Tuesday’s Tidbits
The nice thing about being back from a tough road trip is the political gossip, rumor, innuendo and other political tidbits that are either waiting for you when you get back or you picked up over the last few days at political events and just didn’t get a chance to blog about. So with all that said, here we go. And as always take it for what it’s worth…
- 5th District Congressman Dan Burton might get a potential primary challenger in Republican State Senator Luke Kenley who I hear may be mulling over a possible run.
- It looks like State Representative Peggy Welch of Bloomington is gearing up for a Congressional possible run against Republican incumbent Todd Young.
- State Treasurer and Republican Senate Candidate Richard Mourdock has reportedly apologized for the actions of one his campaign staff who called a blogger a “douchebag” during a campaign rally in Kokomo this past weekend. The original youtube clip is here.
- The City of Indianapolis could loses up to $3 million in grant money due to dropping police staffing levels. Tight money has meant staffing levels are at about 1,600 officers which is below staffing needed to keep a federal grant. The city may look at bringing back retired officers or civilian employees. I frankly think they should look at hiring officers from other jurisdictions who have been laid off.
- Democratic Mayoral candidate Melina Kennedy held a “listening” session Monday night on education reform. I’m told she had to listen pretty closely because there weren’t a lot of substantive suggestions being offered.
- If you think it’s tough out there to find a job, just ask Marion County Democratic Executive Director Adam Kirsch. Kirsch has been looking for a new job for a while but no one wants to hire him. I’m not sure if it’s resume or his personality which is the bigger problem.
- I know there was some consternation over the weekend regarding the Mayor and Indy Pride. Some people were complaining that Greg Ballard did not march in the parade. I know the Mayor did make an appearance, and I don’t recall any Indianapolis Mayor ever marching. If you know something different, let me know.
That’s all for now.
