Jindal drops out
It really was inevitable that Bobby Jindal would drop out of the race. He never really caught on, and he knows when it’s time to quit:
“I’ve come to the realization that this is not my time,” Jindal said on Fox News Channel as he announced the decision to suspend his campaign.
The 44-year-old governor said he wasn’t ready to endorse another candidate, but intended to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee.
Term-limited and out of office in January, Jindal said he will work with a think tank he started a few years ago, called America Next, to devise what he called “a blueprint for making this the American century.”
That may actually be the best use of his talents at this point. He’s a smart guy.
For some reason, I also am amazed that Jindal (like Rubio and Cruz) is only 44. I don’t know what age I thought he was (I don’t think I ever really thought about it at all), but he seemed ageless.
It was pretty much inevitable. Under different circumstances and in a very different election cycle, he certainly could have been a serious contender. But he was utterly ill suited for the current dynamic. He never really seemed to understand and/or accept this fact.
EXCELLENT coverage and commentary of ongoing action in St Denis on FNC – taking down a terror cell that Walde Phares believes was going to wage a new assault.
Along with a new commentator (Kevin? I don’t know him – ex-Iraq service, etc), who compelling points out that to get a new anti-terror effort going, Congress must debate a new AUF – pass it – pressure Dear Leader to act!
Phares suggests that a multi-national war to take down ISIS is possible now….IF there is sufficient will and leadership.
Maybe we should send letters of thanks to Jindal–not so much for dropping out as for being part of our movement. Only one of our list of candidates will make it to the top, but we have to be grateful to those who don’t for enriching our debate and deepening our understanding of the matters our country faces. The drop outs are not losers; they have helped make us all winners. And, at 44, Jindal will continue to do this for a long time.
Jindal’s too wonky for a year that demands a Big Voice! And thus too much like Perry.
Worthy, even great in the right cycle – but too much like Ryan.
Indians and Orientals flip from mere adults to sages — almost overnight when their hair turns.
There’s no explaining it.
Until then, they are as timeless as Peter Pan.
I’d love to see Jindal in the Senate.
He’s smart, but needs more experience speaking off the cuff.
The contrast with Cruz and Rubio is striking.
Has the Paris attack thrown the nomination to Trump? The latest Reuter’s poll has him with a huge lead even over Carson. I tried to find the Stephen Green comment at pjmedia calling for a candidate with audacity etc. which is an oblique endorsement of Trump and gave up. (The new and improved pj is worthless unless you live in the world of twitter one sentence sound bites.)
Anyway, if this election goes the way it appears now, a Democrat will be elected, no matter which party wins next November. Trump isn’t going to implode because he is appealing to and representative of an irrational populism. The worse things get the stronger his appeal. When the retail chains start closing stores in January and the recession we are now entering becomes real, his popularity will increase.
Carson is having trouble as his own people are telling the news that he is out of his depth on international issues.
Which is part of what i said about academics who administrate, and who i have been working with for decades, very narrow verticle knowlege, not broad like people imagine, and very leftist even if they say they are on the right, as they are now purging leftists who are christian and black, not just those on the right… the division is over 95% leftist… and what is on the right, basically is left to just remain there and not be removed.
carson, by his own peoples admission and report to not understand the international realm and what is going on as if he never paid attentio to it his whole life (Which makes sense given his life story)
obama on the other hand has admitted he is a muslim AGAIN.. and now some middle east experts are saying he is in the hands of iraq and russia, given the game is being played over at syria… like assad buying isis oil… why buy your enemies supplies and give them money? similar with iran nukes, and so on for obama.
so far trump is double the next contender in the polls… so its kind of irrelevant to discuss a drop out of the 15 or so people runnning for the GOP
OBAMA:”WE” The Muslims!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM9I1AGtgU0
Obama: “My Muslim Faith”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw
Then there is the ring and other examples of his complicity..
how many christians do you know make that mistake so often?
Orson: “to get a new anti-terror effort going, Congress must debate a new AUF — pass it — pressure Dear Leader to act!”
Another authorization is legally unnecessary. It would just be adding to the pile. The President already holds redundant layers of authority for counter-terrorism (which is legally unlike nation v nation war), more so working with Iraq in particular. But the Congress can pass laws and resolutions, including another authorization, for policy and political reasons.
The taboo that the President uses to restrict the American range of action must be broken. Perhaps this “debate” could set up that development.
Especially if the debate covers a large deployment of ground forces to Iraq, it should include setting the (Congressional) record straight on the decision for OIF in order to de-stigmatize OIF, re-normalize the American leadership manifested with OIF, and discredit the proponents of the taboo.
Saw Bobby twice in person. Very smart. Also smart to dropout. He would fix HHS.
Rand Paul should drop out today.
But he won’t as he is just like his dad.
He has zero chance but his consultants need the money. His donors need to wise up and cut him off.
I love Bobby Jindal. I have listened to him talk about his positions on the radio. Much different experience than seeing him on the telly or video. When you see him, he looks geeky and without much charisma. On the other hand, he is probably the smartest person among this slate of candidates. He is energetic, pro-active, and able to inject humor into his presentations. The last two debates he decided to go all TEA Party (far right) as a way to gain some traction, but I guess his appearance is just too big an obstacle. And that’s a shame.
I guess my judgment of candidates is not in tune with the GOP electorate. I really liked Walker as well.
Who do I like now? Cruz, Rubio, Fiorina and Carson, but with various caveats on each one of them.
The other chuck: Here’s the link to Stephen green’s post;
http://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2015/11/16/a-war-about-nothing/
Warning…
No More clapping for approval!!!!
It’s not clear what it is about the sound of two hands clapping that makes the gesture so objectionable, but one clue was offered in a recent plea from across the pond.
“Can we ask people to stop clapping but do feminist jazz hands? It’s triggering some peoples’ anxiety?” tweeted the Oxford University Women’s Campaign in England in March. “Thank you!”
https://twitter.com/womcam/status/580389025892175872
so dont applaud any more…
blert Says: Indians and Orientals flip from mere adults to sages – almost overnight when their hair turns.
sorry, but those terms are also forbidden by campus feminists…
in fact, if your white, you better not like an asian woman or marry them, as i am now attacked for such.
see:
WHITE SEXUAL IMPERIALISM: A THEORY OF ASIAN FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE
http://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1243&context=crsj
you would be amazed at all the offenses that are an issue or a trigger, or some such…
but you cant oppose them, so you must abide by their rules, unless you want to be marginalized (at best)
Five Racial Terms to Avoid
Why “Oriental” Is a No-No
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I like Bobby Jindal a lot, and have for years, but this is clearly not his time. And, Lord help me, I think one of his big minuses is that he’s too nerdy looking. I work with computer nerds all day, so I should know. But on the plus side, Governor Jindal is very smart and principled and has the executive experience, and a pretty good record from what I’ve read and like you said, Neo, he’s still really young.
It used to be that our Presidential candidates rose through the ranks, with long and often storied careers involving many different jobs with lots of relevant experience (pretty much everyone up through Bush 43), and many were plugging away at their candidacy for a long time before it finally happened (think Reagan).
Nowadays, it seems most people are ready to forget someone exists if he or she loses the nomination or even the race once, and there’s no reason to do that, unless it’s the candidate is simply too old, and we have a field of candidates who are mostly very young (unlike the opposition) and have lots of potential (ditto).
I hope to see Bobby Jindal’s name for years to come.
The Other Chuck:
Those polls seem to have low samples (for likely voters, which is the only group that matters) and large margins of error if the margins of error are obtainable. For example, the U Mass poll has 318 likely Republican primary voters and a plus or minus 6.4 margin of error. It also doesn’t say whether it’s online or phone, which is an odd omission.
Morning Consult is an online poll I’ve never heard of before.
Long a skeptic about Christie, I want to see him remain in the race. Cruz, Fiorina, Carson, Rubio, and Christie should remain. (the donald fans, sorry, but you are championing a Trojan Horse)
Neo, I hope you are right about the polls. Thanks to jj here is the Stephen Green quote I wanted:
After Friday’s attacks in Paris, the only two qualities we should look for in our next president are audacity and ruthlessness. All the rest is fluff and must be cast aside before our Age of Seinfeld becomes our children’s Age of Slaughter.
If all you’re after is audacity and ruthlessness, then either Hillary or Trump would work. Audacity or daring often equate to reckless disregard. Ruthlessness is followed by irrational vengeance. NO, we need the steely resolve of Fiorina, Cruz, or Carson, people with an inner strength and moral compass.
Ann Coulter may well be right.
The Teflon Donald may have been ‘elected’ in Paris.
I’d say that even Merkel is about to flip WRT the Hijrah.
Both Hollande and Merkel were supposed to be assassinated by ISIS truck bombs.
The attempt in Paris was kept secret until the attempt on Merkel became public knowledge.
Then reports that the French had stopped a truck bomb at the edge of the soccer stadium started floating up.
It was that truck bomb that really had Hollande ‘motivated.’
Being news from the Internet, I await further confirmation that ISIS tried to assassinate three national leaders and tens of thousands of spectators… and on TV, to boot.
It’s these reports that have the American NFL ownership freaking out.
As for ISIS, economic warfare is high on Mohammed’s ‘punch list.’
The intent is to weaken our economies and our resolve.
ISIS will never let up. It can’t.
It’s operating principle is:” Push back twice as hard.”
That’s a quotable quote !