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We’re Back!!!

Editior’s Note:

No, Indiana Barrister was not hacked by the unions nor the Executive Director of the Marion County Democratic Party, we moved to a new server and it took longer than we planned.  Lucklily, the Indiana House Democrats haven’t come back yet, so you haven’t missed too much.   Below is what I posted on my other blogs this morning.  The only main update is that House Speaker Brian Bosma is expected to levy some fines in about 30  minutes against the absentee Democrats.  You can follow me on Twitter (AttyAbdul) or Facebook for the latest daily updates.  Thanks for the patience.

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When we asked House Democratic Leader Pat Bauer if he thought he made progress in Wednesday afternoon meeting with House Speaker Brian Bosma to end the political stalemate at the Indiana General Assembly, he told us they were a  “couple steps closer”.  Now seeing how there about 282,000 steps between Indianapolis and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois two steps is better than no steps.  The more I thought about it, the more I thought the Democratic Leader’s words could apply to a lot of things on the political landscape.

  • For example, House Speaker Brian Bosma is a step closer to levying some serious fines against the absentee Democrats.
  • The Indiana Senate is a step closer to running out of things to do if House Bills don’t start coming over soon.
  • The out-of-state based union rallies in perpetuity are a step closer to getting on everyone’s  nerves at the Capitol who actually works for a living.
  • The teachers unions are a step closer to getting investigated by the State for allegedly raising money to pay for political contributions to pay for lodging for absentee Democrats.
  • Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy is a step closer to realizing that there are some things you can’t play politics with, i.e. Rocky Ripple flood walls.
  • The City and faith-based community are step closer to developing a more comprehensive strategy to deal with youth violence.
  • If this keeps up  I’ll be a step closer to having go find a real job because there won’t be anything to report.

Posted: 03|3|11 at 2:02 pm by Abdul Hakim-Shabazz
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  • Indyernie

    Welcome back…

  • Dave

    The Speaker & Governor should settle in… and take all… the time… they need…

    The Senate could get to work early on the Right To Work study. Why not?

    Public employee unions are heretofore “on the nerves” of a public that’s wise to these consumption sector theftists.

    Teachers unions; forced dues or pension pilfered donations?

    Kennedy was right to call attention to the flood wall; but wrong to politicize it, considering she & her administration, declined to approve it or advocate for those owners.

    Together, faith-based leaders & the city could do a lot. Hopefully they drop some of the touchy / feely stuff that some seasoned trainers say could get officers hurt; considering many perpetrators they’re encountering have fight club training, making hand to hand more lethal. That’s the same PC mindset that gets border patrols killed, when they’re armed with bean bags for shot (!!!). Thanks to the Mayor for calling out absentee parents on dumping their kids at the mall for babysitting.

    Because you enjoy your work, doesn’t mean it ain’t a real job & due to red & blue team “gaming,” you won’t run short on reportage.

  • BlackBart

    Teacher’s Unions: They function as political parties; raising money, working polls, even taking time off school to do so.

    School boards are non-partisan. The logic is to eliminate political bias. The reality is that teachers union candidate dominate many school boards. Also, elections for school boards should not be during primaries when voter participation is extremely low. That give the union activist more weight.

    Youth violence? There is a social concept called “traditional family” that has been proven to be an effective deterrent to juvenile crime. It works even better than gov’t programs.

  • Think Again

    Oh stop with the ISTA bashing already. You’re a pathetic broken record.

  • Jhays

    Pottles & kets, my dear man. It seems you only get exited when your sacred cow is about to be sacrificed…

  • Jhays

    Pottles & kets, my dear man. It seems you only get exited when your sacred cow is about to be sacrificed…

  • Taxpayer 834512

    Not being at work: In the real world, if you’re not at work, you’re apt to be fired. In the real world, if the other team has more players, then they’ll often win and deservedly so. In the real world, if you build a huge building made of limestone and copper with lots of paintings and statues, that’s called a state assembly. THAT’s the place that negotiations, discussions, compromises, and all manner of debate on policy take place- not over the phone to a hotel in Urbana.

    Education: Performance trumps seniority. Make test scores affecting X percentage of raise more across-the-board palatable and tie the administrators, principals, and superintendents salaries, as with the teachers. Everybody pulls the same wagon.

    Unemployment Compensation: Do what has to be done. Evidently lower some of what’s paid-out and take more in. Keep us out of hock.

    Redisticting: Give a map, a ruler, a pencil, and how many districts you need of approximately the same size to a random honors high school student. Tell them you need it tomorrow so they’ll do what’s obvious.

    Then- go home and put this session behind us.

  • pascal

    Nothing wrong with the record. It plays the same tune every time. Maybe you ought to listen up and visit with Dick Crum to see how he solved his hearing problem. And, without the constant pointing out to you the less than adequate reasoning in your blathering might you ask around and get some help understanding that ISTA bashing was not in Blackie’s post but only in your imagination.
    You want a listing of what folks should bash ISTA for? You know, the things for which they have no defense at all? How’s about health insurance costs of $30,000 per year per employee in Marion, IN? Squirm out of that…worm.

  • Think Again

    OK Dave, you do realize, don’t you, that city/state govt. have very little to do with the Army Corps of Engineers’ priorities re” floodwalls?

  • Think Again

    Abdul’s bullet-point four is never, ever goinig to happen. So, by reasonable implication, it’s bashing. Or heavily-prodding.

    I saw some worms in my driveway this morning. A sure sign spring is close.

    School boards alone ratify teacher contracts. Learn up on the process. Whatever benefit packages are bargained, theyw ere recomended by an admin team (uner the firm thumb of the Super) and a teacher team, and voted on by the school board.

    More benefits here, less salary there, give-take on other issues everywhere.

    No guns were held to any heads forcing the school boards to ratify anything.

  • Think Again

    Redistricting: give the task to the judges who drew Indy CC district lines nine or ten years ago. They did maginficently, in short order. So much so, that the original lines were slightly Republican, Democrats took over in 2003, and Republicans took over in 2011…all by small margins.

    I hasten to point out, that those judges got involved only after Democrats filed suit over the original Rpeublican-drawn lines. That suit, you may recall, went to Marion Superior Judge Cale Bradford. Whose brother was a district councillor at the time. The judge refused to recuse because of the familial relationship. The Court of Appeals smacked his hand, and took over the job promptly. I can’t remember if they drew the maps, or appointed a judicial panel, but it was done quickly and fairly.

    A Republican-friendly law firm represented the County Election Board in that ridiculous and wasteful endeavor, which cost us over $100,000.

    Judge Bradford’s reward for his judicial activism? Gov. Daniels appointed him to the Court of Appeals.

    That reminder is given to those who oft complain about activist judges. “Activist” depends on whose ox is getting gored, doesn’t it? But I digress.

  • pascal

    If that school board situation remains after the fleeparty returns it would be a good addition to the new laws regulating what we ought to call, “legal thefts”. Or, do you continue to believe that ISTA does not elect school boards and hire pliant fools as supers? Have you checked your apparel lately…..you know, like the Emperor should have?

  • pascal

    Your norm is digression. Do you think it reasonable that each and every employee of the school corporation in Marion, IN had a health insurance policy that cost the taxpayers $30,000.00 per employee? Yes or No would be a suitable answer. Don’t need any digressions or evasions AT ALL.
    But, to help you out. It was theft. I think they are down to $20,000.00 lately and that is STILL THEFT. And, the Dumbocraps did NADA about the theft. And so, the Republicans were elected to fix that THEFT and OTHER THEFTS.

  • Dave

    Correct, and local advocacy for citizens’ best interests should be voiced by our elected- it’s their job. If they can’t influence localized, federal activity; what good are they? Years of federal overreach, however “intentioned,” were predictably destined to clash with states rights; much as Constitutionally off charter activities of local governments, often mislabeled “economic development” or “investment,” are clashing with citizens rights.

    A recent, south side residential development (sorry, forgot the name), was atypically permitted within the flood plain by the previous admin, yet the current admin is dealing with & fixing the drainage problem (site prep commonly done prior to construction!!!). Anecdotally (don’t know exactly who was involved or motivations), fast tracking such projects outside common practice (drainage, heap big issue, DPW, IDEM, numerous overfed agencies), at least raises, basic, deductive questions about friends & family zoning, etc. The current admin is also addressing the Frog Hollow drainage issue.