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- Yesterday
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Property Taxes in Harrison County Plunge 42%
Credit where due; good job Mitch.From the CJ:INDIANAPOLIS -- Most Harrison County homeowners should get significantly lower tax bills this month, thanks to a sales-tax increase and property-tax reduction legislation enacted this year by the General A
- October 9th, 2008
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Mitch Named "Governor of the Year"
By Governing magazine.Indiana’s innovative governor, the consensus-building speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, and the courageous district attorney of Dallas County are among the winners of GOVERNING ’s Public Official of the Year
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News Flash: Obama is a Socialist
No, really.Power Line and Hot Air report that apparently he was a member of a socialist political party.If Todd Palin's past political affiliations are fair game, and he's not even running for office, then I suppose the affiliations of the guy at the
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She's Coming
From the Indy Star:Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin could be making her first campaign stop in Indiana soon.Sen. Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who is a close ally of Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, announced Thursday night th
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The Lie Detector Debate
These are busy times for a political observer in southern Indiana. Take a day away from the blog, and you never know what will happen while you're gone.Take this press release, for example:Indiana 9th District CONGRESSIONAL RACE NEEDS A LIE DETECTOR
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Robert Novak: "Which Loopholes?"
Via Hot Air:How would Barack Obama pay for the $800 billion that John McCain claimed in the first presidential debate Sept. 26 in Oxford, Miss., that his Democratic opponent would spend if he were elected president? Obama replied, by “closing tax l
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The Quotable Joe Biden
“When this campaign is over, political slogans like ‘experience’ and ‘change’ will mean absolutely nothing. The next president has to act.”- Joe Biden, December 11, 2007
- October 8th, 2008
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Second Debate Thoughts
If you looked at debate outcomes based purely upon points, McCain carried the evening. He landed many hits on Obama. Indeed, it was probably the best McCain has been on economic issues in the entire campaign.However, the debate does not in and of its
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"Million Mile Mike"
Mike Sodrel has his first television ad up; it's a positive spot that lays out his bio and his values (familiar to most voters in the 9th District, but worth repeating in lieu of recent Democratic smears as documented here and here; the willingness t
- October 7th, 2008
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Help Us Obi-Wan Kenobi, You're Our Only Hope
Jim Geraghty's anonymous political mentor returns to the Campaign Spot with some thoughts.
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- October 6th, 2008
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Greg Zoeller's First Television Ad
It's a powerful ad. Steve Carter remains probably one of the most popular elected officials in Indiana, and his presence in the ad is a big plus for Zoeller.And, as a plus, the ad isn't as questionable or shady as that of Linda Pence, as Advance Indi
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- October 5th, 2008
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CJ: Yup, Baron & the Democrats Went Negative
Lesley Stedman Weidenbener warns Baron Hill and the Democrats that going negative might not have been such a great idea, particularly when they went negative with a smear that is not supported by the facts.She's even "disappointed" that the Democrats
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Geography in the 9th District Race
Southern Indiana Times has an interesting observation:Aside from obvious Liberal vs Conservative differences between Congressional candidates Mike Sodrel and Baron Hill, there are some glaring geographic differences as well. And they could make the d
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The Obama Youth
Surprised? You shouldn't be.They also think that Obama is their "personal Jesus" (hat tip to Power Line):Yes, I just said it. Obama is my Jesus. ... As with many spiritual enlightenments, mine came in the middle of a bleak, hopeless period of my life
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Quote of the Day
“Sub-prime lending started off as a good idea.”- Barack Obama, September 17, 2007 (after the subprime problems had already started)Hat tip: Hoosier Access.
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Daily Funnies
Varvel: No leaders there.Ramirez: Joe Biden stands tall.Varvel: Memorable debate quotes.
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- October 2nd, 2008
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More VP Debate Reaction
Andrew Sullivan:Biden is just dreadful. He speaks in Washingtonese. [Sarah Palin] just issues the soundbites and wrinkles her eyes and tells stories. And that works. The speed and chirpiness she delivers overwhelms one's ability to even quite absorb
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VP Debate Reaction
Well, I thought that Sarah Palin did well. She held her own and made no major mistakes. Her only mistake appears to be one of mispronunciation. Biden was wonkish, pompous, and windy.This being said, I thought it was even. But then, many of the focus
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Corydon's Unsavory Past
From the CJ:The Friends of Corydon Capitol will offer "Corydon's Unsavory Past" walking tours Friday and Saturday.Guided tours will depart at 7:30 p.m. from the Hurley D. Conrad Memorial Bandstand on the grounds of the Corydon Capitol, 126 E. Walnut
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Quote of the Day
"I don't think me calling House Republican members would have been that helpful, I tend not to be that persuasive on that side of the aisle."- Barack Obama, on his "bipartisan work" on the bailout bill.
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Minor Obama Flack Coming to God's Country
From the Courier-Journal:Jane Pauley, an Indianapolis native and former co-host of NBC’s Today and Dateline shows, will be in New Albany, Scottsburg, Jeffersonville, Corydon and Seymour during the next two days as part of a swing through Southern I
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The Quotable Joe Biden
“We can call it quits and withdraw from Iraq. I think that would be a gigantic mistake. Or we can set a deadline for pulling out, which I fear will only encourage our enemies to wait us out — equally a mistake.”- Joe Biden, 2005
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Shock: Secret British Assessment Discovers Obama is "Decidedly Liberal"
Most of us, of course, knew this all along.UK ambassador delivers frank assessment of 'decidedly liberal' Obama in secret letter to British PM Gordon Brown... LONDON TELEGRAPH to reveal all in leaked letter... Developing...Hat tip: Ace of Spades HQ.
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Todd Rokita in Iraq
Hoosier Access has a great post on Secretary of State Todd Rokita's visit to Iraq.Check it out.
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Columbia Journalism Review: Yeah, Gwen Ifill Has a Conflict of Interest
Remember this when watching the debate due to start in a few minutes.Even the respected and prestigious Columbia Journalism Review thinks that debate moderator Gwen Ifill, who is writing a book about Obama, has a conflict of interest:Conflict of inte
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Truth Mirrors Humor, It Seems
I blogged several times (here and here) a while back about the above logo, made by a pro-McCain graphic designer to call attention to Barack Obama's position with regard to abortion.Well, from Brad the Designer comes word that there actually is an Ob
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Greta Plays Stump Bill
Greta Van Sustren of Fox News asks Bill Clinton an interesting and pointed question, "How is a close association with Rev. Wright different than a close association with David Duke?"This has got to be the first time I have ever seen Bill Clinton stum
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Baron and Bernanke
The title of this video is "Baron Hill rips out Bernanke's heart kung fu style," and contains Baron's amusing line about being laughed out of town halls back in his district.Believe me, I've been to Baron's town halls (and you've heard audio from som
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Daily Funnies
Ramirez: Reckless folks meet more reckless folks.Ryskind: Gwen Ifill, conflict of interest? Surely not.Ramirez: Congress's cratered approval ratings.
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Daily Ads
The Joe Biden gaffe machine:A little Straight Talk (tm):Barack Obama's choices:Another Obama gaffe anthology:
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- October 1st, 2008
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Another Baron Lie: "Privatize Social Security"
As I noted on Sunday, the gloves have come off. Mike Sodrel's surge in recent polling has terrified Baron Hill and his liberal allies in Washington, and has spurred them to return to the same old negative campaigning we saw in 2006.Mike Sodrel, as I
- September 30th, 2008
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Mitch in Union Crosshairs
Polls continue to indicate that Jill Long Thompson's campaign is pretty much finished.Big labor, however, which bankrolled her efforts to the tune of over a million dollars (and even pledged a blank check that apparently bounced), isn't done yet.They
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Fun with News Aggregators, Part XIX: More on Baron Hill and Fannie & Freddie
It seems that, in 2004, Baron Hill signed a letter urging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase their lending to people in rural areas that wanted to buy homes:At the press conference, which was attended by more Congressmen than reporters, Rep. Mark
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“'Depressions Have Some Salutary Effects”
Liberals, it seems, will take the wrecking of the American economy, so long as it helps them win elections.From the Campaign Spot:I had thought the argument that Nancy Pelosi and various other Democrats tanked the bill because they think they'll bene
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Tomorrow Belongs to Them
When I first saw this, I was reminded of the unsettling song sung by the young kid at the end of Cabaret, "Tomorrow Belongs to Me." I wasn't the only one; Captain Ed Morrissey at Hot Air thought the same thing. He also reports that the video itself w
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A Desperate & Pathetic Campaign
From Angry White Boy comes this hilarious email from the campaign of Jill Long Thompson and Dennie Ray Oxley II:Dear Angry White Boy,I’m at a fundraiser and the host offered to match every $50 contribution that we got in before midnight tonight.I
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Daily Campaign Videos
New RNC Ad: "Worse"A salient and valid point, one that I wish McCain had made more in the recent debate (and this ad proves that it can be made in thirty seconds or less, so it would be a good debate sound byte).New McCain Ad: "Obama's a Hypocrite"I
