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Here is the complete text of the governor's address.

I could have done without the sports metaphor at the end -- it's early in the race, we have to pace ourselves, etc. But I like the sentiment it represents. We have to think big and act boldly. Whatever else is said about Daniels, it can't be denied that he embraces change and challenges Hoosiers to do the same. As lethargic and tied to past practices as this state has been, that's a good thing. We just have to make sure we're moving in the right direction and not just seeking change for change's sake.

Advance Indiana thinks Rep. Mike Pence is being a hypocrite (and an overly partisan one at that) because he says the journalists' shield law he and Sen. Richard Lugar are sponsoring would have covered journalists in the Valerie Plame case but not journalists in the CIA black-site prison story.

I've made light of the ICLU's attempts to rein in prayer in the Indiana General Assembly, calling it a waste of time with no real purpose -- Hoosiers' lives aren't affected by the prayers, however sectarian they might be, and won't be affected by any change. Masson's Blog has a different take: There already is a policy calling for non-denominational prayers; House Speaker Bosma just declines to enforce it, for his own craven political reasons.

With all the candidates being considered for the Nobel Peace Prize, they chose this joker? Obviously, success isn't a criterion, unless you think a nuclear North Korea and Iran make the world safer. At least the work of Dick Lugar and Sam Nunn resulted in something tangible.

In case you thought Morgan Spurlock was the dumbest "live among the real folks" documentarian around, check out this clueless writer. Where is George Plimpton when we need him?