I’m hearing some strange things are going on out in the townships these days. My sources tell me Wayne Township Trustee David Baird wants an $8,000 raise. I don’t what planet he’s on but apparently it’s not one where people pay taxes otherwise he wouldn’t try to pull a stunt like that. It’s bad enough […]

The Indianapolis City-County Council’s Finance Committee is meeting on the budget tonight to see how city departments are doing in heeding the Mayor’s call for cuts. I’ve been watching the budget hearings on Channel 16 and listening to all the different department heads, so if the Committee doesn’t mind I’d like to offer a little […]

“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war”, well maybe not something so dramatic but it is campaign season. I get excited over political campaigns the way Colts fans get excited over football. What makes this election so important is these are municipal elections and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Local government has more […]

I now know how a lot of Marion County residents feel. I am sick and tired. I wish it was because of the government, but I got hit with some kind of bug. I’m spending the day in bed with good books and orange juice. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend, see you next week.

Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer when it comes to Iraq, Dick Lugar needs to close his mouth and listen before he speaks. Buyer said Lugar, and fellow Senators John Warner (R-Virginia) and Carl Levin (D-Michigan), are jumping the gun with their criticisms of the war in Iraq. The three Senators have argued that the current Iraq […]

I’m just getting in the door this evening. I had something really surreal happen tonight that hasn’t happened to me since 1987, I got called the n-word to my face by a white person. I’m shocked too. I get called the n-word by black people on a daily basis and a number of them are […]

At last Sunday’s tax forum at Light of the World Church we interviewed Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson and his Republican challenger Greg Ballard. Both candidates were asked about taxes, crime and economic development. You can hear both their responses here. After talking to both men, I’ve concluded that their main opponents aren’t each other, but […]

Marion County Democrats chose Andre Carson, the grandson of 7th District Congresswoman Julia Carson, to fill the vacancy left behind by Patrice Abduallah on the City-County Council. Abduallah resigned after it was discovered he did not live in his district. Carson received 14 out of 20 precinct committeemen votes for the spot. I have met […]

What can I say about U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho)? How about here we go again with another “socially conservative” elected official who ran on “family values” and made part of his living pointing out the moral short comings in others, getting caught, metaphorically speaking, with his pants down. When will these people ever learn?

I know I should be talking about tax reform and government efficiency, but something happened at last night’s City-County Council meeting that I didn’t quite notice when it happened, but once I went back and checked, all I did was become livid. City-County Council member Ron Gibson (D-At Large) said the prayer at the start […]