Sunday Morning Post
Since today is Super Bowl Sunday and politics is probably the last thing on your mind, I’ll try to be as brief as possible while talking the latest gossip, rumor and blatant innuendo.
Mark February 22 on your calendar at Republican State party headquarters in downtown Indianapolis. That is reportedly when and where Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock is going to launch his campaign to replace Dick Lugar in the United States Senate. Up until two weeks ago, my reliable sources were telling me Mourdock was not getting into the race, but a recent trip to Washington D.C. changed all that. I’m told Mourdock met with individuals from D.C. and New York who are willing to finance his campaign. In addition Mourdock is supposed to be in possession of a poll that shows Lugar is extremely vulnerable and he reportedly has commitments from dozens of county chairman. I tried calling Mourdock over the weekend to get his take on events but was unsuccessful. Stay tuned.
The race for Indiana Governor looks like it’s going to get more crowded. My colleague Jim Shella at WISH-TV Channel 8 says former Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter may get into the race. Indiana Congressman Mike Pence is likely to run as well as Indianapolis businessman Jim Wallace. What makes Carter an interesting candidate is that he has executive experience in running a statewide office, which something Pence and Wallace don’t have. I’m definitely keeping an eye on this one.
And finally, the Marion County Democrats grabbed shovels and cleared some walkways at a few Indianapolis Public Schools over the weekend. Several of them got mad at me when I posted on my Facebook page that they were playing politics to embarrass the Mayor who is in Dallas for the Super Bowl. I wouldn’t have made the accusation if MCDP Executive Director Adam Kirsch hadn’t included this in his news release…
“Given the Mayor’s failure to clean off his desk before jetting to Dallas for this weekend’s Super Bowl, Marion County Democratic Party officials and volunteers will meet tomorrow to do their part to get schools open by Monday.”
And by the way, there was no mention of Eugene White in the release who is also in Dallas with the Mayor for the Super Bowl and it’s Dr. White’s schools that were snowed and iced in. No, there’s no politics here. This was all for the kids.
Enjoy your Super Bowl Sunday.
