Insider says Mitch Daniels doesn't flaunt it, but quietly has accomplished much of his agenda

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Daily Caller:

This session of the Indiana legislature will end at midnight on Friday night, and Governor Mitch Daniels has announced that he will sign a bill into law that would defund Planned Parenthood, sending ripples across the Republican primary field.

Daniels is certainly not the most well known among the possible presidential field, nor is he considered to be the most charismatic. But a look at Daniels’ executive record suggests that he is working on checking the boxes that Republican primary voters are looking for, and, a source close to Daniels points out, if you haven’t heard about his accomplishments, it’s because he’s been too busy getting stuff done to flaunt it.

Democrats in the Indiana legislature, taking a cue from their counterparts in Wisconsin, fled the state to avoid a vote. Daniels got nowhere near as much press as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker did, but the source says this was because Daniels was focused on doing his job.

“When House Democrats walked out for five-weeks, Mitch didn’t grandstand,” the source said. “Instead, he worked with our Republican leadership to ensure the agenda kept moving forward despite the inability to pass legislation until a quorum had been reached.”

“Mitch stayed focused on the job he was elected to do,” the source added.

Daniels is known as a strong fiscal conservative; when he served as President George W. Bush’s Office of Management and Budget director, he was known as ‘the blade’ for his unflinching approach to budget cutting.