Posted on 06/12/2010 6:52:25 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
With lofty rhetoric now being followed up by incompetent governance, by 2012, the electorate may warm up to somebody boring who knows what he's doing. Therein lies the potential appeal of Daniels, a mostly bald, 5'7", Midwestern governor who is the last person one would think of as a contender in the modern media age.
The buzz surrounding Daniels increased this week with the publication of Andrew Ferguson's excellent profile in the Weekly Standard. In the piece, Ferguson recounts how Daniels campaigned for governor driving around the state on a Harley Davidson, sleeping in the homes of Indiana families who he didn't know. During his time as governor, which followed a stint as the Bush administration's director of Office and Management and Budget, Daniels has mixed his populist appeal with successful governance -- slashing spending, reforming education, turning a deficit into a surplus, and outperforming neighboring states economically.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
DOA.
LMAO...the guy wants to have a “truce” with progressive socialist baby killers and *poof*...”hey he’d make a good “grown up” president....
*bleh*
“Moderation in defense of liberty IS a vice.” Crim
You can quote me on that.
That’s my man. Go Mitch
Again: 2012 does not exist until the 2010 midterm elections are done. Any focus other than throwing out the RATS along with any RINOs who can be replaced with conservatives is wasted focus.
Don’t think so.... I will not sacrifice the social imperatives solely for economic gain.
Run for the hills when they want to be buddy buddy.
They don't care if they bankrupt and destroy the country just as long as you have to bend over and let a government owned doctor mess with your nether regions.
What I need here, however, is a specific quote with a reference to Danials saying that the "truce is one way, and is all about abortion". So far all I have seen are statements that "he wants to have a truce with abortionists" ~ which would suggest that he's lost his mind.
The Weekly Standard article was informative and overly flowery. Mixed reviews here at FR: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2528904/posts
You do realize that, if don’t defeat Obama, those social imperatives are waaaay more endangered?
Yeah, right.
Did a heck of a job for Bush, didn’t he?
Not hardly...we tried that kind of change with McCain.
How would the perceived “failures” of the Bush administration fall on anyone but the President? I think a more accurate record to look at would be Daniels’ own record as governor. As governor he has slashed spending, reformed education, turned a deficit into a surplus, and outperformed neighboring states economically.
Yes, but we don’t have to let the media pick our candidate in order to defeat Barry.
A RINO Jimmy Carter?
Here’s a thread on Daniels’ wobbly stance on social issues.
Maybe I took your post the wrong way. Here’s an eye opener for those who think Daniels has what it take to be a conservative candidate for 2012.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2533120/posts
I’m not sure how a conservative columnist writing something positive about a republican governor is “letting the media pick our candidate,” but I’m sure you’ll enlighten us. ;-)
Klien is a flaming RINO...lest we forget him slamming palin
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