Yesterday was the last day to register and the first day to vote early. Registration is at an all-time high of more than 4.4 million -- nearly 70 percent of the state's 6.3 million residents. A new poll shows what the fuss is all about:
The numbers are even: 46 percent for Barack Obama and 46 percent for John McCain. Three percent named another candidate and just five percent are undecided.
I saw a presidential campaign ad last night in which we were warned that we could not afford a certain candiate's new tax plan, which would cost taxpayers another $3 trillion. The ad was on behalf of Democrat Barack Obama, and we were being warned about Republican John McCain. I haven't felt so disoriented since last week, when I read this and realized it wasn't Obama, either:
You suppose this guy went through all through school thinking this would be the mark of his success? Think this will be in the first paragraph of his obit?
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer has re-appointed a southern Indiana man to represent producers on the federal Lamb Promotion, Research and Information Board.
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Do you trust these people to, a) know what questions to ask and, b) understand the right answer if they hear it?
State lawmakers want some answers about gasoline prices.
A commission made up of Indiana House and Senate members plans to hold a hearing at the Statehouse Wednesday to examine gasoline pricing policies in Indiana.
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Didn't the federal government just spend $700 billion of our money to address this problem?
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson used a Friday appearance in Jeffersonville to talk up a plan that would use mediators to renegotiate mortgages on the verge of foreclosure.
It's part of a legislative package for which she would push to address home loan foreclosures if elected next month.
Two days before voters go to the polls to pick Indiana's next governor, they'll have to turn back their clocks an hour as daylight saving time comes to an end for the year.
For Gov. Mitch Daniels, who pushed the controversial time change through the legislature during his first year in office, the timing couldn't be worse.
Don't forget that the voter registration deadline is Monday, but if you plan to register at one of the BMV branches, you only have until tomorrow, since they're closed on Sunday and Monday.
Oh, thank God, I thought they might have all been snapped up by now:
Tickets are now available for the final gubernatorial debate, to be held Oct. 14 at the Indiana University Auditorium.
Divorce is an epidemic this nation must address. Children of divorce are much more likely to have all sorts of problems. Drastic government action is called for.
Well, hold on there a sec, Bucko:
I know this is another dead horse I just can't stop beating, but this is just so stupid:
