Does anyone really expect the weak-kneed, spineless RepubliCONs to retract what they already authorized by helping to appropriate the borrowed funds for ObamaCare?
There will be a hostile takeover in D.C. alright…right after the bottom finishes falling out of our bankster-looted economy and the legions of unemployed field hands head to D.C. with spools of hemp rope for both Wall-Street-owned excuses for political parties.
Lamp posts will be to politicians what wooden stakes are to vampires…a fitting analogy indeed.
Low comedy & high crimes in the empire burlesque…
Boosh appointee Roberts cast the deciding SCOTUS vote, and FOR this socialist monstrosity of Obamacare . And a flacid House could have exercised the vote not to fund it.
But in a lawless BANANA REPUBLIC , no one dare challenge the Empire, or they end up ostracized ( Ron Paul ), or DEAD – Paul Wellstone and countless unnoticed graves.
“Republicans” are 99%, a hopeless, rudderless, token “opposition party”, and they hijacked the legitimate TEA Party , and left only an infiltrated and controlled bunch of closet socialists at the helm.
“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it.” – Lenin
And the Eastern establishment Rockefeller boys grabbed control after Goldwater, and made sure Reagan was neutralized and useless.