I’ve been involved in a discussion lately over whether Hillary Clinton can serve as Secretary of State because the Constitution  forbids a sitting member of Congress from taking a cabinet post if that position saw an increase in pay. The guys over at Politico have written about too… Hillary Clinton’s nomination of Secretary of State […]

There are a few interesting tidbits to report this morning. Stimulating Daniels Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says he supports economic stimulus for the states as long as it is used to create jobs and strengthen the economy in the long term.   The nation’s governors met yesterday with President-elect Barack Obama to talk about their […]

A local car dealer is formally protesting the city of Indianapolis’ decision to purchase 85 hybrid vehicles from a Japanese automaker. In an e-mail sent Monday to the Mayor and City-County Council, Mike Chaney of Penske Chevrolet said DPS awarding of $2 million contract to Andy Mohr Toyota for the hybrid vehicles was $184,000 more […]

Editor’s note: The following post has absolutely nothing to do with government or politics, but the next one will.   I made the crucial mistake of going to the mall the day after Thanksgiving.  It was not by choice.  My lovely girlfriend wanted to and being the good boyfriend I did what I was told. […]

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is leading a delegation to China and Japan in hopes to increase foreign investment in the city.   While that’s nothing out of the ordinary, there’s a question as to whether the Mayor should be taking his wife along on the junket at the taxpayers’ expense, although he is reimbursing the […]

As you guys know I’m Islamic and don’t really celebrate Christmas.  Well actually Islamic-lite, I love bacon, drink Scotch and smoke cigars. But I really have to wonder what’s going through people’s heads when a Wal-Mart greeter is trampled to death and two people are  shot dead at a mall on what’s supposed to be […]

Tomorrow is Turkey Day.  I want to take this moment and thank all of you for reading this blog (as well as the other ones), listening to the radio show and watching me on television.  I enjoy what I do and am very appreciative of the fact that you have a lot of options to get […]

Theoretically, I’m on “vacation” this week, but I’m still blogging.  Here are a few things that I’ve been noticing since I have time to sit around and almost do nothing… Do You Trustee this Man? Have us media folks let Washington Township Trustee Frank Short off the hook?  He’s the one who drafted the budget […]

Sorry about the blunt headline, but I had something that I had to get off of my chest this morning.   Now you might be thinking that I encountered racism this weekend and am writing about it.   Not really.  I’m going back, once again, to Thursday night’s Washington Township Board meeting.  In addition to […]

If this week’s antics with the Washington Township Board weren’t enough to make you think that this form of government really needs to go away, think about this as your 2008 property tax bills hit the mail in the next few days. Although schools were responsible for 76% of the increase in your 2007 bill, […]