I thought I was watching the crypt keeper from the HBO series Tales from the Crypt. Reading what he said was great but his delivery was like waiting in line at the DMV to renew my license.
His message is fine but the guy was looking like the Crypt Keeper from HBO's Tales from the Crypt. If you want to beat the Cult of Personality you are going to need someone that is more stimulating than the guy behind the desk at the DMV. Secondly, not to mention his wife will take your droid to get its memory wiped.
I gotta admit, all these Mitch Danielsgasms strike me as more than a little peculiar. Don't get me wrong, Daniels is a capable governor who can certainly turn a phrase or two, but he's not what the "base" is looking for this year.
Daniels is WAY more pragmatic and sensible than he is confrontational and strident. Sadly, it's the latter that it's en vogue right now, not the former. If you don't believe me, ask Tim Pawlenty, who's record (in a much bluer state) is just as remarkable as Daniels'.
We have a grass-roots movement that has been weened the last 20-years on the bravado of Rush Limbaugh. That's what they want. After McCain, Bush and Dole, they're not going to settle for anything less. They want a nominee who's going to call out the media for the Alynskyite tools that they are. And, they want Barack Obama lampooned in any and every way possible.
I'll put it in Star Wars context: The base wants a whole lot more Wookie right now, and a bit less Yoda. I'll let your decide which one Daniels more closely resembles.
I don't know if I'm the base or not, but what I want is someone who is 1) actually conservative, and 2) can beat Obama. The four contenders right now—two, really, of course—I don't think can do that. Daniels, I think, actually could. Mr. Wilson, I'm not sure you're right about Daniels' pragmatism being a disadvantage. It's purely anecdotal, certainly, but the conservatives in my orbit are all lamenting the lack of Daniels or Ryan in the race. With so much flux in the numbers in the last couple of weeks, is it not a sign that conservatives are still looking for someone who could do that, and wouldn't flock to a Daniels or Ryan who chose to go ahead and jump in now on the basis of the field not fielding...well, someone like him? I know a bunch of conservatives right now who would breathe a huge sigh of relief if he did. Which is why I went to the Run Mitch Run site and added my name to the list.
I agree the base wants more Wookie and less Yoda this year. But they want to defeat Obama more.
We can't do that with any candidate if we tear the party apart to pick a candidate. It's time to set aside personal feelings and ambitions and frustrations, and come together for a greater purpose.
"Draft Daniels: Let The Healing Begin"
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ps. No matter what the Captcha tells you, do NOT go with Dish.
As for who we need? Wookies only growl incoherently, no matter how fuzzy and friendly they can be in the right context.
We need Han Solo. Or James Kirk. Or even Napoleon Solo. We need Conservative Swashbuckler, in short, and one that's got a bit of charm and style and, yes, sex appeal. Somebody who can make the big speech about how the fate of the galaxy is in the balance with...all...theright...pauses...and...stuff! But can also give the bantering quip at the fadeout and have that winning smile. A dead shot with a laser/phaser/whatever couldn't hurt either.
Hmm...Do we have one of those? And if it meant having one, would anyone here be in favor of putting aside their moral objections if you could clone one from the DNA of those who've got some but not all of what it takes?
I'm thinking Errol Flynn with Rush Limbaugh's brain, and just a soupcon of Connery's coolest Bond moments for when the going gets tough. Throw in some Carey Grant? Sure, add some Daniels to the brew, too for economics. But keep all that Newt-And-Ron-Paul-Meet-Dr-Emmett-Brown wackyness out, please.
Come to think of it, Daniels tonight most resembled.....Cal Coolidge. Those were the days....
Yes, because as the Director of Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush, Mitch Daniels is an expert on adding over $5 trillion to the national debt and then preaching about the transcendent importance of austerity to fix the problems that he had no small part in causing.
I wish Mitch Daniels were the nominee. President Obama would then be able to run against the awful economic record of George W. Bush.
Mr. Welker, your risible attempts to pass yourself off as some sort of green eye-shaded, belt-tightening pinch-penny advocate of fiscal probity, (both here and elsewhere in the commentariat), fool no one.
As the Obama-fueled national debt reaches and, indeed, exceeds the nations's GDP, may I suggest you hie thee to your leftist hive of and inflict your dishonest sophistries on your fellow drones.
That was a pretty amazing accomplishment by Daniels to add $5 trillion in debt, since he was only head of OMB from 2001 until mid-2003 and had deficits of $157 billion in 2002 and $377 billion in 2003 when he was there (both numbers that Obama would kill for now). Are you going to blame him for Medicare Part D, too, since he was gone from OMB six months before it passed Congress and three years before it went into effect?
That ridiculous chart you link to by Ezra Klein of course includes absurd ESTIMATES of what Obama's proposals will cost and no one on this planet thinks Obamacare is going to cost $152 billion over the next eight years.
Sorry pal. Obama's ACTUAL deficits are about to add over $5 trillion to the debt during his term. He's done NOTHING to stop the spiral, or even slow it down.
You're joking, surely? You want the man who was BUDGET DIRECTOR for the most fiscally reckless administration in US history to go up against Obama in this environment? The answer to almost every economic question thrown at the president will be - blame Mitch.
Then you must not have heard the first 30 seconds of his speech, which is all I could stand. As i said in another Comment, I did not make it past his praising Obama as a great family man when America desperately needed such a fine example, and i barely heard that over my gagging over how bravely Obama has been pursuing America's enemies. Screw that. If anyone believes that, then to h*ll with you too. I saw that, changed the channel, saying "Here goes john McCain again." I am certainly glad Daniels did not run. I would have had to have heard that clap-trap for the three months before he dropped out.
If you have something nice to say about Obama, say nothing at all. Now is not the time for such idiotic friendly gestures that are NEVER reciprocated and are never rewarded except by defeat. If our candidates and party take that track again, we are finished.
I don't remember the last time I've read so much idiocy packed into one post.
The American people, in their foolishness, elected Obama as President of the United States. As such, he deserves at least a minimum amount of respect.
You may prefer Sarah Palin's hand-reading and ignorance, or Newt dumping a wife every time one gets sick, to Daniels' civil but compelling arguments, but most of us certainly don't.
Will NRO's strange Mitch Daniels fixation ever end?
He's not running for president, and even if he did, he would struggle to break single digits.
Daniels is neither what the party wants nor needs and he at least had the good sense to recognize that. It's time for his Beltway cheerleaders to do the same.
Let's just hope the R2 unit reaches its intended destination before the death star comes into range.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI thought I was watching the crypt keeper from the HBO series Tales from the Crypt. Reading what he said was great but his delivery was like waiting in line at the DMV to renew my license.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHis message is fine but the guy was looking like the Crypt Keeper from HBO's Tales from the Crypt. If you want to beat the Cult of Personality you are going to need someone that is more stimulating than the guy behind the desk at the DMV. Secondly, not to mention his wife will take your droid to get its memory wiped.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI gotta admit, all these Mitch Danielsgasms strike me as more than a little peculiar. Don't get me wrong, Daniels is a capable governor who can certainly turn a phrase or two, but he's not what the "base" is looking for this year.
Daniels is WAY more pragmatic and sensible than he is confrontational and strident. Sadly, it's the latter that it's en vogue right now, not the former. If you don't believe me, ask Tim Pawlenty, who's record (in a much bluer state) is just as remarkable as Daniels'.
We have a grass-roots movement that has been weened the last 20-years on the bravado of Rush Limbaugh. That's what they want. After McCain, Bush and Dole, they're not going to settle for anything less. They want a nominee who's going to call out the media for the Alynskyite tools that they are. And, they want Barack Obama lampooned in any and every way possible.
I'll put it in Star Wars context: The base wants a whole lot more Wookie right now, and a bit less Yoda. I'll let your decide which one Daniels more closely resembles.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusewho's = whose...
...and another day passes without an edit button...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYou're wrong, Scott. "Who's" is a contraction for "who is," which is what he wanted here. He did not want "whose," the possessive of "who."
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusescrew that stupid tweet thing
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't know if I'm the base or not, but what I want is someone who is 1) actually conservative, and 2) can beat Obama. The four contenders right now—two, really, of course—I don't think can do that. Daniels, I think, actually could. Mr. Wilson, I'm not sure you're right about Daniels' pragmatism being a disadvantage. It's purely anecdotal, certainly, but the conservatives in my orbit are all lamenting the lack of Daniels or Ryan in the race. With so much flux in the numbers in the last couple of weeks, is it not a sign that conservatives are still looking for someone who could do that, and wouldn't flock to a Daniels or Ryan who chose to go ahead and jump in now on the basis of the field not fielding...well, someone like him? I know a bunch of conservatives right now who would breathe a huge sigh of relief if he did. Which is why I went to the Run Mitch Run site and added my name to the list.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI agree the base wants more Wookie and less Yoda this year. But they want to defeat Obama more.
We can't do that with any candidate if we tear the party apart to pick a candidate. It's time to set aside personal feelings and ambitions and frustrations, and come together for a greater purpose.
"Draft Daniels: Let The Healing Begin"
~~~~~
ps. No matter what the Captcha tells you, do NOT go with Dish.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuseadd "weened"/"weaned" to your edit list, Scott.
As for who we need? Wookies only growl incoherently, no matter how fuzzy and friendly they can be in the right context.
We need Han Solo. Or James Kirk. Or even Napoleon Solo. We need Conservative Swashbuckler, in short, and one that's got a bit of charm and style and, yes, sex appeal. Somebody who can make the big speech about how the fate of the galaxy is in the balance with...all...theright...pauses...and...stuff! But can also give the bantering quip at the fadeout and have that winning smile. A dead shot with a laser/phaser/whatever couldn't hurt either.
Hmm...Do we have one of those? And if it meant having one, would anyone here be in favor of putting aside their moral objections if you could clone one from the DNA of those who've got some but not all of what it takes?
I'm thinking Errol Flynn with Rush Limbaugh's brain, and just a soupcon of Connery's coolest Bond moments for when the going gets tough. Throw in some Carey Grant? Sure, add some Daniels to the brew, too for economics. But keep all that Newt-And-Ron-Paul-Meet-Dr-Emmett-Brown wackyness out, please.
Come to think of it, Daniels tonight most resembled.....Cal Coolidge. Those were the days....
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYes, because as the Director of Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush, Mitch Daniels is an expert on adding over $5 trillion to the national debt and then preaching about the transcendent importance of austerity to fix the problems that he had no small part in causing.
I wish Mitch Daniels were the nominee. President Obama would then be able to run against the awful economic record of George W. Bush.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseMr. Welker, your risible attempts to pass yourself off as some sort of green eye-shaded, belt-tightening pinch-penny advocate of fiscal probity, (both here and elsewhere in the commentariat), fool no one.
As the Obama-fueled national debt reaches and, indeed, exceeds the nations's GDP, may I suggest you hie thee to your leftist hive of and inflict your dishonest sophistries on your fellow drones.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThat was a pretty amazing accomplishment by Daniels to add $5 trillion in debt, since he was only head of OMB from 2001 until mid-2003 and had deficits of $157 billion in 2002 and $377 billion in 2003 when he was there (both numbers that Obama would kill for now). Are you going to blame him for Medicare Part D, too, since he was gone from OMB six months before it passed Congress and three years before it went into effect?
That ridiculous chart you link to by Ezra Klein of course includes absurd ESTIMATES of what Obama's proposals will cost and no one on this planet thinks Obamacare is going to cost $152 billion over the next eight years.
Sorry pal. Obama's ACTUAL deficits are about to add over $5 trillion to the debt during his term. He's done NOTHING to stop the spiral, or even slow it down.
But go ahead, blame Mitch Daniels. Might as well.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYou're joking, surely? You want the man who was BUDGET DIRECTOR for the most fiscally reckless administration in US history to go up against Obama in this environment? The answer to almost every economic question thrown at the president will be - blame Mitch.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThen you must not have heard the first 30 seconds of his speech, which is all I could stand. As i said in another Comment, I did not make it past his praising Obama as a great family man when America desperately needed such a fine example, and i barely heard that over my gagging over how bravely Obama has been pursuing America's enemies. Screw that. If anyone believes that, then to h*ll with you too. I saw that, changed the channel, saying "Here goes john McCain again." I am certainly glad Daniels did not run. I would have had to have heard that clap-trap for the three months before he dropped out.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf you have something nice to say about Obama, say nothing at all. Now is not the time for such idiotic friendly gestures that are NEVER reciprocated and are never rewarded except by defeat. If our candidates and party take that track again, we are finished.
Amen.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI don't remember the last time I've read so much idiocy packed into one post.
The American people, in their foolishness, elected Obama as President of the United States. As such, he deserves at least a minimum amount of respect.
You may prefer Sarah Palin's hand-reading and ignorance, or Newt dumping a wife every time one gets sick, to Daniels' civil but compelling arguments, but most of us certainly don't.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWill NRO's strange Mitch Daniels fixation ever end?
He's not running for president, and even if he did, he would struggle to break single digits.
Daniels is neither what the party wants nor needs and he at least had the good sense to recognize that. It's time for his Beltway cheerleaders to do the same.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWell, following the metaphor of Mitch Daniels as Obi-Wan only leads to the question of who will be Luke Skywalker and actually defeat Darth Vader...
Which makes me ask who is Vader and who is the Emperor that must be destroyed to bring about peace...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThat is easy....Soros is the emperor and Obama is Darth Vader.
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