Fair is fair. Conservatives are always complaining (usually with justification) about having their words twisted or misinterpreted to make it sould like they're calling for violence or being inappropriately insensitve toward something or other. (The flap over Sarah Palin's call for "targeting" of disliked public officials comes to mind.) So conservatives should be careful not to commit the same sin:
In case you missed it last week, former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith resigned from his position as deputy mayor of New York City after being arrested in their Georgetown home for domestic violence. After Margaret Goldmsith said to him, "I should have put a bullet into you years ago," he shoved her into a counter, smashed a phone and held her for some moments. She called the cops. But by the time they got there, she had changed her miind and said she didn't want her husband arrested. However, under Washington, D.C.
(Note: I wrote a column about work back in 2003 that I just re-read and still like. So here it is, in celebration of Labor Day on Monday.)
There's a guy who visited with our editorial board a time or two several years ago. He'd worked for whoever was mayor at the time, then became involved in some government job-training program.
``Our goal is not just to get people jobs,'' he told us once, ``but good jobs, something besides being a janitor.''
He didn't exactly sneer when he said it, but the disdain was there in his voice.
This is certainly a welcome switch:
The White House announced Friday that it is shelving a major planned Environmental Protection Agency regulation that would have tightened smog standards, dealing a huge blow to environmentalists that had pushed the Obama administration to resist industry pressure to abandon the regulation.
You remember New London, Conn. That's the city that spawned the hideous Kelo decision in which the Supreme Court tried to put a stake through the heart of private property rights. The neighborhood was stolen by the government on behalf of private interests who were going to undertake a "comprehensive redevelopment plan." That plan never happened, and the site now is being used as a dump site for storm debris. Some redevelopment, that.
Indiana legislators could soon be using iPads for their legislative work hoping to save on paper.
A legislative study committee members will use iPads given to them by the state Legislative Services Agency and work with them the next two months as part of a test run. The members must provide feedback daily using a suvey the LSA created.
The new yearly survey shows alcohol use by teens is down -- continuing a years-long trend -- but the use of marijuana and smokeless tobacco is up. Statewide programs on underage drinking are credited with the good alcohol news. And:
Stewart said the upward trend in marijuana use by teens could be explained by media attention paid to legalizing the drug for medicinal purposes.
The core of the Indianapolis Colts is aging fast, and the team doesn't have the young talent to replace it, so the team's remarkable run of 10 or more wins each season since 2002 may be over:
Indianapolis may join the growing list of cities with restrictive police pursuit policies:
The chase that ended in the deaths Tuesday of two suspected car thieves would have been banned under a new pursuit policy under review by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Not crazy about Jon Huntsman and his attempts to appeal to moderate voters in the primary, but his tax proposal looks interesting:
Sen. Richard Lugar is right on this one -- the U.S. government needs to get out of the sugar business:
Not sure what I think about this:
(Indianapolis, Ind.) - “Survivor” fan favorite Rupert Boneham is hoping he is just as popular with Indiana voters as he was with viewers.
The former reality show contestant announced Tuesday he is entering the race for Indiana governor. Boneham has filed paperwork to establish an exploratory committee as a Libertarian candidate in 2012.
This plays into the stereotype of fiscal conservatives peddled by the left, that we all can't wait to throw Grandma off the cliff while we lunch with our rich pals and laugh about it. I think if they push it too far, it would be a big mistake:
No offense to my sister, but what a bunch of idiots live in Indianapolis and actually sent this clown to Congress:
A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era.
Some whiny libertarian is complaining about New York City's sensible and long-overdue ban on dogs in bars:
When this politician claims to be a straight shooter, believe her:
SANTA FE - New Mexico's pistol-packin' governor is a sure shot.
Gov. Susana Martinez received perfect scores on recertification for her concealed-carry permit over the weekend in Las Cruces. She scored 100 percent with both .38- and .45-caliber handguns, her staff said.
Martinez's permit to carry a concealed handgun, originally obtained in 2009, was extended for another two years.
We're rollin' our own, ya'll:
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Well, good luck with that:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman asked Indiana voters Monday night to assess him based on his work as a former governor and diplomat, and rebutted claims that he's too moderate for the GOP
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More and more online courses are available at Indiana colleges and universities, and I've noticed Gov. Daniels has been all over TV lately with ads touting WGU Indiana, the state's newest university, which offers more than 50 accredited online bachelor's and master's programs. Somebody had better start ramping up the pitch a little, because the public apparently isn't buying it.
