CenLamar | Est. 2006

  • Washington Post: Jindal Says Republicans Drifting from Core Values

    From the Washington Post (bold mine): Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, an up-and-coming Republican sometimes touted as a potential presidential running mate, said his party has taken a beating at the polls lately because it “started defending corruption and spending and other things they would have rightfully condemned in the other party.” Jindal, the first Indian American governor and a former House member, said he has talked to presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) several times, but that they have never talked about his possibly serving on McCain’s ticket. “I’m certainly supporting Senator McCain, will do whatever I can to help…

  • On Reflecting on the Death of Tim Russert

    I, as well as countless others, are reminded of Mr. Russert’s historic interview with David Duke, the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and Republican candidate for Louisiana governor less than twenty years ago (only four subsequent cycles). As you may recall, Russert stumped Duke when he asked him to name the top three employers in the State of Louisiana, only after Mr. Duke had insisted that his campaign was about the Louisiana “economy.” In preparing for this post, I discovered that Mr. Duke has actually issued his own statement on Tim Russert’s death, asserting that the media’s interpretation…

  • Jindal to Appear on Face the Nation

    According to his friends on RedState.com as well as the LA Times, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will be appearing on “Face the Nation” tomorrow morning, alongside former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Politico.com’s Jim Vandehei. I have no further comment.