Indiana

Assess This

Posted on September 09, 2008
It looks like the Marion County Township Assessors will get a few more months to hold on to their jobs.  City-Council President Bob Cockrum told me tonight that funding for the township assessors will be restored. Mayor Greg Ballard had hoped to save $3 million by eliminating the funding to the offices, however Cockrum said many [...

McCain v. ???

Posted on September 09, 2008
Here’s one of the latest ads from the McCain campaign.  It’s not bad, but I have to wonder if they are running against Democrats or Republicans?  Enjoy.

Return of the Living Ed

Posted on September 09, 2008
As I sit here with martini in hand and cigar in mouth I am wondering what was going through the heads of my Democratic City-County Council friends during last night’s meeting. Reportedly they met with County Chairman Ed Treacy prior to the Council meeting...

Strolling Towards Socialism

Posted on September 08, 2008
Some food for thought… The federal government is bailing out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The federal government may bail out the Big Three automakers next year. The federal government already bailed out Bear Stearns. There’s a good chance the airlines will ask for a bail out...

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JLT?s Cam-Pain

Posted on September 08, 2008
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson says contrary to some Internet and broadcast reports, rumors of her campaign’s demise in Southern Indiana are grossly exaggerated. JLT was responding to Internet news stories and plain old fashion rumor-mongering that her campaign is cutting back and has no real presence in Southern Indiana, a crucial part of the state [...

Where Did Your Public Safety Tax Money Go?

Posted on September 08, 2008
Since the city won’t be hiring 100 new police officers anytime soon, you might be wondering where your public safety tax money went that was supposed to hire them?  $38 million of the tax increase went to IMPD, $10 million of that was supposed to hire new cops...

Budget Preview

Posted on September 08, 2008
If Monday night’s Indianapolis City-County Council meeting was any indication, this going to be a long two weeks toward getting a budget done. Monday was the public hearing so the public got to speak.  Most of them complained about cuts to arts programs...

Back to Reality

Posted on September 07, 2008
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been consumed with focusing on the Presidential race , my teaching duties, and progressive movement in my domestic situation, unfortunately to the detriment of keeping an eye on city hall. No longer. When I saw the news reports about Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard not being able to hire 100 more [...

Stop Governing Like This

Posted on September 07, 2008
The following is a guest blog posting by Mark Miles, President of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. This morning I had the chance to chat with Abdul about a critical issue ? how do we make local government cost less and work better? The Kernan-Shepard Commission has given us a blueprint: Eliminate township government, wiping away [...

Candidate Calender

Posted on September 06, 2008
In our never ending quest to provide you with information this election season, each Saturday we will list where the candidates for office will be for the following week. If your candidate has an event you want us to list, just send it to us via the “Submit A Story” link under the main menu [...

Four More Years

Posted on September 05, 2008
No I’m not talking presidential politics or gubernatorial politics for that matter.  I’m talking about the dorky morning show that I weekdays from 6-10 on WXNT. When I first got here I was only expecting to be here a couple years.  I had no idea I’d see another Presidential cycle...

Why Can?t We All Just Get Along?

Posted on September 04, 2008
Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is going on the O’Reilly Factor tonight on Fox News.  I think it will make for interesting watching.  Now only if I could get Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy to do the same and come on my morning radio show...

The Times They Are a Changing

Posted on September 04, 2008
John McCain laid out his case to be President.  He worked to re-brand the Republican image by telling the American people they can trust them again to lead on energy and the economy.  He gave more details in his speech than Barack Obama did in his last week...

Is It Over Or Has Just Begun?

Posted on September 04, 2008
If you are a member of Jill Long Thompson’s campaign staff, you have my deepest sympathies.  A new Howey-Gauge poll of 600 likely registered voters shows Republican Mitch Daniels with an 18-point lead with 60 days to go in the Governor’s race...

Oh Goy!!!

Posted on September 03, 2008
The GOP may have finally started to turn a corner last night at the Republican National Convention.  Joe Lieberman’s appeal to independent voters may just be what the Republicans need to stay competitive. Lieberman’s speech came on the heels of some badly needed good news...

JLT?s 5-Year Plan

Posted on September 03, 2008
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson says some students should spend five years in high school as a way to reduce Indiana’s drop out rate.  Excuse me?!  She says some students can’t finish school in four years and need more time to graduate...

Palin on Parade

Posted on September 03, 2008
Like most of you I watched Sarah Palin tonight accept her party’s nomination for Vice-President of the United States.  Overall, you take away from the speech what you brought.  If you like her, she hit a home run.  If you don’t like her she took cheap shots...

Pregnant Pause

Posted on September 02, 2008
Now that we all know that Vice-Presidential pick Sarah Palin’s daughter got pregnant by her  hockey player boyfriend we can take a step back and have an adult conversation. Now for those of you who think this is a private matter and nobody’s business, I think you’re right, to a point...

With Friends Like These

Posted on September 02, 2008
A little piece of advice for the Mayor of Richmond, don’t use government stationary to promote a political event. On August 26, Mayor Sally L. Hutton put out a news release saying the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson was coming to town to talk with Master Brand Employees, 275 of which are losing their jobs [...

Ten Rules For My Dating Daughter

Posted on September 02, 2008
A friend of mine who is a single mom and I were chatting last night about the Palin family pregnancy situation.   She shared with me the ten life lessons she wanted her daughter to know.  She gave them to her daughter at 16.   She is now a senior in college...

It?s A Wash

Posted on September 01, 2008
After a few days of pondering the nomination of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for vice-president, that is my conclusion. She brings some big pluses to John McCain’s campaign, but she also brings some baggage as well. As a woman, she continues to add to the history making moments of this campaign, but I also don’t think [...

Every Democrat Has His Day

Posted on August 29, 2008
Give it to the Democrats.  They got their act together.  They went into a convention with questions and issues about unity, broadening their appeal, the possibility of a floor fight and whether their nominee could hit one out of the park.  Give them credit, they pulled it off...

?Her?story in the Making

Posted on August 29, 2008
John McCain has picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.  She brings a number of pluses to the table.  She has a reputation for being a reformer in Alaska politics.  Alaska is the part of the debate on energy. She would be the first female to run for Vice-President on the Republican [...

History in the Making

Posted on August 28, 2008
I’m sitting down watching Barack Obama accept his party’s nomination for the Presidency of the United States.   I don’t necessarily agree with all his positions, but I am taken back by the history of the moment.  If you can’t appreciate the history in the making, it’s probably because you have never had a reason to.

Act Like a Man

Posted on August 27, 2008
As I said in my previous, I will give Hillary Clinton credit where credit is due and gave a great political speech last night, but the true test will be whether her supporters get on board.  The problem with most of them, usually the middle-aged women who came of age in the feminist movement, is [...

500,000 and Counting?

Posted on August 27, 2008
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says there are 500,000 new and updated voter registrations in Indiana.   Rokita says that brings the number of voters in the state to 4.4 million and there are still six weeks to go before voter registration ends...

Is There Big A Pea Shake-Up Coming?

Posted on August 26, 2008
Remember back in February 2007 I wrote about a possible federal investigation of the city’s pea shake houses?  Fast forward 18 months. My sources are telling me that a reported grand jury probe of some IMPD officers may involve Indianapolis’ pea shake houses...

School Daze

Posted on August 26, 2008
I’m taking a few seconds today to write about something other than politics.  I’m actually writing about college.  At one the schools I teach at they’ve instituted a new policy;  the instructors are now required to take attendance at the beginning and end of each class...

I?m Not a Hillary Fan, But?

Posted on August 26, 2008
She gave a great political speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention and told her supporters to get over themselves.  If these guys actually follow through the GOP is in trouble nationally.

Pre-Conventional Wisdom

Posted on August 25, 2008
As the Democratic National Committee gets underway,  I had a few thoughts I thought I would share. Despite Evan Bayh not being on the ticket, Indiana is still in play and will come down to a good old-fashioned ground war.  The GOP has one of the best get-out-the-vote operations in the nation, but the Obama people [...

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