Comments on: DID ANYONE FOLLOW THE RULES?

By: Mauri

Mauri — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:22:17 +0000

I think Mayor Ballard went into office “pristine” if there is such a thing. But our convoluted and unethical two party system will corrupt the most honest and well meaning person in a heartbeat.

By: Robert-NW Side

Robert-NW Side — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:26:13 +0000

Uh, Abdul…since when has ANYONE in government been concerned with following rules?

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:29:51 +0000

It is really disappointing to hear the new Mayor say that it was not his decision. He is in the big chair now. He may not have made that decision, but he sure as hell could stop the crazy scam that is being put upon the taxpayers. This is why he was elected. He is showing that he has no more courage than Peterson had. Shameful in my opinion. A real leader would have seen this situation and immediately said: “stop this crap. It is public money and will be used to offset taxes”.
Mr. Mayor, stop blaming others and take charge. I could just see a new CEO coming into an organization and saying “oh, that expense was approved by the old CEO.” Not a chance. Man up, Marine. Lead.

By: StatlerNWaldorf

StatlerNWaldorf — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:19:44 +0000

Why are posts such a the one by “Bart Flies” allowed to be posted here?

Anyway, the moment that the lawsuit was filed was the moment that Mayor Ballard was unable to do anything about the CIB.

By: Proud Indy Resident

Proud Indy Resident — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:16:40 +0000

Nice try, Mayor.

This has nothing to do with the Peterson administration. When are they going to stop blaming someone else??

He should just be a man and take responsibility for the job he wanted so badly.

By: varangianguard

varangianguard — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:49:35 +0000

The only thing I blame former Mayor Peterson for is putting John Dillon next in the line of succession to be Mayor.

Stupid decision-making in his final term. Oh wait, that’s the reason he lost the election.

By: Bart Flies

Bart Flies — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:28:50 +0000

Other things Ballard has blamed on Bart:

*Global warming,
*global chillin’,
*internet porn,
*heat (even though that’s all Heat Miser, baby),
*snow (likewise, Cold Miser),
*rain,
*sleet
*dead of night,
*Brangelina,
*Bennifer,
*Sanjaya,
*the San Andreas Fault,
*immigration (and I mean all of it- going back to the 1400s),
*the Exxon Valdez,
*Eliot Spitzer,
*flies,
*pestilence,
*rivers turning into blood,
*the dead battery in his remote,
*George Bush,
*Men who have “wide stances,”
*the lost colony of Roanoke,
*Jefferson Starship,
*Roselyn Bakery going out of business,
*the DeLorean,
*the faulty DeLorean that sent Marty back to 1955,
*Britney & KFed,
*The Monkees
*Bad cholesterol,
*Iran-Contra,
*WhiteWater,
*Watergate, Travel-gate, Spy-gate,
*Ron Paul AND Dennis Kucinich,
*PC Load Letter,
*Good cholesterol,
*The breakdown of the modern American family unit,
*George Bush,
*the fact that Pluto is no longer an official planet,
*carpetbaggers, muckrakers & polliwogs,
*Menudo,
*the tenuous hold on democracy in Crhfanizistan (ok- I made that up),
*the Country Music Awards,
*Tom Brady
*the 1841 flu bug that claimed the life of President William Henry Harrison, AND
*the agony-of-defeat skier who really, really, really wiped out every week at the beginning of Wide World or Sports.

By: Taxpayer 834512

Taxpayer 834512 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:06:46 +0000

I like the guy. I voted for the guy. But, I think more than the murky justification for pursing the Super Bowl or needing an “ethical screen” for Bob Grand, this issue is the litmus for why I thought we elected Ballard. Maybe this wasn’t approved on his watch, but it darn sure should be torpedoed on his watch, or a sincere explanation why it can’t.

By: MissouriDemocrat

MissouriDemocrat — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:14:57 +0000

Mely I have lost faith that Mayor Ballard has an understanding of how to govern. A REAL LEADER would have read this report in the paper, called the appropriate officials at the CIB in for coffee and donuts and promptly fired them. Then held a new conference telling the city what and why he took this action. Then he would have ordered HIS Police Chief to impound the entire Dome and it would be over in about 2 hours.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:44:52 +0000

I am sure this was one deal done before January 1, 2008 (much like the Sheriff’s increase in pay)….under the table and radar. I take Ballard at his word that his administration didnt approve it. Bart’s administration, however, has a record of known lies. Still, it proves how apathetic the tax paying public REALLY is…depending on the media to investigate, rather than taking it upon themselves. Typical of our entitlement generations we have created.