BY JOE CONASON Why the Republicans chose Mitch Daniels – the Indiana governor who once thrilled right-wing pundits as a 2012 hopeful – to deliver a rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union address is puzzling. His uninspiring remarks surely killed the Daniels fad, revived lately as Republicans fret over the unappetizing choices available in their primaries. By shining the spotlight on Daniels, the Republicans risked losing much more than a political rescue fantasy. […]

Mitch Daniels: Bombast From The Past
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