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Why Indianas Mike Pence deserves the trust of conservatives

Washington Post ^ | February 11 2015 | George F. Will

Posted on by iowamark

Although he is always preternaturally placid, Mike Pence today exemplifies a Republican conundrum. Sitting recently 24 blocks from Capitol Hill, where he served six terms as a congressman, and eight blocks from the White House, which some Republicans hope he craves, Pence, now in his third year as Indianas governor, discussed two issues, Common Core and Medicaid expansion, that illustrate the following:

Todays president, whose prior governmental experience was meager and entirely legislative, probably has strengthened voters normal preference for actual executives  governors rather than legislators  as chief executives. Governors actually govern, which means continually making choices and compromises. So, with the Republican nominating electorate increasingly persnickety about ideological purity, governors often are more disadvantaged than senators as candidates...

In 2010, before Obamas vandalism against the separation of powers had confronted the country with the most lawless presidency since Richard Nixons, Pence delivered an address in which he said, The president is not our teacher, our tutor, our guide or ruler. There is a presidential duty of self-restraint because a president who slights the Constitution is like a rider who hates his horse: he will be thrown, and the nation along with him.

...under Pence individual and corporate income taxes have been cut, the inheritance tax has been abolished and the nations largest school-choice program may be expanded.

With many Indiana preoccupations, Pence says he will not decide about a presidential campaign until May. This would be perilously late in the scramble for major donors and seasoned staff. Again, the paradox: Governors jobs can qualify them for the presidency by requiring them to spend much time and political capital in transactions that can make a nomination difficult to attain.



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I think that Mike Pence's first problem is low name ID.



To: iowamark

Are there no Tafts or Eisenhowers for Will to pimp?



by 2 posted onby 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)

To: 2ndDivisionVet

Could not have said it any better.



by 3 posted onby Tupelo (I feel more like Philip Nolan by the day)

To: iowamark

Pence’ second problem is that a douchebag like Will is pimping him.



by 4 posted onby jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")

To: iowamark

While at this time he is low on the ID Pole he will get dragged through the political mud by the leftist media as soon as he announces his run for the Presidency.



by 5 posted onby Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)

To: iowamark

Todays president, whose prior governmental experience was meager... Meager? He had relatively no time in elected office and when he was, he either missed the vote or voted "Present". He has the moral compass of mud.



by 6 posted onby econjack (I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing.)

To: 2ndDivisionVet

George Will is pining for Nelson Rockefeller.



To: iowamark

Now that George Will wants me to trust him.... I won’t. I stand with Ted



To: iowamark

Unfortunately, Mike Pence initially strikes me as Gentlemanly and Diplomatic, not the kind of man to purposely Rock the Boat. These remain positive virtues for me, but in this day and age, with the Dim Dems displaying a mob mentality , we need someone who can easily throw down the wine glass and become a street fighter whenever necessary.

Ted Cruz, Scott Walker, Rand Paul or Marco Rubio, strike me as that type. These men would not be easily intimidated into silence by the vulgar and sassy progressives. Mike may be capable too, but I have never seen a focused and prolonged show of aggression from him.



To: iowamark

He also tried to expand Obamacare in Indiana... Mike Pence's very bad week



To: iowamark

Pence is another amnesty lover, so he fits right in with Will, who lives in a $2 million dollar home far from the nearest illegal alien.



To: lee martell

Marco sold out before the ink on his certificate of election was dry.



To: 2ndDivisionVet

George Will? Like I’m going to listen to that four-eyed freak.



by ---) 13 posted onby smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (

To: iowamark; GOPsterinMA

Pence would be a solid choice.



by 14 posted onby Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)

To: iowamark; xzins

I think that Mike Pence's first problem is low name ID. Starving people of air time is what the media does to people they consider a real threat. First they ignore you.

Then they insult you.

Then they fight you.

Then you win. I've been saying it since last year: Pence is the best guy on our bench. Good to see him getting some attention.

I've been saying it since last year: Pence is the best guy on our bench. Good to see him getting some attention.

by 15 posted onby Carry_Okie (Those who profess noblesse oblige regress to droit du seigneur.)

To: lee martell

Unfortunately, Mike Pence initially strikes me as Gentlemanly and Diplomatic, not the kind of man to purposely Rock the Boat. These remain positive virtues for me, but in this day and age, with the Dim Dems displaying a mob mentality , we need someone who can easily throw down the wine glass and become a street fighter whenever necessary. Seems to me last time we ran a conservative "nice guy" with a spine he did OK. Nor is he exactly a stiff. Some people are smart enough to get things done without wasting energy and capital in a brawl.



by 16 posted onby Carry_Okie (Those who profess noblesse oblige regress to droit du seigneur.)

To: iowamark

Re: “Mike Pence deserves the trust of conservatives” The moment I saw the headline, I thought, “There must be a very important reason why Conservatives do not trust Mike Pence. I know the name, but not the political record. When I saw that center-left RINO George Will wrote the article, I stopped reading.



To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like the term “pimping” in this context because its an accurate description of what’s going on. The uniparty flacks have pimped Krispy Kreme. That didn’t work. They’re currently pimping Jeb! That isn’t working out so well, either. So the latest flavor of the week is Mike Pence. Maybe the rubes will like him? The process though is really academic, as the uniparty is not going to allow the nomination let alone election of anyone who will even mildly vibrate their apple cart. That goes for both factions: gop or ‘rat. In a way that’s good news as it allows us to do something else other than vote on a pretty November day.



by 18 posted onby RKBA Democrat (There is only one party, the uniparty, and corruption is its credo.)

To: Impy

I like him a lot.



by 19 posted onby GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)

To: Carry_Okie

wanted Pence to run in 2012...really want him in 2016...may have a few warts but aside from Ted Cruz the best GOP candidates since Reagan... MIKE PENCE 2016!!



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