MID-WEEK MUSINGS
I have a date with the dentist today, so I only have a couple items to post quickly about.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing Indiana Voter ID case at this hour. Proponents says it’s necessary to prevent voter fraud. Opponents say it disenfranchises the poor, elderly and minorities. I frankly don’t see what the big deal is and I question where these advocates for the poor, elderly and disenfranchised were when more than 3100 Marion County voters were disenfranchised when their polling places didn’t open in the 2007 May Primary.
Also, the list of finalists are in for the Democrats’ Saturday slating for the 7th Congressional District. The nominees are City-County Councilors André Carson and Joanne Sanders, State Representatives Carolene Mays and David Orentlicher, local attorney Randle Pollard, Marion County Treasurer Mike Rodman, IPS Principal Jeffrey White, Stephanie McCabe and Frances Nelson Williams. Former State Health Commissioner Woody Meyers is avoiding the special election and will run in the May Primary. My sources tell me State Rep Greg Porter was “convinced” to step aside by some local power brokers.
On the Republican side the two candidates are still State Rep Jon Elrod and sometimes talk show host, Tom Rose. There is some funny business going on in this race, but I’m running late for the dentist, so I’ll try to have more later today.
Now I have to sit in a chair for a few hours with my mouth open and unable to talk. Death, where is thy sting?!
