Very clever writing. Praise the man with faint praise, paint him as an elite and watch the rabble with the pitchforks and torches tar and feather him without bothering to find out who he is.
Mitch Daniels opens to VAT and oil tax hike. These comments come on the heels of a September profile in Newsweek, in which Daniels said tax increases might be necessary to tackle the federal deficit. “At some stage, there could well be a tax increase,” Daniels told the magazine. “They say we can’t have grown-up conversations. I think we can.” Daniels has previously clashed with Norquist over the former’s refusal to sign the “No New Taxes” pledge.
Mission accomplished.
Wouldn't it be wiser to wait until someone actually declares he (or she) is running for the nomination?