It is way too early to start talking seriously about 2012 at the Eye, but it is for that reason I mention that US Rep. Mike Pence declared he has no intentions of running for president at this time. The true conservative insider types are upset with the news, but I am having flashbacks to 2000 when California Gov. Gray Davis, the only politician dull enough to make Al Gore appear dynamic, scheduled a press conference to announce he would not be interested in being Gore’s running mate. My reaction botyh times: Thanks for telling me. Now who are you?
Just for the record, I will not accept offers from any Major league baseball teams who want to take me in the draft this year. So none should waste a pick on me.
Seriously, pence’s mild flirtation with running for president was a way to get the most publicity for his gubernatorial run in Indiana, the office he planned to seek all along. No one outside of his home state would have cared about his eventual announcement otherwise. He likely would not have attracted as much attention as he would like instate without the national media attention. Not only does he have everyone’s attention now, but it will make national news, ever so briefly, that former presidential contender pence announced for Indiana governor today…
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