Dick Armey Names Mitch Daniels "Perfect Pick" for 2012
Former House Majority Leader and Tea Party luminary Dick Armey this week announced that his preferred pick for the 2012 GOP nomination is Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana. In a Newsmax interview (beginning at 6:40) Armey, who heads up the FreedomWorks strain of the Tea Party, explained that
Mitch Daniels would be the perfect pick for us; he's exactly the man with the proven record that we're looking for. He has no need for sensation, but he knows how to get focused on the work and get it done.
As we've seen right here on Ricochet, social conservatives have expressed some dismay at Gov. Daniels' call to build a coalition that prioritizes America's fiscal issues over social issues. However, support from the Tea Party could go a long way toward positioning the Governor as a serious contender in the GOP primaries. To purport to speak on behalf of the entire Tea Party is sheer folly; whether Dick Armey's opinion is at all consistent with that of the broader Tea Party is as yet a mystery.
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May '10
Re: Dick Armey Names Mitch Daniels "Perfect Pick" for 2012
Thank you for posting this. Some time ago, Mitch hinted everyone would be surprised at the depth of his backing. I think this might be the first of many prominent endorsements designed to build momentum.
May '10
Re: Dick Armey Names Mitch Daniels "Perfect Pick" for 2012
a.k.a. Stage one of the great Mitch slap.
Mar '11
Re: Dick Armey Names Mitch Daniels "Perfect Pick" for 2012
I wanna know where he and Boehner get their tans.
Re: Dick Armey Names Mitch Daniels "Perfect Pick" for 2012
One of the great virtues of Armey as a Tea Party leader -- he understands that having the right principles is a necessary, but not sufficient qualification. You have to have someone with both the political acumen and the managerial competence to see them actualized. By that standard, no one in (or potentially in) the field comes within a country mile of Daniels.
May '10
Re: Dick Armey Names Mitch Daniels "Perfect Pick" for 2012
Mitch may be good on fiscal matters, and he may have been great at getting jobs for his state, but personally, before I'd consider him I'd want to a) understand his true commitment to social issues, and b) know he'll stand up to China's unfair trade, monetary, labor, environmental, and foreign policies. I'll also have to state that although he's shown leadership in some areas, in others (namely those mentioned above) he seems more likely to go along with the status quo, or to "go along to get along."