I understand and respect your view, but I disagree in two respects.
1. The days of the dignified, above-it-all chief executive who blithely waits for bills to be sent to him, ended shortly after George Washington’s presidency. Today, I not only expect but WANT the chief executive to lead, to set the agenda.
2. Even if Daniels were determined not to “fight for” this or that bit of legislation, there is NO reason for him to ANNOUNCE THAT FACT. Unilateral disarmament is not wise.
I guess I’d ask at what point the governor’s (or president’s) tap dance for the legislature should stop. By energetically doing the limbo and tango and anything else you care to name, Obama got Obamacare foisted on a public that overwhelmingly didn’t want it. Somehow that marks a point of unseemliness to me.