Sam Carson, the son of the late Julia Carson, told me Thursday morning that he is running for Mayor of Indianapolis. Shortly after formally announcing, Marion County Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy put out this statement. “The entry into the mayor’s race of the unemployed Sam Carson brings an interesting development — a candidate with neither […]
I’ve got some work to do this morning, so I have to take a little break from the usual political discussion. In the meantime, I’m opening up the forum for you to make your own political predictions. Feel free to throw in the percentages. U.S. Senate – Dan Coats v. Brad Ellsworth v. Rebecca Sink-Burris […]
With three weeks to go until Election Day, I’ve decided to use Sunday mornings as a time to do a bit of prospective analysis on this year’s upcoming contests. While there’s no doubt there is a Republican wave coming, the big question is whether it will hit shore? I’m sure it will, I’m just not […]
Once again, I awake Sunday to lots of interesting political tidbits of gossip, rumor, innuendo, etc. etc. So please allow me to share. This information is a collection of what I garner from conversations and observations. And I always say, take it for what it’s worth. Brizzi Battle Embattled Marion County Prosecutor took his case […]
Although health care reform has been taking up a lot of blog space lately, there’s still some interesting bits of information (i.e. political gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo ) that’s worth repeating… Lt. Governor Becky Skillman may not have formally stated she’s running for higher office, but I got an e-mail yesterday from Skillman for […]
Although 2010 is a few days away, it never hurts to take a sneak peak at 2011 and the Indianapolis Mayor’s race. Here’s what I’ve heard so far. Brian Williams has put together what could be considered the first political ad of the season. Melina Kennedy is touting another Union endorsement, that makes two if […]
Hey guys, after being out of town for a few days, I’ve managed to get caught up on a few items here and there. Some you are quite aware of, others maybe not so much. As always, we are more than happy to print the gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo that we can confirm from […]
Normally Rotary Club meetings are pretty routine, but there was an interesting exchange between Indiana 7th District Congressman Andre Carson and local citizen Gerry Mann. Carson addressed the Rotarians on health care. Mann wanted to argue some of the stats regarding the uninsured and that led to the following… Carson-Mann Exchange Carson later answered questions for […]
I’ve been spending the past few days trying to see how the Presidential primary will impact the 7th District race. With so many new voters coming to the table, no true “incumbent” in the race and no candidate having hitched their wagon to either Hillary or Barack – the political class is wondering where the new voters will […]
