Gov. Daniels walks back comments about Dem fleebaggers

The American Thinker ^ | 2/27/2011 | Ralph Alter

[Lakeshark]

After a considerable amount of blowback over Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels cuddly response to the flee-bagging Indiana Democrat legislator's run-and-hide strategy to avoid facing the consequences of their electoral defeat in the 2010 mid-terms, Daniels appeared on Fox News with Neal Cavuto to apologize for misspeaking.

[NFHale]

“...Never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness
Gibb’s Rules...”

“Never apologize to Democrats...it’s a sign of stupidity and cowardice”.
-Hale’s Corollary to Gibb’s Rules

[Gilbo_3]

The media does not select the candidate. The media is a convenient, and deserving, scapegoat for those ultimately responsible for our candidates, the voters.

did you actually write that with a straight face ???

by the time my irrelevant 'vote' was cast, i had a choice of mcqueeg or none of the above...

the fact that the 'campaigning' begins well over 2 yrs out for a 4 yr office speaks volumes to our current system of propaganizing in the old media...

[Gilbo_3]

going strong on fiscal is great, so long as you dont roll over and expose yer tummy on the social side...

middle ground seeking is not what im looking for...

[itsahoot]

But of course Daniels wasn't wrong.

Wow, I wonder why he is groveling now?

[NC28203]

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, is seeking to limit collective-bargaining rights for most public-sector employees, with notable exceptions for public-safety workers: a much more modest, reform. In other words, Mitch Daniels has already done more on the issue of public-sector unions than Scott Walker is even attempting.

The Democratic 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. Hence, in Wisconsin, Republicans have the ability to pass a wide range of legislation while Democrats are absent. Not so in Indiana.

Quorum requirements are effectively quite similar to U.S. Senate filibusters, and unless those quorum requirements are modified, the Indiana minority can block all legislation. Indiana’s legislative calendar is only four months long, meaning that other pressing reforms that Daniels campaigned on will wither. It could cause the loss of about 20 other bills, including education reform, which it is worth mentioning, is fundamentally about challenging the interests and security of teachers’ unions.

[CottShop]

[[Daniels appeared on Fox News with Neal Cavuto to apologize for misspeaking.]]

Way to go RHINO! Keep wavign that white flag- and lettign hte dems walk all over the GOP- you’re such an asset to the GOP [[sarcasm]]

[CottShop]

There’s something REALLY SCREWY about Fox news- it seems like they really want losing candidates to run for the GOP- I’m really beginning to wonder about whether Fox is really on the GOP’s side or not these days

[af_vet_1981]

did you actually write that with a straight face ??? by the time my irrelevant 'vote' was cast, i had a choice of mcqueeg or none of the above... the fact that the 'campaigning' begins well over 2 yrs out for a 4 yr office speaks volumes to our current system of propaganizing in the old media...

Yes
1. The voters are wholly responsible for electing the POTUS. No one can excuse their vote for Obama or for anyone else except McCain (in the General).
2. It is well less than 2 years and there is no front runner for the GOP nomination. It is nearly granted Obama will be the Democrook nominee.