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 […]
When making a decision to attend a political party slating convention, the big thing I ask myself is which one will be more interesting. This year the winner was the Marion County Democrats. They had four contested races which in turn led to a lot more drama. My Republican friends only had a couple contested […]
As you know Melina Kennedy formally announced Monday she is running for Mayor. Although her staff did not provide copies of the speech, they did embed it in her website. I used that to transcribe the speech. I got about 98% of it, anything omitted were stumbles and small things that had no bearing on […]
Editor’s Note: I realize the point of this blog post is likely a giant waste of time, but heck, sometimes you have to give it the old community college try! ********* At 11 a.m. today former Deputy Mayor and candidate for Marion County Prosecutor Melina Kennedy will “officially” announce that she is running for Mayor […]
With the start of the new year comes the new year’s resolutions. We all have goals to lose weight, quit smoking, be better people, or in my case finish that novel that’s been sitting in my laptop for three years. I’m not sure what resolutions some of my favorite politicos in Indiana made for the […]
In their zeal to get an early start on 2011, Marion County Democrats are unveiling their first attack ad against incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard. It plays on familiar themes, even though it is fast and lose with the truth in some places and outright lies in others. However, it is effective to the uninformed individual, […]
The following post is based on a number of conversations with individuals in Marion County. None wanted to go on record for fear of repercussions, but they were more than willing to talk as long as I kept their names out of all this. What you take away from this post will likely depend […]
There’s an old saying that politics and religion don’t go together. Someone should post that reminder at the door of the Light of the World Church. At an ecumenical service slated to kick off Indiana Black Expo this week, Bishop T. Garrett Benjamin took the opportunity to not only engage the audience, but also take […]
Brian Williams is exiting the race for Mayor. Here’s the message he sent supporters on Facebook. Last year, I entered the Indianapolis Mayor’s race with a vision of building an Indianapolis that works for all of us. An Indianapolis that works for kids with a safe, academically rigorous education, an Indianapolis that works for families […]
Is there anybody capable of forming a coherent public policy thought over at Marion County Democratic Party headquarters? If there is, will you please get out of the building before all the intelligence is sucked out of your brain. I cannot believe the party that has a lot of pretty bright people in its ranks […]
