Comments on Advance Indiana™: Only Three Republican Councilors Opposed To Raising Taxes

CT, "What captured them" is fear! They ...

2009-08-09T18:56:49.051-05:00

CT,

"What captured them" is fear! They get a meeting or a visit from a Republican or Democrat power broker after getting elected and told they either tow the mark and do as they are told or they will be destroyed by the machine and I mean literally destroyed. Their financial means removed, their integrity destroyed, their families shunned and their ability to get re-elected wiped out by lies, deceit, false accusations and in some cases trips to civil court on drummed up charges of some kind that will leave them floundering for years while the stealing goes on and the crooks continue to smile while they in their white collars fear no prosecution from the Marion County Prosecutor or the Attorney General.

Once you get into the politics in Indiana the excuse about being naive Paul states is not even close. EVERYONE knows what is going on but those who have tried to stand up to the corruption have been ruined illegally. It will take a group of LAWYERS really bent on change to drag some of these people out into the street and have charges filed against some of these people before the rest of the "politicians" really understand they are held accountable and DO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE!!!!

Until then all the blogs will do is swirl and scream contempt while the powerful keep the cash flowing amongst themselves. I thought Public Enemies at the Box Office was a long movie. I was wrong the real life stealing is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in Indiana and you as a concerned taxpayer just keep paying the movie ticket to watch the same re-run over and over.

Everyone needs to be at the council meeting on Mon...

2009-08-09T12:10:22.880-05:00

Everyone needs to be at the council meeting on Monday to boo the R's that vote for this.

And remember the democrats that vote "nay" aren't doing so because they are principled, they are doing it as a political game played against the R's.

How does the knife in your back feel, taxpayers?

Mike, touche, touche. CT, those Republican counci...

2009-08-09T11:48:54.941-05:00

Mike, touche, touche.

CT, those Republican councilors are definitely not standing up for that we expouse. Some are in safe districts and don't have to worry unless they get a primary challenge which is possible. Others are just plain naive about what they are doing. Neither is commendable.

So, Paul, what you are saying then is that the maj...

2009-08-08T16:02:31.952-05:00

So, Paul, what you are saying then is that the majority of Council Republicans don't believe in their position strongly enough to resist being cowed into taking the Mayor's position.

Not much of an improvement over, "doing whatever it takes to get ME re-elected". In fact, it seems worse.

OK, Paul. I'll accept your response as very li...

2009-08-08T14:03:55.339-05:00

OK, Paul. I'll accept your response as very likely true.
But by your reasoning, what "captured" them? Power? Freebies? Campaign money?
I STILL maintain that Republicans are NOT standing up for the principles that we espouse. They fear that if they did, they would NOT get re-elected. Well, maybe so, but at LEAST they could SLEEP at night.

CT, I have to disagree with your statement that t...

2009-08-08T09:45:06.167-05:00

CT,

I have to disagree with your statement that the local Republicans stand for:

"Whatever it takes to get ME re-elected."

The 12 or so Republicans on the Council supporting these tax increases are taking a highly unpopular position egged on by an unpopular Mayor at the behest of the city's elite power structure. The trouble with the local Republicans and local Demcorats is that they aren't listening to the regular voters anymore. Both parties have been completely captured by the elite power structure of the city.

This is another one of the reasons why the Republi...

2009-08-08T08:49:00.208-05:00

This is another one of the reasons why the Republican party is withering away and dying in this country.
Republicans have absolutely lost their way.
They are now the party that stands for "Whatever it takes to get ME re-elected."
I am becoming more and more ashamed to tell people I am a proud Republican.

"If you do not continue to invest in the oper...

2009-08-08T08:12:46.165-05:00

"If you do not continue to invest in the operation of the convention center, Indianapolis will be taken off the list as a place to go have your meeting and visit,"

I truly am amazed that none of these folks understand we're not investing in the convention center, stadiums OR downtown.

We are investing (forceably, without any say in the matter) in Jim Irsay, Mel Simon and Herb Simon. We might have gotten a better rate of return by investing in Bernie Madoff.

Cockrum was apparently in Decatur Township assurin...

2009-08-08T08:00:39.670-05:00

Cockrum was apparently in Decatur Township assuring voters that the Pacers $15 million had been taken off the table. As you know, Lutz did exactly the same thing at the council meeting. Now it's suddenly back on the table.

How many times do these people have to get lied to by the CIB folks before they start getting wise that they're being played?