More News You Can Use
It’s nice to be back after a day trip to the Land of Lincoln. I had a few things waiting for me upon my return so I figured I’d share them with you.
Early Retirement?
There is talk this morning that an Indiana Congressman is going to announce his retirement today. There’s no word on exactly who it is, however 4th District Congressman Steve Buyer does have an announcement this morning at IU hospital in Indianapolis.
Bar Wars V
Legislation in the House that would have changed the way alcohol is sold and distributed in Indiana all but died on the vine yesterday. House Speaker Pat Bauer did not call down a bill for second reading which would have forced alcohol wholesalers to reimburse another wholesaler who lost its supplier contract to that wholesaler. Supporters say the bill was necessary to protect Hoosier jobs and wholesalers from predatory practices. Opponents said the bill was a bailout for National Wine and Spirits and would have created a virtual monopoly for National and resulted in higher prices. Sources say the Speaker was annoyed how the issue had gotten out of control and wanted to make it go away. However, the legislation could still come back in the form of an amendment to another bill.
Yes, Massa
My very reliable sources are telling me that Marion County Democrats are scared to death of Mark Massa, the General Counsel for Governor Mitch Daniels, running for County Prosecutor. Incumbent Carl Brizzi is not seeking a third term and Helen Marchal dropped out of the race. What worries Democrats is that Massa would have access to the Daniels political operation. In 2008 , Barack Obama got nearly 100,000 more votes than John McCain in Marion County, however Mitch Daniels received about 50,000 more voters than Jill Long Thompson.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I’ve been searching all over for this specific post. Happily I just found this at Bing.
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March 4th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Below, what I posted on this blog in response to the article “Apple strikes back, sues HTC”.
March 7th, 2010 at 4:34 am
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March 14th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Lets go back to Gerry Studds! Why did the Deomcrats give him a standing ovation in Congress for sleeping with a minor male and not they throw out Massa for making statements that caused concern to someone who was over 18?? DEMOCRATS ARE HYPOCRITES AND THIS WAS ALL ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE BILL (bankrupt the USA and do away with individual liberties bill)
March 15th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Thanks for posting this article. I’m decidedly frustrated with struggling to search out pertinent and rational comment on this matter. Everybody now goes to the very far extremes to either drive home their viewpoint that either: everyone else in the planet is wrong, or two that everyone but them does not really understand the situation. Many thanks for your succinct, relevant insight.