Officially listed as 5-foot-7 ... yeah, right.
Posted on 05/21/2011 9:03:11 AM PDT by Qbert
With friends like Conor with one N, Mitch Daniels probably doesn't need enemies within the conservative base.
Everything is upside down in the Republican primaries. The GOP establishment is rallying behind a principled candidate with a proven conservative track record. That's upsetting the conservative base: on talk radio and right wing blogs, they concede that the man in question governs as a staunch conservative, but insist his candidacy isn't viable because he lacks charisma and electability.
Gee, Daniels is making headlines, again. He has a real gift for that.
Indiana Republican governor Mitch Daniels was hit in the forehead by a swinging door after concluding a workout Friday afternoon, prompting an injury that required 16 stitches.
Naturally, a silly boy like Friedersdorf would love Daniels. Conor with one N doesn't understand, let alone effort to advance conservatism, while doing more harm, than good, to it when he purportedly does try. As for Daniels, time after time he has proved himself gaffe-prone and self-defeating whenever his profile rises to the level of national politics. I don't care how right he is for Indiana, or what his record may, or may not be. He's unelectable, even if the so-called elite's calculations claim he is the answer to all things Republican in 2012.
Ideology aside, if we can learn anything from watching John McCain stumble and bumble his way through the 2008 general election, it should be that a self-destructive, not truly ready for prime-time, ultimately uninspiring and unsympathetic figure will not do well against Obama. Whatever Obama is, or isn't, when it comes to performing on the campaign trail, with all the help he gets from the media, it's as if he can do no wrong.
The GOP can not afford a 2012 nominee who has consistently demonstrated an uncanny ability to say and do precisely the wrong thing to the wrong people at the wrong time. If anything, Daniels makes Romney's relatively weak political judgment look strong by comparison. The Indiana Governor is unelectable and, frankly, I'm not interested in hearing what a great conservative he is, allegedly.
It's time for the so-called elites to figure out that much of the opposition to Daniels has little to do with ideology and much to do with his earned perception of being unelectable in 2012. To the extent things may be turned upside down right now, it's that the grassroots get that and the establishment GOP hasn't figured it out. But then, perhaps that isn't all that surprising given what we've seen from them for the last decade, or more.
Obama is a bully, and I think the public is craving somebody who will stand firm and push back.
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Our candidate MUST go whole hog on Obama or fuhgettaboutit. Palin or Cain for example will NOT hold back. If we nominate someone who is nice it will be a lovefest and Obama will win. Look at McCain, he got up there in the debates and willfully played nice.
Why would Muzzies give an award to a political leader who’s relatives are Christians which makes them infidels whom they hate?
There’s more to the story than what we see on the surface.
Officially listed as 5-foot-7 ... yeah, right.
We know who your choice is and in comparison, it's true that Daniels never ran a tiny town and put it into debt through ineptitude. And, I'll grant you that he never quit an elected position for a career in media. And he never appointed a known uber-liberal planned parenthood operative to the highest court in his state (and then praise that baby-killer's wisdom). Nor did he impose an obama-like windfall tax on oil companies. So, given the fact that your gal did in fact do all these things, I fully understand your objection to Daniels' height.
I wonder if he’s wearing lifts.
I see the pothole is back.
I have cooled a bit on Sarah...you know i like her...but she is head and shoulders above all the other numbnuts....i can just see how the establishment is pushing Mitt and this Daniels fellow....Rick Perry...i’m scared of another Texas Guv...just being honest.
Oh..Cain...well..Colin and Condi cured that ;)
and for completely opposite reasons.
Mitch isn’t even on the same planet, philosophically, as Sarah.
My answer to the headline is; ya think?
Daniels is in the RINO wing of the GOP; a McCain, Romney, go along to get along political hack.
I disagree.
And he looks like Pee-Wee Herman.
“And, a guy whose first order as governor was to eliminate state union collective bargaining.”
So why did he urge his party to drop the Right to Work bill in the Indiana House?
Right.
Governor’s Second Annual Iftar (Ramadan 2006)
September 25, 2006:: Indianapolis, Indiana: The Muslim Alliance of Indiana (MAI) helped organize the second Annual Governor Iftar at the residence of Governor Mitch Daniels on Monday, September 25, 2006. Gov. Mitch Daniels reached out to more than 150 Muslims from across the state Monday night, welcoming them to his official residence for Iftar (a meal to end their daily fasting during Ramadan).
Shortly after sunset, the Muslim call to prayer rang out over the home’s back garden in the voice of Henry Hane, an immigrant from Senegal. The Muslims followed that by breaking their daily fasts with dishes from three continents. Then they performed their ritual prayers in two tents in the backyard of the residence at 4750 N. Meridian St.
Daniels told the crowd, “All God’s people are equal in his eyes. I am glad to welcome you to this home. You should think of this as your home.” The audience of Muslims from every corner of the state embraced the hospitality and presented Daniels gifts ranging from books on Muslim sex education to a wooden box ornately decorated with calligraphy from Syria, which is home to Daniels’ ancestors.
Ahmed ElHattab, acting director of the Plainfield-based Islamic Society of North America, said the governor’s words touched his heart. “His genuine message from the heart was very well received,” he said.
Monday’s iftar (the meals to break the daily fast are known), was the second hosted by Governor Daniels. Last year’s Iftar at the Statehouse was a byproduct of contacts he made with the Muslim Alliance of Indiana during the 2004 election compaign. The Muslim Alliance of Indiana hosts an annual Iftar at the Islamic Center of Plainfield. The MAI invites community and political leaders across the state. In 2004, Mtich Daniels campaign responded to the invitation and sent Eric Holcomb to meet with over 500 Muslim attendees. In the meeting between the MAI leadership and Eric Holcomb prior to the Iftar, a number of issues were discussed. One of the understanding was that if elected, Governor Daniels would consider closer access to the Muslim community of Indiana. Few ideas included events like Muslim Day at the Statehouse, Governor’s Iftar and regular meetings with the Governor office just to name a few. “Governor Daniels showed us he was a man of his word and has stood by the commitments he made during the 2004 pre-election Iftar,” stated Alia Shah, Executive Director of MAI.
Local Muslims say such political connections are important if their concerns are to be heard in government. But faith, rather than politics, was the key topic Monday night — the first iftar held at an Indiana governor’s home. Several Muslim leaders called it historic.
“To be blessed to make prayer at the governor’s residence is significant,” said Michael Saahir, an imam from the Nur-Allah Islamic Center on the Northside. He said it is recognition of the contributions made by the estimated 250,000 Muslims in Indiana.
You should go yell at that guy ~ not me.
I simply noted that Daniels isn't the ONLY GOVERNOR in the race (or close to it) who has had this problem.
BTW, to me all abortion advocates are dangerous fanatics who should be sedated and hospitalized for lengthy periods of time lest they kill more people.
I prefer elected judges and believe the accused should be entitled to a judge who is qualified AND has been publicly examined through the process of election, and that he or she be clean and sober for at least 6 months preceding the time of swearing in.
It's little enough to ask in a country where so many unelected judges prefer sex with animals and hard drugs for recreation.
Sarah Likes Puppies :)
Oh, sorry. I'd forgotten how thin-skinned Danielistas are. If you guys can't handle this kind of ribbing, you may just want to sit the race out altogether. This is child's play compared to what the nominee is going to face when he or she goes head-to-head against Ubama.
Mitch Daniels decertified all public unions, entirely rescinding their collective-bargaining rights, on his first day in office in 2005. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, as a reminder, sought to limit collective-bargaining rights for most public-sector employees, with notable exceptions for public-safety workers (most not all).
In other words, Mitch Daniels has already done more on the issue of public-sector unions than Scott Walker even tried to do.
The Democrat minority in the Indiana legislature wields considerable power that Daniels has no choice but to deal with. In the Indiana House of Representatives, Republicans have 60 seats and Democrats 40. However, quorum in the Indiana House is 67.
By contrast, in the Wisconsin Senate, a quorum of 20 senators is required to pass fiscal legislation, but only 17 are required to pass non-fiscal legislation; Republicans control 19 seats there. In Wisconsin, Republicans have the ability to pass a wide range of legislation while Democrats are absent. Not so in Indiana.
As much as you may not like it, quorum requirements in Indiana are effectively similar to U.S. Senate filibusters. The Indiana minority can block all legislation.
Indiana’s legislative calendar is only four months long, meaning that other, perhaps more pressing, issues would have been effectively killed.
We know your choice is Palin. What did she do about unions in Alaska, which is not a right to work state?
Nothing.
Now, it is true that it might have been on her to-do list and if she had served a full term she might have gotten around to it, but, her praise for unions and her promise to them that their pension deals were sacrosanct to her (speech in wisconsin), lead me to believe that she would not have tried to do even as much as Scott, let alone Daniels.
If you like, we can have a little discussion on Daniels v Palin regarding Planned Parenthood...just let me know...
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