Hoosier lore

Chris Chocola, former Indiana congressman and president of the Club for Growth, writes in the National Review that it's time to bring Richard Lugar home:

Talk about being in a tough spot -- having to depend on your adversary for help. After disputed signatures on his petitions were thrown out, Rick Santorum came up eight votes short of the number of signatures he needed in Congressional District 7. But state law still leaves him on the ballot unless at least three of the four members of the Indiana Election Commission vote to kick him off:

In its "Weekly scorecard" feature on the Saturday editorial page, the Journal Gazette put this item on Richard Lugar in the Tossups catetory instead of the Losers category:

The senator’s lack of a true residence in Indiana is legal – but it looks bad in an election year, particularly after disclosures that taxpayers paid for his hotel rooms when he visited the Hoosier state.

"We don't like your stinkin' law!"

"Oh, OK, never mind."

Indiana is one of 10 states seeking and receiving a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act. Even more states are set to request the waivers:

If you're thinking about buying some sex, you might want to hold off for a while.  I wouldn't recommend it in Fort Wayne at any rate:

The promise of sexual favors in exchange for cash lands nearly a dozen men behind bars. It was part of an undercover operation that went down last Friday.

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Boy, here's a crime you wouldn't get in the lah-tee-dah coastal enclaves:

Four people were arrested in Mercy County on Tuesday for stealing farm animals.

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Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said that his office had received several reports in the last few weeks indicating the theft of hogs from a farm on the Ohio-Indiana state line.

Oh, yes, tax me more, do it now, hit me harder!

A statewide poll of registered Indiana voters found that 69 percent feel it is unfair for local retailers that online retailers collect no sales tax. The survey was conducted by target point consulting for Indiana Merchants for Tax Fairness.

Along with his other problems, now-former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White is a man who just doesn't know when to shut up:

White alleged he was far from the only elected official to use a disputed address on voter registration forms, telling Fox News that the local media do not report on the issue because "if you're rich and famous on either side of the aisle, they're never going to mention it."

Further proof that ballot access in Indiana is too difficult:

An Indiana elections official said Monday that GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum still lacks the signatures needed to make it onto the state's May primary ballot.

Hey, the courts have way too much time to spare and far too few cases to hear. Let's do something about that: