Comments on Advance Indiana™: Council Leadership Races Shaping Up

Well, Vaughn is now P. Does that mean that Barnes ...

2009-12-14T19:18:54.840-05:00

Well, Vaughn is now P. Does that mean that Barnes & Thornburg now control the entire city?

Ballard claimed he hadn't made a decision yet ...

2009-12-13T22:43:18.559-05:00

Ballard claimed he hadn't made a decision yet when he was on Garrison's show this past week.

I wanted to mention this also - a week ago Friday ...

2009-12-13T22:26:30.409-05:00

I wanted to mention this also - a week ago Friday night, Fox59 news reported that Straub had been selected. There were no subsequent reports in any other media and no story on 59's website. Did anyone else catch this?

Well, just to be clear, I was talking about IMPD a...

2009-12-13T22:24:00.435-05:00

Well, just to be clear, I was talking about IMPD and the local power structures running Straub out of town. Ballard has certainly been a disappointment. This may be one of the more important decisions he will make - certainly for public safety.

I'm not sure running Mayor Ballard out of town...

2009-12-13T21:22:00.597-05:00

I'm not sure running Mayor Ballard out of town is a bad thing, Msmiith66. It would be tough for anyone to do any worse than Ballard has these last two years.

Straub seems like a good guy. I'm impressed w...

2009-12-13T20:15:31.108-05:00

Straub seems like a good guy. I'm impressed with his education and experience in law enforcement. It's time we look outside the departments for leadership to try to stem some of the corruption and culture that has existed for decades.

I suppose we'll know how how good the pick is by the reaction from IMPD. I would think they are already forming battle lines. We'll have to see how much power the mayor actually gives the position. Hopefully he won't be run out of town by the power bases that exist.