Tag archive: Mitch Daniels
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 »
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 »
Take a Penny, Don’t Leave a Penny
I ran across this nifty quote in my travels today: FiveBooks.com: Can you govern as a libertarian in America? You’ve got all these state government programs and you probably can’t get rid of a single one of them – or… continue reading »
“Shoot for 30%”
The Weekly Standard has a lengthy and great piece on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. My favorite part: “But when you meet your goal,” Kitchell said, sitting at his office conference table, “he [Daniels] just moves the goalpost.” He turned to… continue reading »
Marion County Can’t Afford Stamps
I received an email the other day from my mortgage company telling me they paid my taxes on my behalf. That’s nice. The same day, later that afternoon, I received my tax statement in the mail from the Marion County… continue reading »
Education Dollars That Shouldn’t Be Spent
This won’t win me any points with teachers and school administrators. But, I’m going to say it anyway: you’re awfully redundant. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is cutting $300 million from Indiana’s public school system. Frankly, I have a feeling there’s… continue reading »
US Government, There’s An App for That
Tim O’Reilly, popular for the O’Reilly series of tech books, has an interesting idea: make the US Government function more like the iPhone. The best way for businesses and developers to think about Government 2.0 as a platform is to… continue reading »
Daniels hasn’t heard of the Holiday Inn
I’m not sure how I feel about Mitch Daniels defending his use of the State’s airplane: Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday defended his use of a state aircraft for a trip to Washington — a trip that was cut short… continue reading »