So now Jindal, the Governor of Louisiana who apparently thinks Americans have the mentality of a 5 year old, is trying to set himself up as the leading Economic Expoert in the country. In a recent interview he said the GOP needs to embrace its role as the loyal opposition to President Obama and the Democratic Party.
He, I guess, has decided he needs to become the voice of the GOP, since Limbaugh got so much flack that it backfired. He stated that that is their responsibility to herald in a new era of fiscal responsibility - before it's too late. Seriously? Again, does he not know that it was his party that's basically been in control for the past 28 years but somehow they aren't responsible for this financial cesspool we're in?
He then went on ' "Thanks primarily to the Republicans in the House of Representatives, the Republican Party has once again decided to be the conservative party in this country," Jindal said.'
When did they STOP being the conservative party of this country? Granted, they shifted their primary focus from fiscal conservatism to social conservatism but they've never stopped being conservatives.
Now as far as them being pretty much the responsible for the economic cesspool we're in, Cheney had an answer for that.
'Whether the Bush administration should have done more about the economy: “We did worry about it, to some extent. … I don’t think anybody actually foresaw something of this size and dimension occurring. It’s also global. We only control part of the world economy – a very important part.” '
So..... the world, which has based their currency on the value of the dollar, was facing an economic meltdown and they did worry about it...... TO SOME EXTENT????? He also said that the Bush administration shouldn't get much blame for the current economic situation, since they weren't paying THAT much attention to it. That's not exactly what he said but I paraphrased because that was the implication I got. That, since they spent most of their time concerning themselves with the 'War on Terror' and how to treat their prisoners instead of concerning themselves with the economy, they aren't responsible for it. Instead, he wants to gloat about 'keeping us safe' when in reality, their policies regarding their dubbed 'Axis of Terror' countries have actually made us MORE of a target and has been an excellent recruiting incentive for Al Queada.
Ah GOP, please just go away. I don't care if you go away mad, just GO AWAY!
