Mitch Daniels

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an alternative to scary


By Dana Milbank, Published: May 4

Mitch Daniels, the conservative intelligentsia’s choice for president in 2012, came to Washington on Wednesday to give a speech on education policy to a conservative think tank. But not 10 minutes into his address, he took an unexpected turn.

“Most of what I’ve talked about so far, and much of what I will, is strongly supported by the Obama administration,” the Republican governor of Indiana told the standing-room-only crowd at the American Enterprise Institute. “I salute the president, Secretary Duncan. They are right about these things.”



Off-message alert! One of the right-minded thinkers in the room rose to give Daniels a second chance to criticize Obama. The governor declined. “I really do want to salute and commend — and I’ve done it over and over — the president, Secretary Duncan, for a lot of leadership in this area,” he affirmed. “There is a federal role” in education, he argued. “I believe in national standards.”

It may sound jarring these days to hear any conservative say anything nice about the Obama administration; Daniels also cheered the president’s “well-done, well-handled” dispatching of Osama bin Laden.

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[rurallib]

1. Daniels no different from the rest, just sounds different

let's see - dems had to leave the state to stop an anti-union bill etc.
My SIL's parents live in Indiana - they are Republicans and they won't vote for Daniels.

[Myrina]

2. Of course he likes the Edu plan -- it's all about privatizing ...

...that slippery slope's been sneaking up on us hoosiers for quite awhile now, and Mitch is all too glad to help push us down it.

[alp227]

3. good article, but you should've put the full title in the subject line n/t

[Locrian]

4. daniels is the spawn of satan

Dont forget about defunding planned parenthood...