Mitch & Grover

PunchtheBag has a good entry which takes a look at an Indy Star point/counter-point on Governor Daniels reasons for proposing a tax increase and Grover Norquist and the “Americans for Tax Reform” no tax purity. Punch The Bag points out that Norquist doesn’t delve into any specific cuts but only scolds the Governor for not trying harder. Governor Daniels refers to the ATR crowd as ivory tower academics who are useful but who he wouldn’t trust to manage a baseball concession stand. He also points out that one of Reagan’s first acts as Governor was to raise taxes in the face of a bankrupt state and a Constitutional duty.