Politics and other nightmares

Would this be acceptable?

Today's video is for the 3rd District, featuring incumbent Republican Tom Didier and Democratic challenger Christian Nagel. As a point of historical interest, the 3rd is the district served by Mayor Tom Henry when he was on the council. Henry represented the district for five terms between 1984 and 2004, losing the seat to Didier.

Let's go for the big one with today's video -- the mayor's race. In addition to incumbent Democrat Tom Henry and Republican challenger Paula Hughes, it features Haley Arendt. This might be one of your few chances to see him -- as an independent, he isn't getting much coverage.

Sad:

After nearly three hours of discussion Tuesday on a $180 million budget, City Council didn't cut a dime.

While council did not cut any spending from Mayor Tom Henry's proposed 2012 plan, it unanimously approved a motion to freeze property taxes at this year's level, meaning the city will likely draw $3 million from its cash reserves to balance the budget and avoid a slight tax hike.

Somebody is unclear on the concept:

Some in the Occupy Space movement seem to be turning on each other:

It's a den of thieves!

Occupy Wall Street protesters said yesterday that packs of brazen crooks within their ranks have been robbing their fellow demonstrators blind, making off with pricey cameras, phones and laptops -- and even a hefty bundle of donated cash and food.

Wow, who could have seen this one coming? Israel cuts a deal to release 1,027 Palestinians in exchange for one captured Israeli soldier. And then:

Does this seem like a pretty big number to anybody else?

ANDERSON, Ind.—Nearly 4,200 people have asked the Indiana Gaming Commission to bar them from entering casinos across Indiana.

Today's videos spotlight two of the more interesting City Council races, the ones in the 2nd and 5th districts.

Boy, I'd sure like to hear the thinking behind this:

The political arm of the Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce will support Democratic Mayor Tom Henry in the Nov. 8 election, Henry's campaign announced Monday.