Daniels Takes His DC Star Turn
IN Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) is the talk of the town these days as the policy wonk-turned-successful governor generates buzz over prospects of a WH'12 bid.
Not one to miss a golden opportunity, Daniels has 2 stops in DC over the next week aimed at filling his PAC's coffers and creating a little buzz to promote his agenda.
Daniels starts tomorrow, with a stop at the Heritage Foundation to meet with bloggers and reporters. Later, he will head to a policy forum hosted by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), who heads the Congressional Health Care Caucus, to talk about costs and implementation of just-passed reform legislation.
Next week, Daniels will host a DC fundraiser for his Aiming Higher PAC. The event, to be held at the Willard Hotel, will be hosted by major GOP bigwigs like ex-Sen. Spence Abraham, RNC member Ron Kaufman, C. Boyden Gray and others.
It is only appropriate, then, that Daniels also graces the cover of The Weekly Standard this week, subject of an 8,690-word profile penned by senior editor Andrew Ferguson. In the piece, Daniels makes all the right noises -- disavowing his interest in a WH bid but grudgingly going along with the way the game is played.
"I really don't want to run," Daniels tells Ferguson. But, he confesses: "Newt [Gingrich] told me, look, quit saying you're not going to do this. If you don't run, you don't run. But say you're leaving the door open, and the national press will pay a lot more attention to your viewpoint."
Daniels may be sincere in his disavowal of national ambitions, or he may be playing appropriately coy. What's certain is that some GOP activists are decidedly less coy, and they are sincere in their desire to see Daniels run, and save their party along the way.
Please take Mitch. So we can get his incompetent form of government out of Indiana.
In Indiana, the Mitch Daniels plan is set to lay off 1,000's of teachers across the state because Mitch proposed linking sales tax revenues to school funding. When the economy went in the tank, so went our school funding. We are even laying off high school basketball coaches in Indiana. The land of Wooden and Knight is now a basket case. What a legacy!!!
All Mitch can say is he didn't raise your income taxes but he did raise the state sales tax to 7%.
Mitch outsourced social services to IBM who didn't bother to answer their phones when residents called for assistance in the throws of a recession. IBM finally got fired after 2 years of complaints.
Mitch also recently signed legislation so employees can now pack firearms in the workplace.
Mitch is just what this country needs at this time.
1 out of 14 people in Indiana has a license to carry. Nationally, crime is going down to record lows as firearm ownership skyrockets, just like it did back in 1999. Firearm owners are by far less likely to commit a crime that non-firearm owners.
Thanks to Mitch's business savvy and leadership, Indiana is a shining example of what is possible within a sea of liberal failures.
Sure, everyone has their little beefs, but then again real leadership and success doesn't always come easy. Mitch follows the concrete idea that you shouldn't have what you can't pay for. It's basic economics, but as the recent stats say, liberals don't understand economics.
Unlike the current empty suit holding office, Mitch has real experience running a successful state, businesses, charities, etc.
Thanks Mitch! 2012!
One of these comments is killing me, but I will not turn this into a pointless argument. Thanks for the good post.