According to the Indy Star, Rep. Bauer is back after surgery and hospitalization for diverticulosis. Looks like he’s not exactly trying to mend fences:
Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels lashed out at House Democrats following their floor boycott, saying they had “car bombed” Indiana’s drive for growth and reform for political reasons. He mostly blamed Bauer, calling him a “throwback politician” who had put party over jobs and reform.
Daniels has not apologized for the remarks, but Bauer said today that he forgave him anyway.
“It’s a freshman saying that, and I think when you’re a freshman you sometimes overreact,” Bauer said, adding that the prolonged boycott might have been prevented had Daniels talked to Bauer that day.
“But I’ll tell you what. I’ve got a greater understanding of prayer, and it’s good to forgive and I forgive him,” Bauer said. “But I do think that kind of language doesn’t belong in a deliberative setting, because people actually die in car bombs.”
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