Category archives: Government
A Future for Indianapolis
Matthew Tully has a piece in the IndyStar from this week that just caught my attention. It’s an op-ed on the discussions that incumbent mayor Greg Ballard and challenger Melina Kennedy ought to be having about the future of our… continue reading »
Obama: Could we not afford a tape measure?
The Washington Post: “In the White House Situation Room on Sunday night, the president and his national security team watched a soundless video feed of the raid. When bin Laden’s corpse was laid out, one of the Navy SEALs was… continue reading »
Can You Tell The Difference?
What we’ve learned about Obama (and power): “Go back to the campaign of 2008, McCain (remember him?) and Obama. Suppose in the middle of the campaign, someone returned from the future and told you that by 2011, the President of… continue reading »
America, Your Extremism Is Showing
There’s something a little bothersome about the death of Bin Laden. Sure, the guy was a Grade A Asshat, but it’s our reaction that bothers me. Look at this photo: A likely caption: “Fuck those guys for killing our people!… continue reading »
Here’s the New Indiana
Mike Pence is going to run for governor of Indiana. Pence delayed his supposed announcement today as Obama and Osama appear to be dominating the news cycle for the foreseeable future, but he’s going to run for governor. Mike Pence… continue reading »
If Schools Were Supermarkets
This is an interesting perspective: Suppose that we were supplied with groceries in same way that we are supplied with K-12 education. Residents of each county would pay taxes on their properties. A huge chunk of these tax receipts would… continue reading »
Proof That I’m a Man of my Word
When I said on Twitter that I was going to pay my taxes by check so I could write a frowny face in the memo line, I meant it:
IndyGo Losing More Money
It’s no surprise that IndyGo, Indianapolis’ pretend mass-transit system, sucks. Among most lists of transportation systems in large cities, Indy ranks around 99 or 100 on a list of 100. I’m of the belief we either fix it up or… continue reading »
Why a Government Shutdown Means Nothing to Normal People
The government might shut down in a few weeks. Oh no. Won’t someone please think of the children. They’re a bunch of dumb claims going around, like these: There won’t be any mail, so no Netflix delivery! Wrong. The Postal… continue reading »
Reasons Why There Are No Real Issues Anymore
For most states and to a lesser degree the federal government, there are no real issues anymore. None. There is nothing left for Congress, the General Assemblies or other legislatures to do anymore. Here in Indiana, there were two things… continue reading »