Gov. Bobby Jindal Says Americans Want a ‘Hostile Takeover’ of
Washington
(Daily
Signal) – Gov. Bobby Jindal today said Americans are clamoring for a “hostile
takeover” of Washington, D.C.
While speaking at The Heritage
Foundation to a group of reporters about his new energy plan, the
Louisiana governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate said voters are
calling on Republicans to offer “real ideas” and “real solutions” in
Washington.
“We need to understand people are hungry for
big change,” he said. “They’re not looking for tinkering; they’re looking for a
hostile takeover of D.C.”
That means not just talking about repealing
Obamacare, Jindal continued, but taking measures to repeal and replace it.
“I hear from too many Republicans, ‘Well, you
can’t really repeal Obamacare, that’s the law of the land.’ That’s nonsense,”
Jindal said. “We need to repeal and replace it.”
When asked by a reporter whether he plans to
run for president in 2016, Jindal said he is “absolutely thinking and praying”
about it, but for now, is focused the November midterm elections.
Citing concerns with another two years of
Democratic leadership, he said, “I think every Republican, every conservative,
needs to be focused on this.”
“Think about what more damage [Obama] could do
in terms of judicial appointments,” Jindal added. “I think we will get the
majority in November, and if we don’t do anything with it, I think there will
be a severe backlash against Republicans. Just being anti-Obama is not enough.”
Jindal, who became governor in 2008 after two
terms in Congress, has presided over a state still recovering from Hurricane
Katrina and the 2010 oil spill. He created the group America Next to be devoted
to public policy; it released his 48-page energy plan Tuesday.
Looking to the future, Jindal said this
emphasis on policy solutions would benefit Republicans. He also presented it as
a contrast with Obama.
“[Obama] got elected eight years ago because
he presented himself as an intelligent, competent, moderate candidate who’s
going to change the culture of D.C.,” Jindal said. “Turns out he wasn’t any of
the things he said he was. He was the exact opposite.”
Source:http://www.teaparty.org/gov-bobby-jindal-says-americans-want-hostile-takeover-washington-55848/
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