Governor Bobby Jindal joined the
Republican governor rogues gallery in a debate at the Aspen Institute.
Michelle Millhollon reports on the gathering which was mainly a closed affair, but...
For a $15 admission price, the public could grab a seat on the Aspen
Institute’s campus Wednesday night to listen to a panel discussion
featuring Jindal, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, South Carolina Gov.
Nikki Haley, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Wisconsin Gov. Scott
Walker. The talk was broadcast on Aspen’s public radio station and was
streamed on the Internet.
Ha! How about that lineup?
Jindal apologized several times for talking fast during the event,
explaining that he wanted to fit in several points. Christie ribbed him
for his bullet-point approach.
I've heard Jindal speak, and I vouch for the fact that he talks fast. After a while, I stopped trying to keep up and switched off.
Jindal rapidly described the changes he successfully proposed for
Louisiana’s public school system, racing from teacher tenure to the
scholarships that use public dollars to send children to private or
parochial schools.
“Basically vouchers,” Isaacson interjected to put a new name to the scholarships.
“We call it scholarships. The teacher unions call it four-letter words,” Jindal retorted.
Har-de-har-har. Jindal made a funny. And then is it back home to Louisiana for the governor? Indeed not. Jindal is off to Washington DC for meetings. Bobby, we hardly know ye.
