“Walking into a bar and complaining about the cigarette smoke is like walking onto the Interstate and complaining about the speeding traffic.”

Unless you’ve been living in a cave or under a rock you know I am not a big fan of expanding the current Indianapolis smoking ban because, like 81-percent of the rest of Marion County,  I think the current compromise works just fine.   Adults can exercise their choice and decide whether they want to work […]

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Terry Burns over at the Indianapolis Times is blogging this morning that Linda Pence is withdrawing her name from consideration for U.S. Attorney.  Pence tells the Times that the move came after very careful consideration, however there may be another side to this story. I reported back in April that Pence’s bid for U.S. Attorney […]

Today is Veteran’s Day. My Dad and brother are both Veterans.  My father was in the Army, my brother the Air Force.  Like millions of men and women they both proudly served their country.  And it’s because of them we can argue about things like smoking bans, property taxes and the role of government.   Happy […]

As Americans mourn the loss of  more than dozen people murdered by alleged shooter Nidal Malik Hasan thoughtful people are asking thoughtful questions and the crazies are coming out of the woodwork. Hasan apparently left signs all over the place that something just wasn’t quite right; A PowerPoint presentation on suicide bombers, attempts to contact […]

Anyone who’s been following this blog has probably figured out my personal politics tend to fall into the somewhat right-of-center category.   I tend to be fiscally conservative but socially progressive.  I don’t mind if  my gay friends get married, as long as they don’t ask me or my Uncle Sam to pay for it.  I […]

My wife and I are about to enjoy a quiet Sunday morning together so here are a few things to ponder… Statehouse Stuff House Speaker Pat Bauer says he may look at government reform involving township trustees when lawmakers come back in January.   With the problems regarding FSSA and delivery of services, Bauer says […]

It’s not the $60 million shortfall it could have been, but October revenue collections in the state of Indiana fell $46 million short causing Governor Mitch Daniels to call for more budget cuts, wage freezes and dipping into surplus state dedicated funds. Daniels say revenue collections have been off by more than $300 million since […]

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is going to announce the latest revenue collections for October tomorrow and the picture “ain’t pretty.”   I’m told not to be surprised if collections fell short by $60 million for the month.  That’s on top of $250 million for the last quarter, bringing the state to a total shortfall of $310 […]