Comments on Advance Indiana™: Pay To Play Is The Ballard Way

Just more proof that the so caalled two-party syst...

2009-03-08T11:00:00.000-05:00

Just more proof that the so caalled two-party system needs a major overhaul.

This country is supposed to run on a system of checks and balances. We the People need to hold our politicians accountable. They are supposed to work for us, not the other way around.

In St. Louis there is a major scandal involving th...

2009-03-05T20:33:00.000-05:00

In St. Louis there is a major scandal involving the towing contract and the police department. In Illinois the governor gets impeached in Indy we reward public corruption with election and re-election. Thats the core of the republican and democratic parties here. It is surely the one thing I hate about Indiana.

Now I really feel bad. I gave the Ballard campaig...

2009-03-04T20:36:00.000-05:00

Now I really feel bad. I gave the Ballard campaign a check for $2,500near the end of his campaign, the same as Tobias, but I did not get even a thank you note, much less a tee shirt. I guess it is important that you have the right address on your check (I am just a poor southsider). I did it because I simply believed what he was saying. I am a small citizen who believed he has helping bring about change. Oh well, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well you know.....

...but a full Colonel in the United States Marine ...

2009-03-04T15:20:00.000-05:00

...but a full Colonel in the United States Marine Corp.

I suppose it doesn't matter much one way or the other, but he was a major in the USMC. Upon retirement, military folks get a one level promotion, so Maj. Ballard became Lt. Col. Ballard, ret'd.

I am truly ashamed that I voted for Ballard.He was...

2009-03-04T08:53:00.000-05:00

I am truly ashamed that I voted for Ballard.
He was a veteran,not just a grunt gunny like me but a full Colonel in the United States Marine Corp. Colonel Ballard is a disgrace to the Corp.
He can deal and stuff his pockets with all the cash he can get his filthy hands on but I'll be damned if I and other vets will let his corruption go unchallenged.
He's a disgrace, a shameful pitiful disgrace.

I've live my entire life (so far) here. I just wan...

2009-03-04T05:42:00.000-05:00

I've live my entire life (so far) here. I just want out now, something I could never have imagined 5 years ago. If it wasn't for the the current horrible market for homes, I'd be selling out and moving on.

Eventually all this will come crashing down. There is just no way it can last. So what if these people pass on their millions to their kids. In order to keep the status quo, the government is going to be forced to tax those millions in the 50%+ range. The more expensive that make it to raise a family, the more decent people choose to have fewer, or no, kids. In the meantime, the welfare layabouts and bums pop out kid after kid after kid. When those kids hit their teens, that is when more trouble starts.

I would have never thought that robberies and carjackings would be a regular occurrence on 86th and 96th streets. Look at our city now. If your lucky, you'll only be a property crime victim, not a physical crime victim.

I am so glad I don't live in Marion County. Hopefully within a few months time, I won't be working in that county either.

No Gary, it is NOT too much to ask. But I am conv...

2009-03-03T22:28:00.000-05:00

No Gary, it is NOT too much to ask. But I am convinced it's too much to expect.

I've live my entire life (so far) here. I just want out now, something I could never have imagined 5 years ago. If it wasn't for the the current horrible market for homes, I'd be selling out and moving on.

I wonder if this is what Goldsmith taught Ballard ...

2009-03-03T21:46:00.000-05:00

I wonder if this is what Goldsmith taught Ballard when he was whisked away to Harvard, shortly after his election, to take that crash course on being Mayor?

These guys must have so much fun sitting around th...

2009-03-03T21:09:00.000-05:00

These guys must have so much fun sitting around the poker table at Meridian Hills swapping stories about the different deals that have made them multi-millionaires and say to themselves, "God, the people of Indianapolis sure are stupid to let us get by with all of this graft. God love them."

Even when I'm at my best, I couldn't say it any be...

2009-03-03T20:57:00.000-05:00

Even when I'm at my best, I couldn't say it any better than you, Gary. The detail you provided shredded any illusion this is anything more than Indianapolis pay to play politics. While there is versions of this played out across the state, I don't think there's any place worse, and more corrupt, than Indianapolis. I'm not even sure Gary competes with us.

I particularly liked what you said about the lack of activity from the Marion County Prosecutor and U.S. Attorney's Office. It's so true. People engaged in public corruption have nothing to worry about here in Indianapolis. Even when you give prosecutors fraud and corruption on a silver platter (e.g. the Lawrence water deal) nothing ever happens to those involved. In that case, political insiders turned a thousand dollar contribution into millions.