“Alongside my announcement last week that I will veto any budgetary earmarks that do not meet specific criteria, spending only recurring dollars on recurring expenditures is a great step forward to reforming our budget. Just because the money is there does not mean we have to spend it immediately – there is much to be said for planning for the future, a sentiment that our state has forgotten far too often.” – Bobbie Jindal

Good for him. We need more politicians willing to fight earmarks and fiscal irresponsibility.