Who would you say is the best governor in the United States right now?

LePage or Kasich. Brownback had good intentions but moved too fast without cutting spending. Christie a huge failure. Abbott in Texas could be ok but Texas is easy to govern (no state income tax, little power, rubber stamp legislature) . Walker is divisive. Hoaan in Maryland had potential , shame he has terminal cancer. (the Lt Gov is black, so the only black governor will be Republican)
 
Vanguard101 said:
Because the other 43 governors are borderline trash
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Clearly you do not live in Louisiana. I am not vouching for the other 43, but I would have a difficult time ranking him in 7th place among all
 
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Brian4Liberty said:
IIRC, LePage was supportive of Ron Paul supporters in his State.
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He also vetoed a vaccine bill yesterday that would have forced parents to get "medical advice" before opting out of vaccines. Unlike the California Governor, he was not afraid to go against the State Legislators bowing to pharmaceutical pressure.

But LePage has expressed his opposition to the bill, arguing that parents must have a choice. Parents can currently opt out on philosophic or religious grounds by simply signing a form. Those opposed to the bill – including some libertarian-minded Republicans – have argued that making it more difficult to opt out for philosophic reasons would infringe upon parental rights.
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Source.

The Maine House on Tuesday fell five votes short of overriding a veto by Gov. Paul LePage on a bill that would have made it more difficult for parents to opt out of vaccinations required for school.

The bill – which is now dead – would have required that parents opting out on philosophic grounds consult with a medical professional and obtain a signature before being allowed to forgo vaccines for their children.
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Source.
 
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Chris Christie wins an endorsement: Maine Gov. Paul LePage

By Kyle Cheney
7/1/15 12:44 PM EDT


PORTLAND, Maine — Chris Christie’s out to prove he’s the bluntest and most straightforward candidate running for president. So it was only natural that the first major endorsement of his bid for the Republican nomination came from the only governor with a brasher and more plainspoken reputation: Maine’s Paul LePage.
 
cajuncocoa said:
Clearly you do not live in Louisiana. I am not vouching for the other 43, but I would have a difficult time ranking him in 7th place among all
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You must have a high opinion of our governors then. And Jindal has done some good things.
 
cajuncocoa said:
He's done far more harm than good. Do you live in Louisiana?
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None of the 50 governors are what I would call good. I think most of us would agree. So this argument is rather silly. Unless you have reason to think there are 7 governors better than Jindal, if so, go ahead and name them. I don't know.

I will say that Jindal was an absolutely awful Congressman.
 
I'm just going to leave this here for the Jindal fans. If y'all manage to prop him up to a viable candidate, you can use it as opposition research to help Rand beat him later: (The first one should be of particular interest to Rand supporters)

Bobby Jindal in violation of law by using state web page to attack opponent

Jindal used the state computer and web page (and presumably a state employee) to gin out a “press release” personally attacking one of Jindal’s probable opponents for the Republican nomination for president under the headline “Gov. Jindal: Senator Paul unsuited to be Commander-in-Chief.”

http://www.gov.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&articleID=4965

http://louisianavoice.com/2015/05/2...w-by-using-state-computer-to-attack-opponent/


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FOX 8: Jindal calls controversy over his wife's charity ‘ridiculous'


Governor Bobby Jindal and his wife are responding to a controversy over her charity.

A political watchdog group and others say big companies regulated by the state should not be writing big checks to the first lady's foundation.

As first lady, Supriya Jindal has made the betterment of children her cause. She founded the "Supriya Jindal Foundation for Children."

Campaign laws limit the amount those companies can give directly to the governor's campaign war chest, but not Mrs. Jindal's charity, and critics said by accepting the money, it creates an appearance of unethical behavior.

http://www.labucketbrigade.org/blog/fox-8-jindal-calls-controversy-over-his-wifes-charity-ridiculous


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Louisiana State Police leader sees retirement boost through last-minute legislation


State lawmakers and a retirement board that oversees law enforcement pensions are calling for an investigation after the Louisiana Legislature and Gov. Bobby Jindal quietly approved a provision in June to boost the retirement benefits of the head of the Louisiana State Police.


Col. Mike Edmonson and just one other state trooper will benefit from a new law to increase retirement packages for people enrolled in a pension plan no longer offered. The change was tacked on to a unrelated bill on the last day of the state lawmaking session.

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/07/louisiana_state_police_retirem.html


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Bobby Jindal Remains Grover Norquist’s Puppet Governor Despite Louisiana Budget Mess

Despite Louisiana facing a 1.6 billion dollar budget hole, Governor Bobby Jindal (R) is still trying to honor his “no tax pledge” to anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist. To avoid raising taxes, Jindal is trying to push for crippling cuts to higher education and social programs.

[...]

Bobby Jindal has become so steadfastly loyal to Norquist, that he has forgotten who he works for. Jindal’s job is to represent the people of Louisiana, but the puppet governor apparently believes he works for Grover Norquist in Washington D.C. As Jindal contemplates a run for the presidency, he may soon discover that voters are looking for a leader and not a puppet.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06...ts-puppet-governor-louisiana-budget-mess.html
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Gov. Bobby Jindal flip-flops on Common Core: James Varney

It surprises no one to learn Gov. Bobby Jindal has an eye on a presidential campaign in 2016. But even close allies in Baton Rouge were stunned Monday when he formally flip-flopped on Common Core.


For some reason, late in his tenure, Jindal seems to go gooey when the Louisiana Legislature fills the Capitol. One year ago, in his opening address to the legislative session, he abandoned a tax overhaul he and his lieutenants had spent weeks pitching. This week, halfway through a session in which Common Core was a known lightning rod going in, he abandoned his eloquent spokespeople and his legislative friends.


Jindal's reversal left some lawmakers aghast. Most everyone pegged the turnaround as a naked attempt to curry favor with a conservative base that has grown increasingly uncomfortable with Common Core.

http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2014/04/jindal_flip-flops_on_common_co.html


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Jindal Health Secretary Resigns amid Investigation


BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's health secretary, Bruce Greenstein, is resigning amid ongoing state and federal probes into the awarding of a Medicaid contract to a company where Greenstein once worked.

The Jindal administration canceled the nearly $200 million state contract with Maryland-based CNSI last week after details leaked of a federal grand jury subpoena involving the contract award.

The governor's office announced Greenstein's decision Friday. His resignation takes effect May 1. Jindal spokesman Kyle Plotkin says the governor didn't ask Greenstein to leave.

When the Medicaid contract was awarded two years ago, Greenstein denied any involvement in the selection. But he acknowledged that a change he pushed in the bid solicitation made CNSI eligible.

http://www.newsmax.com/US/US-Jindal-Aide-Resigns/2013/03/29/id/497008/



there's so much more but I have other things to do.
 
One more Bobby Jindal story:

Chalk up another victim to the Petulance of Piyush. This time it’s Office of Group Benefits (OGB) CEO Tommy Teague, the man who refused to throw his employees under the bus to satisfy the governor’s gargantuan ego.

Teague, asked to resign or be fired late Friday by Deputy Commissioner of Administration Mark Brady, refused to step down voluntarily and was terminated. Teague told the Baton Rouge Advocate that Brady gave no reason for his action. The locks to Teague’s office door were changed and his computer seized after he left OGB Friday.

He was six months away from qualifying for retirement.

The latest development is clear evidence of the high stakes in this game. There is an OGB surplus of $500 million on the table and Jindal wants it to help plug a hole in his budget.

What will he do next year, install parking meters in all the state employee parking garages?

Only 18 months ago, Teague’s wife, Melody Teague, a Department of Social Services contract grants reviewer, was canned one day after she had the temerity to publicly criticize the Piyush Push (yeah, we like that phrase) to privatize everything that moves in state government.

Her remarks were made during an Oct. 1, 2009, state Commission for Streamlining Government forum in Jefferson Parish.

Tommy Teague was shown the door after word leaked out that Brady apparently brought in the international investment banking firm of Goldman Sachs last fall to help plan the privatization of OGB and that Brady had ties to Goldman Sachs from a previous position as executive director of the Arab Banking Association of North America.

OGB, or perhaps more accurately, the Division of Administration, enlisted the aid of Goldman Sachs to write specifications for a request for proposals (RFP) for a firm to conduct financial assessment of OGB and to market the agency to a private buyer that would keep as much as $350 million of OGB’s $500 million surplus as part of the purchase of assets that would also include premiums to be paid by state employees for health coverage.

When proposals were opened a few weeks ago, voila! Goldman Sachs was the only bidder. In most circles, public and private, that would be considered a glaring conflict of interests. A Senate report released Thursday roundly criticized Goldman Sachs for helping to bring about the financial crisis of 2008. Now the firm stands to net $6 million for doing a financial assessment of OGB and for trying to find a buyer. The $6 million will be paid whether or not Goldman Sachs is successful in its efforts.

Firing people seems to be Jindal’s favorite way of dealing with a problem. Some others leave to cash in on their connections established and some others leave voluntarily, out of disgust.

Like Richard Sherburne, who resigned as State Ethics Administrator after Jindal gutted the Ethics Board’s adjudicatory authority and gave it to administrative law judges. That couldn’t have been because Jindal had been fined by the State Ethics Board for campaign violations.

Then, there was Jim Champagne, executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety commission for 12 years, whose passion was driver safety. Champagne made the fatal mistake of disagreeing with Jindal’s decision to repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet law and poof! He was gone.

Jindal tried to get Tammie McDaniel to resign her seat on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education because she refused to go along with some of his education reform programs. She refused at first but finally stepped down.

Ann Williamson “resigned” her position at the Department of Social Services after complications were experienced with assistance programs following Hurricane Gustav.

William Ankner was Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Developments but after a $60 million highway construction contract was awarded to the high bidder, he was shown the door.

Most recently, Roland Toups of Baton Rouge, the longest-serving member of the Louisiana Board of Regents, resigned under not-so-subtle pressure from Jindal so that he could appoint vascular surgeon Dr. Albert Sam, II, an African-American to the board.

Toups showed a lot of class in stepping down, saying he felt a “responsibility.” Jindal denied the move had anything to do with a lawsuit filed by students at Southern University over the all-white makeup of the Regents. Yeah, right.

Ironically enough, in Sam’s first vote as a member of the board, he voted against Jindal’s proposal to merge the University of New Orleans and Southern University-New Orleans. So much for strategy.

So now, apparently it was Tommy Teague’s turn.

Terague’s wife, by the way, was reinstated after she filed legal action against the state. Tommy Teague might not be so lucky. He was an unclassified employee who served at the pleasure of the Division of Administration.

State Sen. Butch Gautreaux (D-Morgan City), a member of the OGB board of directors, is an outspoken opponent of the sale of the agency, even going so far as to write a letter to his fellow legislators to ask their support in opposing the sale. “Help me let everyone know that we are not afraid and we are not for sale,” he wrote.

He attributed Jindal’s rise to power to what he called “predatory politics.” He said Jindal’s mindset appears to be “Let’s take out the weakest in the herd, employees who are afraid of losing their jobs. The general public loves it.”

Indeed, Jindal has consistently shown that he holds state employees in utter disdain by selling off their jobs, raising the employee contributions to retirement and health benefit programs while denying civil service workers merit raises for the second year in a row.

Not satisfied with that, he displayed the height of arrogance and contempt on Thursday by issuing a “State Employee Appreciation Day” proclamation.

Employees could almost see the smirk on this face as he signed it.
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http://louisianavoice.com/2011/04/15/better-than-trump-disagree-with-jindal-youre-fired/
 
cajuncocoa said:

Gov. Bobby Jindal flip-flops on Common Core: James Varney

It surprises no one to learn Gov. Bobby Jindal has an eye on a presidential campaign in 2016. But even close allies in Baton Rouge were stunned Monday when he formally flip-flopped on Common Core.


For some reason, late in his tenure, Jindal seems to go gooey when the Louisiana Legislature fills the Capitol. One year ago, in his opening address to the legislative session, he abandoned a tax overhaul he and his lieutenants had spent weeks pitching. This week, halfway through a session in which Common Core was a known lightning rod going in, he abandoned his eloquent spokespeople and his legislative friends.


Jindal's reversal left some lawmakers aghast. Most everyone pegged the turnaround as a naked attempt to curry favor with a conservative base that has grown increasingly uncomfortable with Common Core.

http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2014/04/jindal_flip-flops_on_common_co.html
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At least he flip flopped to the right position, right?
 
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