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Bobby Jindal takes up cudgels on behalf of Romney, slams US Prez
The Obama presidency “will not concede the industries of 21st century to China, India, Europe and elsewhere”, White House spokesman Jay Carney said even as President Barack Obama himself keeps up his offensive against outsourcing of American jobs.
Following a World Trade Organisation (WTO) verdict in favour of the US in a trade dispute with China, Carney asserted that investments made under the US Recovery Act had already helped the country double its production of renewable energy. Without investments in this vital sector, the US would find itself ceding space to foreign competitors in the manufacture of clean energy technologies, Carney said, adding: “This President will not do that.”
Obama himself continued to hit out at Romney. Addressing a campaign event in Cincinnati, he projected the upcoming election as one about “two different visions about how do we build a strong economy”.
“Governor Romney and his allies in Congress, they believe in an economic theory that says if folks at the very top are doing really well, then that spreads to everybody else. It’s what we call top-down economics,” he said, adding their main preoccupation right now was to work for an additional $5 trillion in tax cuts, most of which would go to the wealthiest Americans.
Meanwhile, Louisiana’s Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has taken up cudgels on behalf of Republican challenger Mitt Romney and launched a counter-offensive against Obama.
Jindal, one of several leading Republicans being speculated as Romney’s probable vice-presidential pick, helped Romney raise two million dollars at a fundraiser in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dubbing Obama “incomepetent”, Jindal said: “This President, President Obama, he cannot run on his record, he can’t run on his political philosophy so he has to attack and distort Governor Romney’s record.” Jindal’s reference was to the marked escalation in Obama’s attacks on Romney in recent days.
While Obama has questioned Romney’s record as co-founder of Bain Capital and as former Governor of Massachusetts, accusing him of outsourcing jobs to countries like India, China and Mexico, Jindal told the luncheon gathering: “I am thrilled he’s a successful businessman. You don’t want an unsuccessful businessman in the White House.”
The Obama presidency “will not concede the industries of 21st century to China, India, Europe and elsewhere”, White House spokesman Jay Carney said even as President Barack Obama himself keeps up his offensive against outsourcing of American jobs.
Following a World Trade Organisation (WTO) verdict in favour of the US in a trade dispute with China, Carney asserted that investments made under the US Recovery Act had already helped the country double its production of renewable energy. Without investments in this vital sector, the US would find itself ceding space to foreign competitors in the manufacture of clean energy technologies, Carney said, adding: “This President will not do that.”
Obama himself continued to hit out at Romney. Addressing a campaign event in Cincinnati, he projected the upcoming election as one about “two different visions about how do we build a strong economy”.
“Governor Romney and his allies in Congress, they believe in an economic theory that says if folks at the very top are doing really well, then that spreads to everybody else. It’s what we call top-down economics,” he said, adding their main preoccupation right now was to work for an additional $5 trillion in tax cuts, most of which would go to the wealthiest Americans.
Meanwhile, Louisiana’s Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has taken up cudgels on behalf of Republican challenger Mitt Romney and launched a counter-offensive against Obama.
Jindal, one of several leading Republicans being speculated as Romney’s probable vice-presidential pick, helped Romney raise two million dollars at a fundraiser in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dubbing Obama “incomepetent”, Jindal said: “This President, President Obama, he cannot run on his record, he can’t run on his political philosophy so he has to attack and distort Governor Romney’s record.” Jindal’s reference was to the marked escalation in Obama’s attacks on Romney in recent days.
While Obama has questioned Romney’s record as co-founder of Bain Capital and as former Governor of Massachusetts, accusing him of outsourcing jobs to countries like India, China and Mexico, Jindal told the luncheon gathering: “I am thrilled he’s a successful businessman. You don’t want an unsuccessful businessman in the White House.”
