A new poll out by the LA Times and Bloomberg found Barack Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton by 5 points here in the Hoosier state. The poll surveyed 691 likely voters. However it was done right as the latest Obama controversy was taking shape. Obama leads 40-35 with 19 percent undecided, so the dynamics could […]

Two measures were introduced at last night’s City-County Council meeting; one would reduce the Public Safety Tax by 0.5 percent.  Sponsor Vernon Brown says part of the tax was increased to cover the pre-1977 police pension debt, but since the state has now picked up that burden, Brown says the money should be returned to the […]

Say what you will about Barack Obama, but I don’t think you want to use the term “boy” anywhere near his name.

Someone recently asked me what I thought when politicians misspeak?  I said “not much.”   It happens all the time.  Whether it’s Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or John McCain.  I expect them to make misstatements.   It happens when you talk a lot and live in the age of YouTube and camera phones. The trick is what […]

Well, I went and did it. I panhandled in downtown Indianapolis on Friday for a couple hours. It was an interesting experiment to say the least. Let me share my story. I didn’t go with the total “bum” look. I just wore clothes, that for me were very dressed down. I had my change cup. It […]

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton swung through Indianapolis this morning taking swipes at China and Barack Obama.   Hillary visited the Allison Transmission plant on the city’s west side touting it as a good example of the American economy being tied to American defense. She took aim at what she called the outsourcing of America’s security […]

Here are couple interesting notes from the campaign trail. Hillary Clinton will be in Indianapolis tomorrow with Evan Bayh at the Allison Transmission plant on the west side of town.  By the way, her campaign headquarters in Terre Haute went up in flames.  No jokes here, please. Barack Obama must have a pair the size of Alpha […]

Bil Browning of The Bilerico Project is now my hero.  Here’s why.

Now that we’ve marked the first 100 days of the Ballard administration it’s time to give the Mayor a grade.  He gets high marks for taking back IMPD and putting it back under the Mayor’s office.  He also gets credit for getting the state to pick up the pre-1977 police pensions as well as some […]

Tackling crime, improving education, getting city finances in order and focusing on the future were all themes laid out tonight in Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s first State of the City address. Ballard delivered his speech at Union Station in downtown Indianapolis. He said Indianapolis was a strong city, but citizens would to work together to […]