[Teacher317]

That's a rather empty characterization. Quantify it. Just because he was Bush's Director of OMB does not mean he would budget that way. Look at what the man did in Indiana. His budgets are among the best in the land, even during economic tough times. He limits spending, cuts programs, privatizes, etc., whereas Bush and his Congress just spent more and more and put Kennedy in charge of the Education budget, etc. Daniels defunded Planned Parenthood, while Bush sent more money to every liberal program.

Again, specify exactly how he will not be "conservative enough" (and I'm starting to believe that even Reagan would not be, to the current FR crowd)

(I'm also starting to wonder about the RINO term. What's so great another weak Republican? It seems the Party is less and less conservative every year. I'd regard "CINO" (Conservative) as a bigger slight than "RINO" (Republican). The twin jibes of "Establishment guy!" and "RINO!" seem to be mutually exclusive, are they not? The spineless GOP is the biggest obstacle for the successful implementation of the ideals of conservative voters today. It's starting to seem like RINO ought not be a smear anymore, except to those for whom party loyalty means more than the advancement of conservative ideals.)

[EternalVigilance]

A good place to start is how they stand on child-killing. Like Bush, he thinks it’s okay to kill some of them. This is the best litmus test, or predictor of how they will govern, there is.

[EternalVigilance]

Mitch Daniels in 2009: Stop Disagreeing with Democrats