RichardCranium
07-22-2008, 10:01 AM
Article (http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/mccain_may_pay_jindal_a_call.html) from the Times-Picayunne.
WASHINGTON -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is expected to be in New Orleans on Wednesday night amid reports that he'll sit down with Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is often mentioned as a possible running mate for the Arizona senator.
Jindal said he has no meeting with McCain on his schedule, but McCain staffers told WashingtonPost.com that McCain will be talking to the governor.
The New Orleans stopover raised eyebrows in political circles because it broke with McCain's schedule of appearances in battleground states -- he is well ahead in Louisiana -- and provided no details about his agenda or the people with whom he would be meeting.
A campaign spokesman said late Monday that nothing would be announced officially about the trip until today.
Jindal, 37, who has said for weeks that he doesn't expect to be asked to be McCain's running mate, declined to respond to questions on MSNBC about whether he has been vetted by the McCain campaign including submission of his tax records.
"I'm not going to talk at all about their process," Jindal said.
He was more emphatic in brushing off the vice-presidential speculation that has been fueled by support from conservative columnist William Kristol and conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
"I've got the job that I want," Jindal said. "I'm not going to be the vice president. I'm not going to be the nominee. But I'm going to do everything I can to help the senator get elected. I'm going to do that being governor of Louisiana. . . . He's got several great choices to pick from."
Appearing Monday on CNN, Jindal spoke for the McCain campaign about presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's trip to Iraq. He criticized Obama's plan to remove troops in 16 months, despite support for a timetable approaching that period by the Iraqi president Monday.
"One of the reasons I'm supporting (McCain) -- he has made it clear he would rather lose an election than lose a war. He's made it very clear -- let's listen to the commanders on the ground," Jindal said.
WASHINGTON -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is expected to be in New Orleans on Wednesday night amid reports that he'll sit down with Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is often mentioned as a possible running mate for the Arizona senator.
Jindal said he has no meeting with McCain on his schedule, but McCain staffers told WashingtonPost.com that McCain will be talking to the governor.
The New Orleans stopover raised eyebrows in political circles because it broke with McCain's schedule of appearances in battleground states -- he is well ahead in Louisiana -- and provided no details about his agenda or the people with whom he would be meeting.
A campaign spokesman said late Monday that nothing would be announced officially about the trip until today.
Jindal, 37, who has said for weeks that he doesn't expect to be asked to be McCain's running mate, declined to respond to questions on MSNBC about whether he has been vetted by the McCain campaign including submission of his tax records.
"I'm not going to talk at all about their process," Jindal said.
He was more emphatic in brushing off the vice-presidential speculation that has been fueled by support from conservative columnist William Kristol and conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
"I've got the job that I want," Jindal said. "I'm not going to be the vice president. I'm not going to be the nominee. But I'm going to do everything I can to help the senator get elected. I'm going to do that being governor of Louisiana. . . . He's got several great choices to pick from."
Appearing Monday on CNN, Jindal spoke for the McCain campaign about presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's trip to Iraq. He criticized Obama's plan to remove troops in 16 months, despite support for a timetable approaching that period by the Iraqi president Monday.
"One of the reasons I'm supporting (McCain) -- he has made it clear he would rather lose an election than lose a war. He's made it very clear -- let's listen to the commanders on the ground," Jindal said.