Comments on Advance Indiana™: Guest Column: Mitch Behind Pence Take Down

"What is interesting to many observers is tha...

2015-04-05T14:57:26.355-05:00

"What is interesting to many observers is that there is no media mention as to what the statute actually says" - it's not "interesting" because I think that most of America already knows that the Media is in bed with the Democrat Party and the agenda of the Democrat Party is the total destruction of the nation.

I'm actually with Mitch on income sharing agre...

2015-04-04T08:12:47.645-05:00

I'm actually with Mitch on income sharing agreements (ISAs) as a substitute for student loans. If a student is bright, why not share in his success (equity) instead of burden him with debt payments? The idea's been around for 60 years and hasn't been tried because the feds have weighed in so heavily in favor of student debt. It's about time somebody speak out for an alternative.

"Does Mitch commute from Indy?" Back wh...

2015-04-03T10:55:24.643-05:00

"Does Mitch commute from Indy?"

Back when Stephen Beering was president at Purdue, there was an office for him to use at IUPUI Conference Center hotel for when he came to Indy for "business". My guess is its still there and that's Mitch's main office and he has someone take him to WL only when needed.

Does Mitch commute from Indy? Does he show up for...

2015-04-03T08:41:22.165-05:00

Does Mitch commute from Indy?

Does he show up for work M-F, 40 hours a week?

One thing I don't think anyone's mentioned...

2015-04-02T20:28:44.311-05:00

One thing I don't think anyone's mentioned here is Mitch can still run for governor for another term. If that doesn't make you shudder, then you've not paid attention the last decade. To quote "Blazing Saddles", he's still "the leading asshole in the state."

I can see Mitch coordinating some of this mess because he would possibly be capable of it and he's evil enough for it, though it'd take a helluva lot to get the stars aligned to get Mitch the glowing media coverage AND the General Assembly to pass RFRA at nearly the same time (that would simultaneously shine the light on the Republican Party in the General Assembly in a not-so-flattering way). I'm not sure that many of Mitch's friends in the GA would be taking the fall for this mess just for Mitch to go after Pence. Mitch wouldn't have been the one to coordinate Mike Pence looking and sounding like a bumbler during his press conferences, though. That was all Mike Pence, who isn't a dumb man, but sure came off like one. He looked incompetent, especially for somebody who knows the media as he does.

Ugh, I just felt sick thinking of Mitch Daniels as governor or ANYTHING important again. He's a wretched human being.

Anon 3:09, those scandals do not matter. Just w...

2015-04-02T17:29:57.284-05:00

Anon 3:09, those scandals do not matter.

Just wait a short time. Mitch will start getting stupid awards and he will be named as “educator” "innovator" or "executive" of the year. There will be op-eds published about how much we need Mitch to run something or to run for something. All the efforts will come together to build a case that he should help somewhere he is desperately needed. This might even be modeled on the phony "Draft Mitch" effort he orchestrated in 2003.

When he runs at the Cordova Recreational Sports Center on Third Street, that is where he think and plans. He knows that it is not over. Especially when he sees faculty that cannot keep up with him on the track and mostly dislike him.

Although everyone believes his political career is over, and he will retire at Purdue, I disagree. Mitch does not believe that he finished and he does not want to continue commuting until he retires.

He may think that he has only a small window for one more campaign to get something huge before they forget about him.

What exactly is the reasoning behind this again ? ...

2015-04-02T17:26:09.543-05:00

What exactly is the reasoning behind this again ? I'm not really following along with what you are implying regarding Mike Pence. Mike is hardly a contender for the Presidential position and most certainly not anymore after this debacle. His overall work experience is too thin to even make a case, hence why he took this Governor position.

I don't really see Pence as any type of threat to Daniels. They are not even on the same level.

Every inch of Daniels tenure needs a sweep by the ...

2015-04-02T15:09:26.218-05:00

Every inch of Daniels tenure needs a sweep by the DOJ. All accounts of fraud and corruption have been written here. Roob, Health and Hospital, Turners, FSSA, Payne, Highway and Energy land deals, abuse of state helicopters and more, kids living in Gov. Mansion at tax payers expense, pensions, hirings, placements, DCFS, prisons, Ballard, Ethic violations, State Fair Ground incident, and more and more and more.

Nothing good has ever come from any brain trust in...

2015-04-02T14:57:25.969-05:00

Nothing good has ever come from any brain trust in Langley Va. Unless you hate America, that is.

Also, does Mitch have designs on 1600 Pennsy?

Because of the deeply entrenched bureaucracy, Mitc...

2015-04-02T14:26:00.464-05:00

Because of the deeply entrenched bureaucracy, Mitch is stalled at Purdue and unlikely to make significant short-term changes. It will take him years and then there is the residence issue. If I may, I would describe his activities at Purdue to be those of a “place holder.” And, if you examine his career record, you might notice that he has not kept the same job for very long. Some think that he is bored. West Lafayette is not a very exciting place for a world leader. Maybe he craves the excitement of big boy politics.

12:53, it seems to me that Mitch doesn't want ...

2015-04-02T14:03:34.286-05:00

12:53, it seems to me that Mitch doesn't want VP nor cabinet position, but rather prefers to create obstacles and hurdles for Pence to hurt himself on.

This may seem like a stretch for some, but in my experience of knowing him, Mr. Daniels, I would put nothing past him, absolutely nothing is beneath Mitch Daniels.

I don't see Daniels getting picked as VP! He k...

2015-04-02T12:53:28.262-05:00

I don't see Daniels getting picked as VP! He knows the national press would kill him using his many, many, scandals as governor to destroy him. Cabinet post maybe. VP not happening!