Thursday’s Thoughts
Once again, I have a lot of little things to report on that worth a mention or two so here they are.
Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock is formally announcing next week he’s going to challenge incumbent U.S. Senator Dick Lugar. Mourdock was reportedly at C-PAC making the rounds and made a lot of contacts with potential campaign strategists.
Mourdock may find a crowded field waiting for him next year. On his Facebook page, State Senator Mike Delph says he was not publicly endorsing Mourdock next week. When I asked Delph if that meant he was getting in the race, he told me to “interpret it as you wish”. I’ll definitely keep an eye out on this one. By the way, I’m also hearing rumblings that some other politicos may get into the race as well. Stay tuned.
Life could get interesting in Indiana real fast and real quick. Gay activists are furious that lawmakers in general, Democrats in particular, overwhelmingly passed the marriage amendment this week that would prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages. The web blog Bilerico is pulling a Larry Flynt and asking for dirt on Indiana lawmakers who may profess one moral code but living another in their private lives. They plan to publish it. I’ve also heard that some activists may hire private investigators to look into lawmakers backgrounds as well.
And this may surprise a few folks, I think Democratic candidate Melina Kennedy supports Mayor Ballard’s deal with Citizens Gas to transfer the city’s water and waste water facilities. At a northside Kiwanis club meeting yesterday, Kennedy did not come out and say the deal was bad for the city and that she opposed it, but instead said she hoped the money would be spent wisely.
Speaking of money, I’m hearing through the grapevine that Kennedy will have a fundraiser soon in Chicago. The host, the outgoing Mayor Daley.
That’s all for now.
