Governor Bobby Jindal is getting more criticism from opposite quarters for his frequent fundraising appearances. On Tuesday, the Louisiana State Republican Party issued the following statement after being notified that Governor Jindal was taking a two-day fundraising trip. Here is that statement:
After delivering his widely panned speech opposing President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan last Tuesday night, Gov. Bobby Jindal went on vacation to Disney World. But his “vacation” didn’t stop him from attending a Florida fundraiser for his campaign coffers – and now Gov. Jindal is leaving Louisiana again for two days to attend four separate campaign fundraisers in California.
“Louisiana’s facing a $1.6 billion budget shortfall, but Gov. Jindal is more concerned with raising money for himself than trying to fix Louisiana’s economy,” says Chris Whittington, chairman of the Louisiana Democratic Party. “Gov. Jindal insults the people of Louisiana by neglecting his gubernatorial obligations and putting politics and campaign cash over the needs of our state.”
Gov. Jindal has recently jetted away for out-of-state fundraisers in Arkansas, North Carolina, Mississippi, Washington, D.C., Texas, Florida and Connecticut.
“Gov. Jindal needs to stop campaigning and start governing,” says Whittington. “The people of Louisiana deserve more than an absentee governor.” (Itallics by Bayoubuzz for demarcation purposes only).
However, Whittington is not the only person to complain about Jindal’s fundraising trips.
“I think this trip sends the wrong message to the people of Louisiana”, said Jeff Crouere, political analyst, republican activist and columnist for Bayoubuzz.
“Governor Jindal has spent too much time out of state and not enough time on pressing state business”, said Crouere. “These trips serve as dual purpose—they allow him to raise funds for re-election but also allows him to obtain contact with influential donors who can assist him should he decide to run for election for President in 2012.
Crouere even went further than simply complain about the Governor’s taking time away from state business. “I think Governor Jindal should refund to the state pro-rata money for all those days he is out of sate on personal business. I also think that state resources are being employed to help him with these fundraiser and those monies should also be reimbursed to the tax payers”, Crouere said.
“Governor Jindal has become the other extreme of Governor Mike Foster”, Crouere added.
Foster was widely criticized for not travelling to procure economic development opportunities.
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