With friends like these…
As the Des Moines Register reports, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has some nice things to say about possible Republican presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels:
“Sometimes I hear Mitch Daniels and I thought, maybe I oughta back him because it would be an opportunity to show that people who don’t have charisma could be elected president,” Grassley joked in a conference call with reporters today.
Grassley, who was asked about the importance of personal magnetism as opposed to policy in a presidential race, later made a point of saying his comments were “tongue in cheek.”
Grassley also added to his “tongue in cheek” comment, with some praise for Daniels. “He seems to be a very, very good governor, has a good record. He had a good record as OMB director,” Grassley said. “He is a person of substance and substance matters … particularly at a time of 9 percent unemployment.”
