Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana is making headlines today (one of the top stories on Yahoo! News, in fact) - you can read the story here.  Daniels calls on Republicans in Washington, D.C., to stop “whining” in their legislative dealings with Democrats.  He faults the leadership for using too many “process arguments” rather than “policy prescriptions.”

The Guv has a great point.  Since Obama has taken office, many of the complaints offered by Republicans have been that they have not been allowed in the room to take part in the policy discussions - but they neglect to offer any suggestions for what they would do if they wer ein the room.  This has made many American’s think of the GOP has the new “Party of No” - just like the “Anybody But Bush” Democrats of 2004.  Process disagreements make headlines and are good conversation fodder in the Beltway, but they end up being viewed completely differently in the real world.

The GOP would be smart to heed Daniels’ advice in the coming months.