Thursday Thoughts
-Tony Bennett’s staff is distributing copies of remarks made by President Obama citing Indiana along with two other states for the elimination of “firewall laws” that prevented teachers from being evaluated based on student test scores. Indiana eliminated the provision in the current budget bill. A mechanism must still be created to permit the new evaluations. Meantime, Mitch Daniels, Bennett, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and the President seem to be in line on education reform again.
-The governor will has called a news conference for tomorrow to discuss October revenues. That can’t be good news.
-Mike Pence is joining GOP National Chair Michael Steele in a 12 hour Internet town hall to battle the Democratic health care plan, putting that talk show experience to work.
-Invitations are out for the Fall GOP State Dinner. Mitch Daniels is the featured speaker. Is that because they couldn’t find anyone better, or because there is no one better?