Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels: No national run for me

One of the few bright spots for the Republican Party on Election Day was Governor Mitch Daniels resounding reelection win in Indiana. Hoosier Democrats, on the other hand, still had reason to celebrate--Barack Obama became the first Democrat to win Indiana since 1964.

So how about a national run--for the Senate, or perhaps even for president, for the popular governor.

But Daniels promised voters that the recently concluded campaign would be his last.

No wonder he did so well.

But Daniels isn't nibbling on the speculation, advanced by columnists David Broder and Bill Kristol, that Daniels should towards Washington.

Here is what he told Matthew Tully of the Indianapolis Star:

The reason the answer is 'no, no, no, exclamation point,' is that I have an assignment here and, by the way, we're going to have our hands full. I hired on for four years, so I feel I owe this citizenry four full years.

Pretty strong stuff.

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