The three gubernatorial candidates talked to a bunch of editors about the press this week. Libertarian Andrew Horning was the most critical:
Although he has run for governor as a Libertarian before, Horning suggested that the media figures he will only get 2 percent of the vote "so let's throw him off the side."
He even quipped that it would fine if they called him "poopy head" if it got him more press.
Barack Obama is a great speaker but is said to be a spotty debater, and foreign policy is supposed to be John McCain's strong suit. So this just seems dumb:
Our 2nd District Rep. Mike Pence is getting some attention for his pithy quote on the bailout proposal:
"I must tell you, there are those in the public debate who have said that we must act now. The last time I heard that, I was on a used-car lot," said Rep. Mike Pence, R-Indiana. "The truth is, every time somebody tells you that you've got to do the deal right now, it usually means they're going to get the better part of the deal."
Let's keep our eye on the ball:
Only one of the three candidates for governor supports an amendment limiting residential property taxes to 1 percent of a home's assessed value. Incumbent Republican Mitch Daniels, who pushed for the proposal during the last legislative session, will make it a priority of the next session, his senior policy adviser said last week. Democrat Jill Long Thompson and Libertarian Andrew Horning oppose the cap but for different reasons.
I confess to being one of the ones surprised to find out he isn't dead:
Abe Vigoda found out he was dead in 1982. He was doing a play in Calgary, Alberta, while a People magazine writer visited the "Barney Miller" wrap party in Los Angeles, California.
"Somehow it mentioned in the article that 'the late Abe Vigoda' was not [there]," Vigoda recalls.
Don't forget the second gubernator debate tonight. If don't want to watch it on WFWA, you can take your laptop and watch it anywhere. Several outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, will be live-streaming the debate. And it will available for 30 days at the Indiana Debate Commission's Web site. Apparently only about 150 people watched the first debate online. If you're near a TV, that still is a better experience than watching Web video.
I worry that if Barack Obama is elected, he will recklessy risk billions and billions of taxpayer dollars. Oh, wait:
I worry that if Barack Obama is elected, he will recklessy risk billions and billions of taxpayer dollars. Oh, wait:
The mayor of Huntington needs a time out (be sure to watch the video of his tirade):
In the lawsuit filed by attorney Bill Hogg, HCAAN is stating that not all interested parties were allowed to speak at the public hearing August 25th to discuss the annexation and that some people were even afraid to speak.
HCAAN says therefore, the common council doesn't have the legal right or authority to adopt or vote on the ordinance because all of the steps required by law were not taken.
PLAINFIELD, Ind. -- Blue Obama for President signs began to sprout in Plainfield lawns Monday night even before the Town Council voted not to enforce time limits on political signs before the Nov. 4 election.
Faced with a federal lawsuit claiming the town's ordinance on political signs is a violation of free speech, the council passed a 90-day moratorium on enforcement of the controversial part of the ordinance.
