Just when I thought we on the verge of having a serious discussion about police conduct and community-police relations, one of the world’s greatest race hustlers may be making a return engagement to Indianapolis to stir up the masses, collect a check, and then bolt like a thief in the night. I have it on […]
A report by the Indianapolis Department of Public Safety on the David Bisard crash that killed a motorcyclist this summer and injured two others shows a breakdown in police rules and procedure but no conspiracy or intentional cover-up. The 47-page document is based on interviews with nearly 70 witnesses from all stages in the incident; […]
IIthis is a test of posting with my Blackberry. I’m trying to see if I can post while mobile.
The David Bisard Report is scheduled to be released later today. I’ll have the details posted as soon as I can get them typed. Check back here sometime after 3 p.m. One thing I can say for sure is that if you are a big fan of grassy knolls, book depositories and second shooters, […]
In their zeal to get an early start on 2011, Marion County Democrats are unveiling their first attack ad against incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard. It plays on familiar themes, even though it is fast and lose with the truth in some places and outright lies in others. However, it is effective to the uninformed individual, […]
Now that we’re a few days out from the Election, I think now would be the perfect time to take a step back, relax and provide most of you with a friendly reminder about what I do for a living. I am a political commentator who gets paid to offer up his opinions. My opinions […]
One of the big things items this upcoming session will be the issue of education reform. In order to move Indiana forward, this state is really going to have to step up its reform efforts. One of the big things it can do is to revamp collective bargaining. I’ve been reviewing some of the silly […]
Several years ago when I was going to law school part-time and working for the Illinois Attorney General during the day, an older lawyer who was getting ready to wind down his career gave me some of the best advice I’d ever heard. He said Abdul; if you end up practicing regularly remember this, “some […]
While on the set of RTV 6 Election night, I got a message from a former Melina Kennedy campaign staffer who was still holding a grudge from the 2006 county prosecutor’s race. As Terry Curry was solidifying his lead over Mark Massa, the staffer gleefully reminded me that Marion County was a Democratic County. I […]
I’m writing this while still on the set of RTV 6, so bear with me. Here’s my post 2010 Mid-term election assessment. Indiana is a Republican state. Marion County is a Democratic County. Mike Pence and Becky Skillman are running for Governor. Democrats are going to have some major soul searching to do if they […]
