Comments on Advance Indiana™: Incumbents Beware

I suspected all along there was some dirty deal th...

2007-07-25T14:32:00.000-05:00

I suspected all along there was some dirty deal that Keller did in exchange for his vote.

Given my background (commission sales) I'm pretty good knowing when I'm being lied to. Keller's little speech on Monday's council vote night, was less than believeable.

Anyone know what position Keller is getting for being traitor to The People? Please don't tell me he's going to take over the city market debacle.

Keller won't move into the private sector, the May...

2007-07-25T12:22:00.000-05:00

Keller won't move into the private sector, the Mayor has a position waiting for him. Don't forget that Keller co-sponsered the 65% tax increase.
I wonder how much they assessed Keller's downtown home for?

Most of the near east side residents fully support...

2007-07-25T09:30:00.000-05:00

Most of the near east side residents fully support Brian Mahern. Wait and see, it's just a matter of months before Scott Keller moves into the private sector.

Damn, Gary, I had no idea.I've tried similarly to ...

2007-07-25T05:07:00.000-05:00

Damn, Gary, I had no idea.

I've tried similarly to get some state budget info for a year and a half.

It seems simple, but for some reason, public officials recoil at the public asking for information. They ought to embrace the opportunity.

ballardformayor.com

2007-07-24T22:13:00.000-05:00

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It's very offensive to sit at one of those council...

2007-07-24T19:45:00.000-05:00

It's very offensive to sit at one of those council meeting and see smug-acting members of the administration like Steve Campbell deliver all kinds of information to members of the media and the council and completely ignore the public in attendance. The indygov website is atrocious when it comes to learning information about the budget. The information is all 3 or 4 years old. They pulled the web link for conflict of interest statements. This administration hides as much information as possible. Kobi Wright ignored a public records request I made over 7 months ago for the conflict of interest statements filed by Lacy Johnson, Lonnell Conley and Monroe Gray. Interestingly, Brendan O'Shaughnessy got Gray's statement about 3 weeks after I originally requested it and broke the story on Gray. I tried to get information on the budget on the phone one day and got passed from one office to another for about 30 minutes. I asked Scott Keller if he could get it for me. He said he would, but I'm still waiting. Apparently he never got the information before he voted on the tax increase either.

7:24 For two weeks I have tried to hold of the May...

2007-07-24T19:32:00.000-05:00

7:24 For two weeks I have tried to hold of the Mayor's 2007 budget without success.

So now Howey's insights are pertinent? His battin...

2007-07-24T19:24:00.000-05:00

So now Howey's insights are pertinent? His batting average is suspect, at best.

Look, this radically sour climate will hurt all politicians this fall. Will it spill the mayor's applecart? No. Will it tilt the council? No.

There are different reasons I've come to this conclusion. The council as a unit deserves what it gets--it's a monument to political croynism and ineffectiveness. There are good councillors--Borst, Mansfield, Nytes, Vaughan.

But the tax issue doesn't make or break any of them.

Dane Mahern was a goof before the vote and he still is. Angela Mansfield is a great councillor and she voted for the tax. Dane voted against the tax, so we hoist him on a mantle and worship him? And we ignore three and a half years of excellent constituent service by Angela because she voted for it?

How about a little proportion? There have been probably 500 or 600 votes on all kinds of issues, some important, some mundane, during the last four years. One tax vote does not a councillor make. Look at their body of work.

Some of them will frighten you. And some, on each side of the aisle, will make you marvel at their ability to seek out public opinion and do their best.

Their behavior last night was a disgrace. When will King Ro just go away? And Ike finally gets it right, but get shouted down. But the public I saw on Ch. 16 didn't behave much better.

Remember, Bart ORIGINALLY said this would aid prop...

2007-07-24T19:08:00.000-05:00

Remember, Bart ORIGINALLY said this would aid property tax relief, but he quickly backed away from that when the Gov stepped up to get things back on track.

Anon 705 - you are absolutely right! SHOW US THE BUDGET BART! Line by line.

Is Keller for real or has just simply lost touch w...

2007-07-24T19:05:00.000-05:00

Is Keller for real or has just simply lost touch with reality.
He's a liar. No one knows where this tax money will ultimately end up because it was simply passed as tax increase and nothing more.
There will not be additional officers on the street, only replacements for the 100 or more that will retire or quit. There was NOTHING in that tax bill that actually said where the money is going.
Keller can side step it until he falls on his ass but the near Eastside voters don't have the word STUPID written on there fore heads and Keller's place on the CCC is as good as gone.

Viva la revolution, baby!

2007-07-24T18:52:00.000-05:00

Viva la revolution, baby!