It seems that GOP is thoroughly fucked. We don't really know what have convinced Daniel to bow out of the race, I am assuming that a gym accident or the rapture (that was not) had something to do with it. Again Mitch is not going to be the the great white hope GOP has been dreaming about. That means; back to governor lard-ass and maybe Governor good hair from Texas.
With Mitch gone establishment GOP has no one to coalesce around, they will not go for Romney no matter what, and Pawlenty is a walking political horse tranquilizer.
Could this mean that they might let Palin take this nomination, just to make a point with the Teabaggers, so that they might nominate a moderate in 2016.
Politico
"The counsel and encouragement I received from important citizens like you caused me to think very deeply about becoming a national candidate. In the end, I was able to resolve every competing consideration but one, but that, the interests and wishes of my family, is the most important consideration of all. If I have disappointed you, I will always be sorry," he added. "If you feel that this was a non-courageous or unpatriotic decision, I understand and will not attempt to persuade you otherwise. I only hope that you will accept my sincerity in the judgment I reached."
non-courageous,....I think they call that cowardly
so Obama is going to get either Pawlenty or Romney....my hope is for Palin. but either why when Obama has 50% re-elect number and 57% of the public thinks he will be re-elected including 34% of republicans, in a Foxnews poll were Obama's approval number is at 55% I would say Mitch made a prudent choice not to run and lose making his wife angry ..she might leave him for his gardener..Ishmael (I went with a Semitic name to break the stereotype)