Indiana lawmakers make a lot of trips on other people's dimes, and Sen. Lugar doesn't think it's such a big deal:
Indiana representatives and senators have taken trips to Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Palm Beach, Las Vegas, Rome and Paris in recent years, racking up $250,000 in expenses paid for by special interest groups, such as think tanks, nonprofit organizations, universities, medical groups and associations.
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Looks like our state is going to lose some revenue, if the Michigan Senate goes along with the House and the governor agrees:
It's no theory: The big bang may be coming to Michigan -- legally and possibly in time for July 4th.
Read his lips mind:
Remember President Obama's supposedly inviolable pledge—repeatedly uttered during the 2008 campaign and at countless town meetings since the inauguration—that he would never raise taxes on middle-class citizens who earn $250,000 a year or less?
Grammy's mad, and she's packin' heat:
A 66-year-old Greenfield woman was detained at Indianapolis International Airport for carrying a 9mm semiautomatic handgun at a security checkpoint.
Judy Muenster told airport police that she always carried the gun with her and "did not know what the problem was," according to a police report.
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Well, here it comes:
Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will release long-awaited climate and energy legislation today that reflects eight months of closed-door negotiations with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), while still leaving wide open additional room for changes as they search for the magic 60 votes.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources decided to replace its glossy, 44-page, color Indiana Fishing Guide with a six-page, green and white pamphlet. The cost went from about $100,000 to less than $20,000:
"We took out a lot of feature stories and advertising," said Phil Bloom, director of communications for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
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Tempus fugit, but the shuttle won't for long:
And today's nominees for brazen political huckster of the year are:
One of President Obama's remarks on nominating Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court reminds me of a line you hear in a Western movie now and then -- "Why, we're not hastyhere. We're gonna give him a fair trial before we hang him":
So we have the youngest, hippest, coolest president since JFK, and he admits he doesn't even know how to work an iPod, an iPad, an Xbox or a Playstation. Must be a bitter disappointment for those who were delighted to believe George H.W.
