What did O'Bannon do? What did Bayh do? For that matter what IS Gary's MAYOR doing? You can't pin the problems in Gary on one governor and ignore the rest. You sound like a blame others liberal.
Here's what Daniels has done so far which surpasses anything any of the others did:
He started the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority in an effort to curtail some of these problems. The high crime rate comes from the destruction of Gary's economy (largly its own fault btw but you'll have to google and research that one, too complex to get into here) by tackling the underlying problems rather than just rounding up and shooting all the criminals keeping the source problems intact.
"But I had two things in mind. One was a major statement that the rest of the state supports Northwest Indiana and sees its success as important -- with big dollars behind it. Two, to try to create a forum (to advance) these four decisions in the common interest (Gary/Chicago International Airport expansion, commuter rail improvements, regional bus service, lakefront redevelopment). My position from the beginning is that the priorities have to be worked out locally. However difficult, it's much better to me that the people, the leaders of Northwest Indiana, bang heads and try to come to decisions about these investments themselves than come separately to Indianapolis in the old way."
He's right the problems have to be worked out locally. That's code for limited government. I like that. Sounds good to me. Another answer:
"Northwest Indiana is a big place. Now, $120 million (from the state) for the RDA. Depending on how many counties you count -- two, three or four -- times $40 million from Major Moves. We have put a huge multiple -- more money -- up there than has ever been the case before. But it still won't get the whole job done. No one ever thought you could."
In other words he's poured 4 times more money up there into solving this problem than has ever been done before. According to USA Today "Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a Republican, has taken a particular interest in reviving Gary and communities in surrounding Lake County, crossing his own party's leaders to do so. Daniels concedes the area, a bulwark of liberal politics, is "genetically, impossibly, forever Democratic." But he takes the long view: A robust Gary would serve as a statewide economic engine. "We're treating Lake County and Gary now as full members of the Hoosier family," Daniels said. "That has not been true for a long time."
I repeat: What did Bayh do? What did O'Bannon do? What did anyone do before Daniels? He's not been perfect but he has at least TRIED to do something up there. But he cannot do it ALONE. Folks in Gary have to pony up and help solve the problems too.
If you think Daniels is soft on crime you did to do more research. He denied clemency to Michael Lambert up in Muncie. Daniels actually has the audacity to want to keep prisoners behind bars according to the Chicago Tribune. "Daniels says public safety must be one of government’s top priorities. 'We are not going to turn felons out of prison early where they can prey on the public,' Daniels said. 'That’s happening in other states, and we’re not going to let it happen here.' "
Okay so yeah, Daniels hasn't been 100% perfect....WHO IS? But he's been a heck of a lot better than most of the corrupted bunch in D.C. or for that matter anyone with an L label after their name!
Corrected statement:
The high crime rate comes from the destruction of Gary’s economy (largly its own fault btw but you’ll have to google and research that one, too complex to get into here). Daniels has implemented tackling the underlying problems rather than just rounding up and shooting all the criminals keeping the source problems intact.
Sorry about the nonsensical statement posted previously.
BTW: While I have not personally had the opportunity to meet and talk with Gov. Daniels my hubby has. Mr. conservativegrampa has had that privilege more than once. Gov. Daniels is according to him ‘a hellofa guy’. He’s very impressed with him. FYI.