Laura Bush Called Gov. Mitch Daniels Wife

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Does this mean he's getting the nod from the machine?

news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20110513/pl_atlantic/cheridanielsgetsravesencouragementlaurabush37679

Cheri Daniels gave her first political speech ever Thursday night, introducing her husband, Gov. Mitch Daniels, before a crowd of 1,100 at the Indiana Republican Party spring dinner as reporters and conservatives listened for any clues that he might run for president. Cheri is believed to be the main reason Daniels hasn't jumped in the race--and it's likely that's why Laura Bush called her to talk about how to be a campaign wife, as CBS News' Jan Crawford reports. But Cheri didn't offer a sign that her husband is running--she didn't even mention politics, instead telling jokes and generally portraying her experience as Indiana's first lady as a lot like one of those romantic comedies where the star falls down a lot.

"I too have received some very prestigious awards," Cheri said, according to Politico's Jonathan Martin, as a slideshow flashed some orange short shorts. “I think this speaks for itself, but I am an honorary Hooters girl." She talked about a whiskey sours-heavy prom for old folks, flipping pancakes at the State Fair, a cow-milking contest, and so on. "I truly appreciate the encouragement you have given Mitch," she told the crowd, but she did not follow that with something like "for his run for president."

Another interesting development I heard on Fox last night. Republican leaders in Iowa are trying to recruit Gov. Christie to run.

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Maybe Laura called her to tell her to run away now.

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Smart woman. Put the Hooters pics, etc, out for all to view.Beat the haters at their own game. I like it.
Christie keeps saying NO.
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[marshabar1]

Mitch is a diminutive, balding, ex-pothead Hoosier with Syrian roots, currently serving as a wildly popular governor in Indiana. As a motorcycle enthusiast who is known for crisscrossing the state on his iconic Harley, Mitch has broad-based appeal, even among Indiana's youngest voting demographic.

Through impressive accomplishments as Indiana's hard-working chief executive, Mitch has earned a reputation as a reliable fiscal hawk even as he reportedly eschews the "conservative" label. On the other hand, through his support for a VAT, and through dubious comments about social conservatism, Mitch has spooked many of the conservatives on whom he would depend for a successful GOP primary campaign.

Moreover, Daniels' deep "establishment Republican" roots, his connections with special interests and his cozy relationship with Democrat James Zogby's Arab American Institute will likely disenchant some tea party groups and other influential conservative organizations.

www.rightklik.net/2011/01/your-next-president-mitch-daniels.html

If the Republican bigs are looking at Daniels he's pretty much a shoo in no matter what anyone says. Could get rough.

[marshabar1]

White House internal polling data must be quite bad for Obama, since even he has undertaken the somewhat risky strategy of essentially endorsing Daniels as a worthy opponent. In truth however, this faux approval does not indicate any real respect for Daniels, but rather a recognition of the inherent and politically fatal weaknesses of a Daniels candidacy, coupled with the historically reliable Lemming mentality among GOP “moderates,” which offers the best likelihood that the party establishment will rally around an imminent loser.

It is difficult to arrive at a single, concise definition of the Tea Party, the issues that drive its participants, and what it represents for America. Some sub-groups within it are primarily focused on the fiscal excesses of the Federal Government, while others reflect a broader concern over the general abandonment of constitutional principle by those sworn to uphold it. Still others disingenuously seek to hijack the entire Tea Party movement in service to their own special interests.

However, it is safe to say that among sincere Tea Party adherents, the notion of allowing “business as usual” inside Washington is universally abhorrent. Without exception, those who join together in celebration of this newfound voice among people of the Heartland have a visceral disdain for the manner in which Beltway insiders seek to preserve the status quo, and their determination to maintain their hegemony at the wheels of power.

Embodying such sentiments, this groundswell of grassroots conservatism is regarded as a mortal threat to liberal Democrats as well as their nearly indistinguishable counterparts, the “moderate” Republicans. So, despicable as it may be for both parties to openly combine forces against real America, that is exactly what has been transpiring in recent days among those who claim to represent the “mainstream” of their respective parties as they stump for Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as the preferred Republican nominee in next year’s presidential race.

Prior to the 2010 elections, hardly anybody outside of Indiana had ever heard of Mitch Daniels. But now he is being lauded as the sole hope and salvation of the GOP, and has essentially been coroneted as its “most likely to succeed” against the incumbent Barack Obama. Not surprisingly, Daniels is relishing all of the attention, and likewise asserts that his prospects of victory over Obama in 2012 “would actually be quite good.”

www.webcommentary.com/php/ShowArticle.php?id=adamoc&date=110512


Oh man I hate politics! I hate it especially when you start to see the big snakes in action.

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hmm, based on the info in one of the articles, I would not vote for him. Nope. Lots of others out there. Of course, sure there is some spin there, but spin is based on truth, and there are some basic truths there I do not like.

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May 13, 2011 13:12:46 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

hmm, based on that info, I would not vote for him. Nope. Lots of others out there. Of course, sure there is some spin there, but spin is based on truth, and there are some basic truths there I do not like.

This sure looks like it's going to be a three way race if the bigs want Daniels. Bummer. Big Bummer. Let us pray.

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They may pick him just to beat Obama. Regardless of his connections to things that REEK of Dems. Bilderberg pick for the uninformed masses, maybe?

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May 13, 2011 13:17:50 GMT -5 @krickitt said:

They may pick him just to beat Obama. Regardless of his connections to things that REEK of Dems. Bilderberg pick for the uninformed masses, maybe?

Krickitt, that's what it looks like. But they are going to run into a heck of a crap storm in the form of the Tea Party. I don't think they'll be able to foist their guy on conservatives this time. And of course that's good for other Bilderburger, Obama.

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Guess we know who the Bushies want. That's reason enough for me to oppose him.

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Daniels recited from Kahn’s book: “It would be most useful to redesign the tax system to discourage consumption and encourage savings and investment. One obvious possibility is a value added tax and flat income tax, with the only exception being a lower standard deduction.”

“That might suit our current situation pretty well,” said Daniels, who served as George W. Bush’s Office of Management and Budget director and was a senior adviser in Ronald Reagan’s White House...

The so-called VAT, common in European economies which have stagnated, is a toxic acronym to fiscally conservative activists like Grover Norquist and Dick Armey. It slaps a tax on the estimated market value for products at every stage of production.

Immediately after Politico stirred the hornet's nest, the hornets came out!

“This is outside the bounds of acceptable modern Republican thought, and it is only the zone of extremely left-wing Democrats who publicly talk about those things because all Democrats pretending to be moderates wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot poll,” Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist told POLITICO. “Absent some explanation, such as large quantities of crystal meth, this is disqualifying. This is beyond the pale.”

www.rightklik.net/2011/01/your-next-president-mitch-daniels.html

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God, Marsha, do you really believe there is some way to shut this garbage from the last many years down?? I want so much to. Low on faith here.............

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Marsha- is flat tax bad? I read this and that and blahblah. What do you think? I'm not well informed enough to really know.

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...the party establishment will rally around an imminent loser.

Yep. That sounds about right. Like McCain-- who missed on opportunity after another to slaughter Obama in the political debate.

Even when people pitched easy softballs to McCain, he couldn't take a swing. Because he's weak.

John McCain- the conservative that believes in anthropogenic global warming, amnesty for illegal immigrants, unConstitutional campaign finance reform, the Bush tax cuts (voted no), and he's even a Johnny-come-lately to his pro-life position.

We don't need any more of this shit. If the GOP isn't going to stand up for conservative ideas-- quit. Join the Democrats and we'll start our own party.

McCain was a terrible candidate, he's a hot-tempered jackass of a human being, and the sooner he's out of the GOP, the better.

Same goes for Mitch "Can we just not talk about matters of principle and balance the budget" Daniels.