Rate the list of the last five governors of Louisiana from most self-serving to

Edwards
Blanco
Roemer
Foster
Jindal

The margin of difference is very small!

>roemer 1st
>edwards not 1st
>jindal last

ok guy

When I ask people this question, no matter the party, Jindal and Edwards are almost always the top two...

Edwards--self-serving in terms of wealth and cash
Jindal--self-serving in terms of ambition--doesn't care about money. He he driven by power and attention.
Roemer--you got to admit he has a big ole ego.
Blanco--self serving is not a good description of her, she moved money around for her pet causes--ie ULL. She was way above her head and easily manipulated by those around her.
Foster--zero self serving actions--best governor of all listed.

The Felon and Jindal BY FAR the most self-serving. Anyone who would rank Foster and Blanco as more self-serving than Jindal is an idiot.

That's not to say Jindal isn't necessarily better than those two. But he is very much more out for only himself and his image than the other two.

1. Piyush. Biggest self-serving POS in the history of Louisiana. The man is an egoist who only thinks of himself.
2. Foster--he was very self-serving. People on the board give him a pass because he's a conservative.
3. Roemer. Dude was an idiot though
4. Blanco
5. Edwards. How can a guy who wanted to expand state services and do more to help the poor, elderly, and minorities be self-serving. Sure he wanted the ladies and he took bribes but it was okay because he wanted to help the poor and working-classes. EWE never had any national ambitions.

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5. Edwards. How can a guy who wanted to expand state services and do more to help the poor, elderly, and minorities be self-serving. Sure he wanted the ladies and he took bribes but it was okay because he wanted to help the poor and working-classes. EWE never had any national ambitions.

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Edwards is classic democrat, using the message of helping poor ppl and minorities. Its the classic democrat move, its nothing more than a vote buying scheme.

Agree with basically your entire assessment, and I am far from a Republican hardliner.

Edwards










Jindal
Foster Blanco
Roemer

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Edwards. How can a guy who wanted to expand state services and do more to help the poor, elderly, and minorities be self-serving. Sure he wanted the ladies and he took bribes but it was okay because he wanted to help the poor and working-classes. EWE never had any national ambitions.

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I read his book. You are wrong there to. He campaigned hard for Carter and was expecting to be named VP or another position. He was a representative before he was Governor. You need to learn a little history.

If you look at New Orleans at the end of the 60's early 70's when Edwards took office. It had the Super Dome, it had pro football and basketball, it had fortune 500 companies. It was larger than both Atlanta and Houston. He put his cronies in place, some are actually still in place; "Alario".
It took at once in a lifetime storm to change the effects of the Edwards supporters running N. O.

He was from SW Louisiana, that was his core support, but what did he do to help them after the bust? He is just extremely disappointing in how he can't explain that he did more in all his terms than McKeithen.

He had a Constitutional Convention to place all the power with the Governor. He abused that power every chance he got. I thought that Jindal had the mandate to correct this and help Higher ed, etc. and he just wet the bed. So yeah they are both horribly disappointing. Also, you calling him Piyush, shows your true agenda.