Comments on Advance Indiana™: Hogsett Names More Insiders To Transition Team

Thanks for the correction, Joshua. Duly noted.

2015-11-16T11:38:15.143-05:00

Thanks for the correction, Joshua. Duly noted.

Pretty big error on Rob Rob MacPherson.s bio. He ...

2015-11-16T11:24:08.703-05:00

Pretty big error on Rob Rob MacPherson.s bio. He works at the Central Indiana Community Foundation NOT CICP. Can you please fix this error?

10:45 AM - I personally know Ms. Scales since 2007...

2015-11-14T20:48:48.556-05:00

10:45 AM - I personally know Ms. Scales since 2007 and some might recall I helped blow the whistle on the (at the time) Ryerson Rag giving a handjob to her Democratic opponent without even contacting Christine Scales to appear before the Ed Board. She has put herself on the chopping block several times for doing what she thought was right. She DOES NOT drink the Vermon... errr I mean South Pennsylvania Street Koolaid. She has little love for Walker & Co. after they put up a primary challenger to take her out. Those who claim she "sold out" need to realize she's just one vote of what is now 25, and in a two vote minority.

I have no reason to concur with the opinions of ot...

2015-11-14T17:32:43.356-05:00

I have no reason to concur with the opinions of others spoken about Scales in this comment thread. Let's wait for the new administration, at least, before concluding she has abandoned the positions she has taken in the past.

Just another reason to move out of Marion County. ...

2015-11-14T16:45:38.092-05:00

Just another reason to move out of Marion County. Hogsett is a goof, he was a pretty lackluster attorney general and he will be a lackluster mayor.

Hogsett was never going to be 'different' ...

2015-11-14T15:19:07.752-05:00

Hogsett was never going to be 'different' than all the rest. What a JOKE his add was when he talked about 'insiders'. Those are his friends! He has no intention of cutting them out.

ANON 10:45 - I agree with you Scales slipped under...

2015-11-14T12:43:24.712-05:00

ANON 10:45 - I agree with you Scales slipped under the waves. Let's face it once in a while some elected official will bang their shield with their sword to grab attention, but in the end they toss the sword and shield and run fast.

Will Tully have some fawning article on Hogshitt??? How do you spin Hogshitt reaching out to the 1% and insiders???

I agree with Anon 10:45 about Scales. Also, for t...

2015-11-14T11:56:39.335-05:00

I agree with Anon 10:45 about Scales. Also, for those that forgot, Hunter and his pal Sandlin were responsible for kicking Scales off the GOP City-County Council caucus. Since Sandlin does big business with city government, the prosecutor’s office, and Butler Univ., do not look for him to do anything contrary to what his bosses require him to do.

http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2015/11/12/s...

2015-11-14T11:51:09.056-05:00

http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2015/11/12/social-media-replace-real-journalists/75661402/ Social media here in Indianapolis turns up more useful information than duh Star does. Calling out the local crooks by name is useful. Having got to know, via the blogs, who the R crooks were and are it seems hard on the public to have to learn a whole new bunch of them.

Anon 9:46- Could it be possible that in reality Ma...

2015-11-14T10:45:30.018-05:00

Anon 9:46- Could it be possible that in reality Marion County GOP Scales is just another politician like the rest of them? Could it be Republican Scales drank the MCRCC Kool Aid and took the blue pill to keep her power and position this last election cycle? Some former Scales supporters assert "Yes". Scales excels at bragging how she suffers for her positions; she excels at social media postings about her support from FOP organizations but does she excel at creating a real consensus among her political peers and thus being able to move that consensus to make effective change this City needs or to stop illegal deals? Some of her former supporters might be saying "No".

Without a doubt, Scales presented loads of proof of the corruption and law breaking of Republican Greg Ballard in his many illegal schemes Marion County taxpayers are now saddled with for decades. But that's as far as it went. Nothing was done. It's all still there.

What this County needs is a leader and Ms. Scales proved more than one time she leads at complaining but Scales Fails at the type of effective leadership the Marion County voters need.

At least with the internet and real reporters like...

2015-11-14T10:13:48.328-05:00

At least with the internet and real reporters like Gary, this is known and not the least bit surprising. At some point the fake crony economy will collapse. Otherwise, nothing will change as long as the people still have enough bread to eat and circuses to keep them entertained. In the end, does someone like Jeffrey Mallamad with $125,000 to waste actually have a better life than most of us reading this website? I'd guess he still has to eat, sleep, use the bathroom, and get dressed like the rest of us. Something tells me having that much money is unnecessarily stressful.

If Hogsett wanted to send a positive signal, he wo...

2015-11-14T09:46:31.591-05:00

If Hogsett wanted to send a positive signal, he would have chosen a Republican like Scales instead of Hunter to be on his transition team. Joe doesn't like whistleblowers. He proved that to us when he was federal prosecutor.

Same S---, just another day.

2015-11-14T09:22:51.933-05:00

Same S---, just another day.

So much for giving the neighborhoods a seat at the...

2015-11-14T08:31:30.702-05:00

So much for giving the neighborhoods a seat at the table.

YES --> "Like I told you, Joe Hogsett is a...

2015-11-14T08:30:30.618-05:00

YES --> "Like I told you, Joe Hogsett is a total fraud. His actions always speak much louder than the bluster and rhetoric he spews during campaigns. Expect the theft of public assets Hogsett railed against during his campaign to continue, if not accelerate, during the coming years."

As if any of us intelligent voters were ever deluded this would not be the case.

It did not matter who became mayor and it sure as hell did not matter at all who was elected/retained as your City County Councilor.

As for the corruption of both major parties and the lies of all those politicians... The Band Plays On.