In response to Ralph Alter's blog on Mitch Daniel's caving, I must respectfully disagree, as I believe that Mr. Alter responded to misreported events and made a decision about Gov. Daniels before all of the facts came to light.  I am a GOP operative here in Indianapolis, and as such I have been following the standoff closely.   Not only did Mr. Alter reference a media source that had misquoted Governor Daniels earlier, but Governor Daniels released the full audio of the quote later that day.  Daniels spoke to the protesters' right to make their voice heard.  He did not condone the legislators' actions, but instead he emphatically blasted the Democrats for destroying the democratic process of our republic.  Stating that he would keep the legislature in session until Christmas if need be, he went as far as to say that the Democratic Party would need to go through a "rebranding" after this, as what they were doing was not democratic...(Read Full Post)