Mitch says fuggedaboutit

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) gracefully bowed out of the 2012 presidential race today. "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,” Daniels said in a statement. Don't be, Mitch. It was the right decision given the current state of the GOP, a Looney Tunes place where there is no room at the inn for rational moderates. Besides, the media would have eaten Daniels (and his messy personal life) alive. Saying no was a gutsy decision in the face of great pressure from the remaining adults in the Republican establishment. Ironically, Daniels just demonstrated the kind of true grit and wisdom one desires in a president. Still, I'm relieved he opted not to drag himself and his family through what promises to be an ugly race to the bottom for the GOP nomination only to face an incumbent president who remains all but unbeatable. Good call, Mitch. Live to fight another day.