Okay, it’s quiz time!  Which was the bigger political train wreck today? The stock market losing nearly 700 points because of no financial bailout? John McCain taking credit for the bailout coalition right before it fell apart? Jill Long Thompson’s campaign talking about the Governor’s travel using incomplete records and an incomplete statute on the […]

In case you were wondering what you could do with the $700 Billion that’s going to bailout the nation’s financial industry, here are a few thoughts courtesy of Time magazine. You could give every poerson in the United States $2,300 or give every household $6,300. You could buy gas for every car in the United States for […]

Okay, let’s all be honest, no one is crazy about writing a check for $700 billion to bailout a bunch of people who made bad decisions.   However, the problem is what would happen if we did nothing.  As much as I would love to see a lot of people get their up-comings, someone has […]

Your favorite political pundit is back after spending several days in Montana.  Believe it or not I actually rode a horse up a mountain.  I was there as part of a conference sponsored by the Liberty Fund.  I got some interesting ideas which I will scribble down over the next couple of days. In the […]

I’m getting on a plane this morning to spend a few days in Montana for a conference.  You may now dispense with the Blazing Saddles and “Brokeblack” Mountain jokes. I don’t know if I’ll have Internet access yet.  If I do, I will try to post from afar.  If not, consider this an open forum […]

I had some problems with my DVR last night so trying to watch the second Gubernatorial debate was a little difficult, but it really didn’t matter because nothing changed all that much.   Both Mitch Daniels and Jill Long Thompson were a little more aggressive and Andy Horning was still Andy Horning.  So here are […]

That stands for “What Would Julia Do?”  I recently ran into Sam Carson, the son of the late Julia Carson, and asked him about his support for Governor Mitch Daniels.  He said he’s known the Governor for a while and thinks he’s good for Indiana.  I asked Sam if Julia would have voted for Mitch […]

I’m teaching class tonight so I won’t be watching the gubernatorial debate as it happens, but luckily God invented the DVR so Mitch, Jill and Andy will be sandwiched somewhere between my Justice League Unlimited and Reno 911. As far as the candidates go, here’s what I’ll be looking for. Mitch Daniels I don’t expect […]

Sixteen Republicans and one Democrat helped give Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard his first budget.  The Mayor says the $1.1 Billion spending plans provides more dollars for public safety and closes a $26 million shortfall and still spends less than last year. Ballard called the budget “balanced, comprehensive and transparent.”  Democrats said it fell short, primarily by […]

I wish City-County Council Democrats would get their act together and start acting like the loyal opposition as opposed to the Keystone Cops of the Council. With tonight’s budget vote pending, Democrats held a news conference complaining, once again, about the Ballard administration failing to hire 100 police officers and wondering where the money went.  […]