All due apologies to my friends at 300 N. Pennsylvannia. It’s amazing what people talk about behind closed doors when they think no one is listening. Strategy or Tragedy in the Making In a recent caucus meeting, City-County Council Democrats planned their next line of attack against Republican Mayor Greg Ballard.  The Dems are planning […]

Okay, I finally watched the gubernatorial debate from last night, but I did something a little different this time. I did a shot of whiskey every time Andy Horning mentioned the Constitution. I did a shot a Jack Daniels everytime JLT talked about her MBA, PhD, growing up on a farm, or was cut off […]

So here are my questions regarding tonight’s gubernatorial debate. Who won? Who lost? Who changed the dynamics of the race? Who watched? Who cares? Knock yourselves out.  I’ll have a complete analysis in the morning.

Lawrence Township Trustee Mike Hobbs wants to privatize the township’s small claims courts. At the Lawrence Township Trustee’s office, we’ve carefully studied our options and evaluated various means to lower the cost of our services and make our level of government less affected by the whims of the governor.  This study lead us to a […]

A poll taken by Riggs Research of Indianapolis for  “The Dave Crooks Show; Indiana’s Weekly Political Talk Show” in Southern Indiana of voters is revealing some interesting results.  Although the poll represents voters in Daviess and Knox County,  it’s a nice glance at a microcosm of the electorate. The poll surveyed 303 likely voters and […]

As we all freak out over the government takeover of some areas of the nation’s financial sector it’s important to remember that we have been down this road before and it is nothing new. In the 1930s, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation made $3 billion in loans ($400 – $500 billion in today’s dollars) to distressed […]

Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin will be at the Verizon Center on Friday.  The doors open at 3 and Palin is  expected to speak at 4:30 p.m.  It’s a ticketed event so you will have to go to the campaign’s website for tickets.  It’s a first come first serve basis.  GOP sources say they had been looking for a […]

There are two main referendum questions on the ballot for voters in Marion County.  They basically are as follows… Should the assessing functions of the elected township assessor in the township be transferred to the county assessor? Should IPS float $278,000,000 in bonds for capital improvements for its schools? So let’s do an informal survey, […]

Here’s another episode of the Capital Watch, courtesy of RTV 6. Enjoy.

This is another one of those mornings where there is no real big news, but lots of little interesting tidbits. Get The Puck Out It looks like V.P. nominee Sarah Palin is coming to town next Friday.  Hopefully she will get better treatment than last night’s hockey game in Philadelphia. Township Tales Some township officials […]