Hoosier lore

I still think this is a bad idea:

William Kristol doesn't want to give up on Mitch Daniels:

I've got to think Monday night’s debate further swelled the groundswell of support for Mitch Daniels.

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Interesting:

Gee, do ya think?

Labor activists are deciding whether to go ahead with protests that could include Teamsters clogging city streets with trucks and electricians staging a slowdown at the convention center site of the NFL village. What's holding them back is a fear the effort could create a backlash from those who think sports and politics don't mix.

Huh. Something I did not know about Indiana law:

It's likely that Super Bowl XLVI revelers Downtown will be able to carry open alcoholic drinks outside the bars where they bought them when festivities rev up on Jan. 27.

House Speaker John Boehner is announcing that Mitxch Daniels will be giving the Republican response to the State of the Union speech next week. From his remarks:

Juxtaposition of the day.

First up, right to work:

If the right-to-work law can be called the "right to work for less" law, I think it's fair to call the practice of licensing the "right to work for more" mechanism:

A bill making its way before leaders in Indiana would eliminate the need for some professions, like hairdressers and barbers, to be licensed and it's causing outrage in the cosmetology industry.

A state Senate committee has approved a bill to back away from the Indiana Supreme Court's assertion that Hoosiers have no right ever to resist unlawful police entry, and they seem to be on the right track. An amendment was offered to take out a line giving officers the right to enter "if there is suspected domestic or family violence" because the language was so broad that it could always be used to justify entry.

Is there no effect from right-to-work laws?

A new Ball State University study shows right to work has no meaningful impact on job growth in the manufacturing sector. Economist Mike Hicks says the study examined the manufacturing sector in states where right to work became law.

Hicks says the study finds that manufacturing wages, employment and economic growth remained virtually unchanged in states after right-to-work laws took effect.