As Indiana deals with some of the worst flooding in nearly 100 years, here are some things to ponder. 1. Hoosiers who don’t have flood insurance; some who didn’t live on a flood plain and others who tried to get flood insurance, but it wasn’t offered in their area. 2. As waters recede, the potential […]
As Indiana deals with some of the worst flooding in decades, I have to give credit to state and local responders for “keeping their heads above water” in all this. There is a lot of good coordination taking place across the state and last I checked there was only one fatality and one person missing (keep […]
A lot of water, no casualties so far as parts of Indiana continue to deal with flooding after heavy rains over the past 24 hours. Governor Mitch Daniels has declared a state of emergency in Johnson and Morgan Counties. He says both state police and the National Guard have been responding to assistance. And even […]
As Hillary Clinton formally exits (stage left) the Presidential race today, John McCain is scheduled to come to Indiana next month. I’m told McCain will be here for a lunchtime fundraiser on July 1. It will be at the Marriott in downtown Indianapolis. McCain was last here in February for a town hall meeting and […]
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch used to have a catch phrase, “How am I doin’?” He would ask that question to New Yorkers in just about any venue in an effort to gauge public reaction to his job as Mayor. I bring this up because June is the sixth month of Indianapolis Mayor […]
In an effort to put an end to politico and pundit speculation, a spokesman for Indiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson tells me she has picked her candidate for the Lite Gov spot and they will make the name public a week before the convention, which is the week of the 21st. “The long […]
Going, Going, almost Gone After finally being hit with a cold bucket of reality, Hillary’s Presidential campaign is melting away and her departure cannot come soon enough. Although I would like to think of her as gone and forgotten, that will not be happening unfortunately. I still see her trying to angle a VP spot. […]
Barack Obama is now the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Presidency of the United States. Say what you will about his policies or disagree with his politics, but America made history tonight. For the first time an African-American has been nominated to head a major political party for the most important job in the world. […]
The dust is settling over yesterday’s State GOP Convention where current Attorney General Chief of Staff Greg Zoeller beat Valparaiso Mayor Jon Costas. Zoeller beat Costas by more than 300 votes. There is a lot of speculation as to what happened. I mentioned some of those reasons in my last post; Zoeller ran a good […]
Greg Zoeller won his party’s nomination by more than 1000 votes. Here’s why. 1. Jon Costas ran a campaign that was slow to get out of the gate. 2. Zoeller built a lot of good will over the years and worked his butt off. 3. Some County chairman had an axe to grind with the […]
