I’m picking up some mixed signals on the Presidential race here in Indiana.   Although Sarah Palin’s visit today shows the national party is finally taking this state seriously, earlier this week during a visit to the Hoosier state U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham reportedly told McCain supporters if they want to do some good they […]

Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin is in town this afternoon.  She’ll be speaking at the Verizon Music Center.  As much as I love covering political events the thought of being anywhere near I-69 at four in the afternoon is enough to make my head explode. Governor Mitch Daniels will be attending a ribbon cutting ceremony […]

Jill Long Thompson and I need to sit down and have a real long talk.  No, I take that back.  With 19 days and change left until the election we need to have a really, really, really long talk. Although I have my opinions, I always tried to keep an open mind with her campaign […]

Okay guys, I’m throwing this one up 20 minutes before the final Presidential debate ends… Who won? Who lost? Who’s Joe The Plumber? Did the race change? Knock yourselves out.

All due apologies to my friends at 300 N. Pennsylvannia. It’s amazing what people talk about behind closed doors when they think no one is listening. Strategy or Tragedy in the Making In a recent caucus meeting, City-County Council Democrats planned their next line of attack against Republican Mayor Greg Ballard.  The Dems are planning […]

Okay, I finally watched the gubernatorial debate from last night, but I did something a little different this time. I did a shot of whiskey every time Andy Horning mentioned the Constitution. I did a shot a Jack Daniels everytime JLT talked about her MBA, PhD, growing up on a farm, or was cut off […]

So here are my questions regarding tonight’s gubernatorial debate. Who won? Who lost? Who changed the dynamics of the race? Who watched? Who cares? Knock yourselves out.  I’ll have a complete analysis in the morning.

Lawrence Township Trustee Mike Hobbs wants to privatize the township’s small claims courts. At the Lawrence Township Trustee’s office, we’ve carefully studied our options and evaluated various means to lower the cost of our services and make our level of government less affected by the whims of the governor.  This study lead us to a […]

A poll taken by Riggs Research of Indianapolis for  “The Dave Crooks Show; Indiana’s Weekly Political Talk Show” in Southern Indiana of voters is revealing some interesting results.  Although the poll represents voters in Daviess and Knox County,  it’s a nice glance at a microcosm of the electorate. The poll surveyed 303 likely voters and […]

As we all freak out over the government takeover of some areas of the nation’s financial sector it’s important to remember that we have been down this road before and it is nothing new. In the 1930s, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation made $3 billion in loans ($400 – $500 billion in today’s dollars) to distressed […]