Comments on Advance Indiana™: Fox News Sunday Checks Out Daniels

I am sure that Chris Wallace would pefer Governor ...

2010-08-09T18:02:42.200-05:00

I am sure that Chris Wallace would pefer Governor Mitch Daniels for president, over the Honorable Ron Paul for president. Not me!

ABC News, 11/6/2009, 'Indiana Governor Announc...

2010-08-09T13:04:38.542-05:00

ABC News, 11/6/2009, 'Indiana Governor Announces More Spending Cuts'

Seattle Times, 12/17/2009, "... Governor Daniels 6% reduction in state aid to education...."

Inside Indiana Business, 11/6/2009, "...ordered spending cuts designed to save up to $400M over it's two-year budget cycle."

If we want to quibble over choice in what to cut, why, how much or how little of a real "net" cut, with how much credit that needs to go to bipartisan cooperation, blah, blah,... Fair enough- we can quibble over some of it.

As imperfect as the guy is, I think Daniels tried to reduce spending at a time when that needed to happen.

Would he be a great President? Compared to whom?

Indy Student, Daniels does know that the vast bulk...

2010-08-09T12:32:29.046-05:00

Indy Student, Daniels does know that the vast bulk of governance, and the greatest weight of governmental authority, is to be done by and resides in the Legislative Branch, right?

I'll answer my own question. No, he doesn't. This authoritarian streak and desire for unicameral government infected the Bush administration. The Republicans inverted the proper relationship of the President to Congress.

Cato, Daniels has openly complained about the legi...

2010-08-09T11:14:16.115-05:00

Cato, Daniels has openly complained about the legislative process. While we, as political observers, might see a Senate seat as a step up, I don't think Daniels would.

Oh, oh, oh, it just occurred to me that the other ...

2010-08-09T09:12:08.068-05:00

Oh, oh, oh, it just occurred to me that the other Republicans would crush this guy in the primaries.

Mitch has raised taxes at least 20 times. The anti-Mitch ads would say something like:

"Is someone who raised taxes over 20 times really a Republican, at all? Is raising taxes five times, a year, the conservative course America needs to be taking?

We don't think so.

On Election Day, join your fellow Conservatives in telling Mitch Daniels that we don't want more big government in the White House."

Dcrutch, Mitch lowered spending? When did this ha...

2010-08-09T08:58:48.753-05:00

Dcrutch, Mitch lowered spending?

When did this happen?

Can you imagine the image of Daniels standing next...

2010-08-09T08:57:43.184-05:00

Can you imagine the image of Daniels standing next to Obama? It will be Bush-Dukakis, Part 2.

Obama will have in Daniels an easy punching bag on whom he can lay all of the problems he's trying to correct. Right on stage will be the source of all the problems the Obama administration faced when it came into office.

People voted out the Bush administration. Bringing the Bush administration back to the debate will give Obama a very easy foil.

Daniels missed his chance. He should have run for Bayh's seat.

This discussion neatly underscores that the Republicans have no emerging talent. If you try to rise in the Republican Party, you won't get anywhere unless you're a corporatist, and the principled Republican, the average man on the street, despises government-for-profit.

Can't disagree with your point re lead by exam...

2010-08-08T22:44:06.113-05:00

Can't disagree with your point re lead by example on SS. As far as a general "transfer of wealth", what's an example besides the failed FSSA program and it's cousin, the IPALCO stock fiasco? I'll spot you those two.

In contrast, the governor reduced spending when we didn't have the tax revenue. Compare that to the fiscal reality in many other states. Our Federal and City public servants seem to believe that with 10% unemployment and more taxes coming next year, it's a dandy time to expand entitlements and give more money to the Pacers.

If somebody's got a better idea than Daniels, I'm all ears. The Presidential bar is set mighty low for now.

2010-08-08T12:50:17.899-05:00

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2010-08-08T12:49:33.793-05:00

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Daniels is full of it. His and Stevie's G'...

2010-08-08T10:50:55.872-05:00

Daniels is full of it. His and Stevie's G's (I mean Ballard) public-private partnership and privatization nonsense is nothing but a transfer of wealth from their general public to their corporate benefactors. As for Social Security, he should not just talk about means testing, he should reject all SS and medicare for himself and his family - lead by example Mitch.

He falls into the same sphere as the rest of the ridiculous so-called potential Presidential candidates who are posturing, lying and stealing their way to the top of the heap.