Is Mitch Daniels this political season's Jimmy Carter?
With more than three decades in politics behind him, the governor has done more than develop a Rolodex he could deploy for fundraising, as most point out. The campaign operative in him also has built an organization ready to go whenever he tells them to -- and the media doesn't seem to know it yet. For the past year, he's been playing its members like piano keys as he orchestrates his national rollout.
Anthony Dolan, the chief speechwriter for the entire Reagan presidency, knows Daniels well from the time they worked together and explained, "Mitch has always been a marvel with the news dynamic." He added, "A year ago people were saying
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I don't think that last part about "truce" is correct. A truce means maintaining the status quo ante. Not signing the bill does that. Signing the bill does not.
But, I don't think this is as much about the "truce" for Daniels as it is about him having to choose between fiscal conservatism and social conservatism. Signing it means costing the state $4 million in Medicaid funding.