As a Realtor and a Broker, I give Mitch my own approval rating of 40%. He, being the executive of the state, has flaunted the Constitution and disrespected the laws that protects the people–especially in regards to property taxes.

Also, did you hear, Ron Paul just won a NPR Poll (similar to the NCAA tournament bracket) as the favorite to be the Republican nominee for the 2012 Presidential elections. Mitch didn’t fare too well.
http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/mar/bracket2012/

When has any of our elected scoundrels actually upheld our ‘laws’?
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I don’t see anything about upholding so-called “case law” below.
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“The Governor shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed” — Art 5 Sec 16
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IC 1-1-2
Hierarchy of law
Sec. 1. The law governing this state is declared to be:
First. The Constitution of the United States and of this state.
Second. All statutes of the general assembly of the state in force, and not inconsistent with such constitutions.
Third. All statutes of the United States in force, and relating to subjects over which congress has power to legislate for the states, and not inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States.
Fourth. The common law of England, and statutes of the British Parliament made in aid thereof prior to the fourth year of the reign of James the First (except the second section of the sixth chapter of forty-third Elizabeth, the eighth chapter of thirteenth Elizabeth, and the ninth chapter of thirty-seventh Henry the Eighth,) and which are of a general nature, not local to that kingdom, and not inconsistent with the first, second and third specifications of this section.

Why would Mitch’s poll numbers go down? He is doing what the people elected him to do. Hold the line on spending, when the democrats are working hard to spent the rainy day fund. If it was not for his leadership we would be in far more trouble then we are now just like our surrounding States and cities. Now that toll road lease was not that bad of idea is it? Maybe he should be looking ahead on the Republican nominee for the 2012 Presidential elections but I don’t see him playing the game as it has to be played to get ahead.

If any of you don’t like the job Mitch is doing I think Jill Long Thompson is still unemployed and available for hire. Would you prefer her making the tough decisions? I rest my case.

As much as I hate to admit it, Mitch hasn’t been a lousy governor. Not among the best, but not lousy.

And one reason is: with rare exception, he runs from controversy.

But this stadium deal is his baby. He’s Teflon, for some reason, and revisionists among us want to blame Peterson, the CIB, and various other persons.

It was Mitch who demanded the state take over. To his credit, he was the cheerleader who went to County Courthouses in the doughnut, and demanded they raise a food/bev. tax. As a funding mechanism. He spent much of his political capital doing so. Don’t believe it? Ask the county council members in the doughnuit. They’re almost all Republican, and he made some angry for life.

So now, he needs to step up and give us a solution. I think he’s bright enough. But like many governors, he never met a train he couldn’t get in front of.

I think we spend 65% of our total budget on so-called education. Does not nearly 30% of all property taxes go to pay interest on bonded debt? By anyone’s honest measure we don’t get value for value for these expenditures. And, these are not unknown things to Mitch.

“It was Mitch who demanded the state take over. To his credit, he was the cheerleader who went to County Courthouses in the doughnut, and demanded they raise a food/bev. tax.” — Think Again @ 5
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More like a bribe. “If you implement this tax, we will let you keep half of it.” Morgan County refused to play. Good for them!
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Of course, the General Assembly was also involved.