This former CEO of the Hudston Institute was nicknamed "The Blade" for his tenacity at budget-cutting as head of the Office of Management and Budget. A devoted motorcyclist who often hosts charity rides with other bikers, this successor to and victor over Joe Kernan called for a unsuccessful 1% tax increase in his first speech as governor, but eventually settled on projects like leasing his state's toll roads to a Spanish-Australian firm and forcing his state to adopt Daylight Savings Time in full. He earned plaudits for reducing wait times at his state's BMV to record lows but recently took flak from the right after calling for a "truce" on social issues to focus on the economy. For 10 points, identify this a current dark horse contender for the 2012 Republican president nomination and po
This former CEO of the Hudston Institute was nicknamed "The Blade" for his tenacity at budget-cutting as head of the Office of Management and Budget. A devoted motorcyclist who often hosts charity rides with other bikers, this successor to and victor over Joe Kernan called for a unsuccessful 1% tax increase in his first speech as governor, but eventually settled on projects like leasing his state's toll roads to a Spanish-Australian firm and forcing his state to adopt Daylight Savings Time in full. He earned plaudits for reducing wait times at his state's BMV to record lows but recently took flak from the right after calling for a "truce" on social issues to focus on the economy. For 10 points, identify this a current dark horse contender for the 2012 Republican president nomination and popular governor of Indiana.
This former CEO of the Hudston Institute was nicknamed "The Blade" for his tenacity at budget-cutting as head of the Office of Management and Budget.
{Mitch Daniels}