Mitch Daniels Gov of Indiana is testing 2012 waters…..a high ticket reception and dinner is set for June 15…..at the Willard Hotel no less…..Daniels was COS for Senator Lugar when I first met him…..cleared the intergovernmental waters for Ronald Reagan and Bush 43 depended on him as head of OMB…..Washington friends pushed him to me over dinner three months ago.
Speaking of GOP leaders Mike Stuart….. declared himself winner on Metro News Talkline earlier today…..the race appears warmer than expected.
Where are all the town-hall meetings during this congressional recess…..Washington political news reports many House Democrats were warned by party leaders…..to avoid Q&A sessions…..looks like caution continues.
Why would Governor Manchin want the Office of Economic Opportunity moved from his office…..when the economy continues to need attention?
Looks like Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) will join Specter and Bennett tonight…..likely she knows Rep. Alan Mollohan…..he can tell her how to handle defeat.
At last the RNC is winning at something…..a call from the hill let me know the RNC beat DNC in softball….15-3.
Did you read Fred Barnes in WSJ…..the new Washington rumor is President Obama…..is hoping Republicans capture the House…..read it for the answer.
Stay tuned…..returns from today’s primaries across the country…..may provide more answers….. about the impact of the tea party movement.