Ok, the following is an excerpt from Governor Jindal's speech:
You can read the entire text of the speech here if you want:
Full Text of Governor Bobby Jindal’s Response To President Obama’s Speech to Congress…
But basically, its standard small government conservatism. He is advocating for a very limited government, for tax cuts, against saddling future generations with debt, and so on.
So why is it that Gov. Jindal as a congressman and as governor has so many times went to Washington cup in hand for Federal taxpayer money for his state?
Jindal asks Congress for aid; local levees on the list | HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA
Jindal bragged in his speech about cutting taxes in Louisiana and talked about the moral imperative to not saddle future generations with debt.
Sounds great huh. Well, he left something out. His gave his citizens a tax break while his state gets back a $1.78 in federal spending for every dollar its citizens pay for federal income taxes (and that does not even count Katrina money).
The Tax Foundation - Federal Taxing and Spending Benefit Some States, Leave Others Paying Bill
So basically, it seems that Jindal would rather taxpayers in other states pay for his state's needs, and future generations from other states get saddled with the debt.
So, is he a hypocrite or not? Please explain your answer.