Gov. Bobby Flip-Flop (LA) for McCain's VP?

Their slogan could be: McCain/Weathervane 2008


http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/breaking/22714009.html


Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed a legislative pay raise this morning, reversing an adamant week-long stance that he would let the salary increase become law.

In doing so, Jindal acknowledged that he was breaking his word to legislators.

“I clearly made a mistake by telling the Legislature that I would allow them to handle their own internal affairs … I am correcting my mistake,” the governor said during a press conference at the State Capitol.

From the moment the controversial measure hit his desk, Jindal blasted the raise — a more than doubling of legislators’ pay — as excessive. But he also was steadfast until today in his refusal to veto the measure.

There has been a tremendous public outcry against the pay raise, leading to recall efforts against Jindal as well as five legislators, including the speaker of the House and two Baton Rouge lawmakers.

However, the governor refused to say whether the hew and cry caused him to change his mind.

about them wanting to double their salaryk, but I've never heard what they make.

16K and change, the proposed raise would be in the 35K territory. Unless they override it there will be no pay raise. No one ran on raising salaries. The citizenry broke out their pitchforks and proudly sported them the past two weeks.

but amended it to double after the initial outcry.

It would not be such an outrage were it not that these are mostly "fiscal conservatives" who want to cut the state budget (including higher ed) even though Louisiana has a multiple billion dollar surplus due to windfall revenues from oil and gas.