MID-WEEK MUSINGS
I have a date with the dentist today, so I only have a couple items to post quickly about.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing Indiana Voter ID case at this hour. Proponents says it’s necessary to prevent voter fraud. Opponents say it disenfranchises the poor, elderly and minorities. I frankly don’t see what the big deal is and I question where these advocates for the poor, elderly and disenfranchised were when more than 3100 Marion County voters were disenfranchised when their polling places didn’t open in the 2007 May Primary.
Also, the list of finalists are in for the Democrats’ Saturday slating for the 7th Congressional District. The nominees are City-County Councilors André Carson and Joanne Sanders, State Representatives Carolene Mays and David Orentlicher, local attorney Randle Pollard, Marion County Treasurer Mike Rodman, IPS Principal Jeffrey White, Stephanie McCabe and Frances Nelson Williams. Former State Health Commissioner Woody Meyers is avoiding the special election and will run in the May Primary. My sources tell me State Rep Greg Porter was “convinced” to step aside by some local power brokers.
On the Republican side the two candidates are still State Rep Jon Elrod and sometimes talk show host, Tom Rose. There is some funny business going on in this race, but I’m running late for the dentist, so I’ll try to have more later today.
Now I have to sit in a chair for a few hours with my mouth open and unable to talk. Death, where is thy sting?!
January 9th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
I thought I heard Marvin Scott for the Repub side too…
January 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I hope it’s Marvin Scott – it’s sort of a tradition for him to lose to the Democratic candidate. He lost to both Andy Jacobs and Julia Carson, now it’ll be André’s turn to defeat him…
January 9th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
The big question on the Democratic side is, ‘will nepotism prevail over experience and qualifications?’
This seat should not be inherited, and I think it’s shameful that Greg Porter was muscled out of the race by Carson allies.
January 9th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I heard the Republican Party will not support Elrod. Is that true?
January 9th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Big assumption there Wilson. Andre hasn’t been slated yet.
I’m hearing some talk about a fox or two on the GOP side…stay tuned for more.
January 9th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Why do you assume Greg Porter “was muscled out” by Carson allies? Greg kinda rushed into the race but when he cooly surveyed the prospects, he wisely and sagaciously decided to keep his very safe Indiana House seat. Porter didnt get where he’s at by being stupid…
January 9th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Wilson, do you even know what “sagaciously” means? No more using words you don’t understand.
January 9th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Do you understand the word might be the better question, Jerry. Sorry if my polysyllabic circumlocutions confuzzle you!
January 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I know a lot of people who wouldn’t vote for Tom Rose on a bet.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Wilson, your time dumpster diving and finding all the reading material is really paying off with your vocabulary. Shame you dress in the clothes from your dives!
January 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Silly personal attacks about clothes on a political blog are so juvenile but thanks anyway for the compliment on my vocabulary.
My “dumpster diving” is confined to freely available public access documents – are you one of those Cheney-folk that believe citizens shouldn’t know anything government does? Wasn’t government transparency and openness part of the clamor from the “Bartlies” crowd? Why do you hate Greg Ballard?