Washington, Feb. 27: Louisiana Governor Piyush `Bobby' Jindal's Republican response to President Barack Obama's address to the joint session of the US Congress has been universally panned.
What was meant to be a coming out celebration on the national stage, however, turned to something far different for Jindal.
Jindal's address was expected to generate momentum for a possible 2012 presidential run, but according to CBS, it instead resulted in questions about whether the 37-year-old governor is really ready for prime time.
Louisiana (US), Feb. 25 : Responding to President Barack Obama''s prime-time speech to Congress on the economy, Louisiana''s Indian-origin Governor Piyush `Bobby'' Jindal called for smaller government, tax cuts, and help for small business-decades-old mainstays of the Republican platform that he said his party has lost sight of in recent years.
"The strength of America is not found in our government. It is found in the compassionate hearts and enterprising spirit of our citizens," said Jindal, telling a story about a Louisiana bureaucrat thwarting citizens'' rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
Louisiana (US), Feb. 25: Louisiana's Indian-origin Governor Bobby Jindal, who has been selected to deliver the Republicans'' response to President Obama's address to the joint session of the US Congress, is likely to call the over 780 billion dollar package to end America's economic crisis irresponsible and a waste of federal funding.
In recent days, Jindal has displayed another leadership quality: ideological balance.
Washington, Feb. 23 : Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and two other Republican governors are not ruling out the possibility of running for president in 2012.
Speaking on "FOX News Sunday," South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford said that he has learnt never to predict the future, though as of now, he doesn't plan to run.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty said he is thinking about running for re-election in 2010, and that if he were to win, people would expect him to serve out his term.
Louisiana (US), Feb. 23 : When Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal delivers the Republican response to President Barack Obama's Message to Congress on Tuesday, most Americans will be seeing him for the first time.
It's a prime opportunity for the 37-year-old state executive to introduce himself to the public and define himself as a leader of his party-and a potential contender for national office.
Washington, Feb 21 : Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has announced that he will decline stimulus money specifically targeted at expanding state unemployment insurance coverage, becoming the first state executive to officially refuse any part of the federal government's payout to states.
In a statement, Jindal, who is slated to give the Republican response to President Barack Obama's message to Congress on Tuesday, expressed concern that expanding unemployment insurance coverage would lead to increased unemployment insurance taxes later on, Politico. com reported.
Washington, Feb. 27: Louisiana Governor Piyush `Bobby' Jindal's Republican response to President Barack Obama's address to the joint session of the US Congress has been universally panned.
Louisiana (US), Feb. 25 : Responding to President Barack Obama''s prime-time speech to Congress on the economy, Louisiana''s Indian-origin Governor Piyush `Bobby'' Jindal called for smaller government, tax cuts, and help for small business-decades-old mainstays of the Republican platform that he said his party has lost sight of in recent years.
Washington, Feb. 23 : Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and two other Republican governors are not ruling out the possibility of running for president in 2012.
Louisiana (US), Feb. 23 : When Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal delivers the Republican response to President Barack Obama's Message to Congress on Tuesday, most Americans will be seeing him for the first time.
