Mitch Daniels' Decides Not To Run For President

[Me.]

Mitch Daniels' Decision Not To Run For President Leaves GOP Floundering

“WASHINGTON -- Back to square one.

The Republican Party is once again in search of a candidate to unite it after Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels dashed the hopes of many in the party by deciding not to run for president.

The fallout is two-fold: It will renew pressure on New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to consider a run and could potentially lure others who were waiting on Daniels' decision into the race .

Second, it initiates a shift of GOP money and operatives toward either Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty or former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, the current front-running alternatives to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Pawlenty advisers said they anticipated recruiting big money funders who might otherwise have supported Daniels.

But Daniels' withdrawal may help Romney more than anyone.”…cont…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/22/mitch-daniels-decision-presidential-run_n_865227.html

[rurallib]

1. Paul "I want to end Medicare" Ryan is really talking about running

for President? Seriously? Jesus, I doubt his mother would even vote for him.
Well I wouldn't if he were my son anyway.
But I would love to see that campaign. It would take half an hour for the boos to stop at every stop.

[Me.]

2. Oh God I Hope He Does

He can, singlehandedly, put the coup de gras to the Con party