This ad by Democrats explaining why they walked out -- Mitch Daniels made us do it! -- is running only in the Indianapolis market, too, but that's no reason we can't benefit from its cool, calm logic:
From The Indianapolis Star:
The fear that House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, and Senate President Pro Tempore David Long share: If Democrats, outnumbered 60-40 in the House and 37-13 in the Senate, think they are winning this battle of wills, boycotts could become a regular legislative tactic across the nation. Much the same way, Democrats point out, that minority Republicans have used the filibuster in the U.S. Senate to prevent votes on things they don't like.
And National Review:
The unfairness of the charge aside — Democrats are upset about Daniels's voucher program (how dare low-income kids be given a chance to attend better schools!) and some provisions that would curb union status — it's astounding that Democrats want this to be national issue. (Do they really think there's popular support for abandoning the state you represent?)
