Comments on Advance Indiana™: Rule Of Law Does Not Apply To The CIB

Same gouging of the citizen, just a different part...

2010-10-13T05:26:19.893-05:00

Same gouging of the citizen, just a different party and variation than how they do it in Washington. Here, "business development" (Pacers, Lilly, et al) is king while conventional city infrastructure (schools, libraries, buses, foreclosure tear-downs), awaiting a promised economic resurgence, is left to crumble or get boarded-up.

In D.C., the private sector is disdained ("the rich") or thrown an unpaid-for federal bone occasionally ("stimulus"), while we federally lard-up on our "rights" to mandates, oversight and regulators (national health and financial "reform").

With the blatant excesses of each ideology, is it any wonder the former splinter movement of reducing goverment is now the leading issue for a majority of the American people?

Gary, you bring up a point I had forgotten - but w...

2010-10-12T21:45:40.167-05:00

Gary, you bring up a point I had forgotten - but which is very important.

That being the CIB does not have the legal authority to loan anybody anything. Not the Pacers. Not the Simons. Not my Uncle Frank.

The at-large positions were originaly instituted t...

2010-10-12T07:17:44.659-05:00

The at-large positions were originaly instituted to ensure R control of the Council when Unigov was first adopted. Now it works in reverse - the four at-large positions will almost always go Democrat given their base vote in the county. I doubt the Ds will want to get rid of the at-large. However, if the Rs get control of the state legislature, it's possible the positions will be eliminated.

I also wish that they would get rid of the at-larg...

2010-10-12T00:04:29.547-05:00

I also wish that they would get rid of the at-large councillor slots, AI. Thanks.

The Republican council is a total joke, Paul. I fi...

2010-10-11T21:31:29.206-05:00

The Republican council is a total joke, Paul. I find most of them totally embarrassing. They have Barb Malone chairing that committee. She is totally playing the suck up game now that she's getting whatever they gave her to buy her off. Remember how independent she was before? Something obviously caused her to suddenly lose her independent streak. I wish they would do away with the at-large councilors altogether. Twenty-five single member districts is enough.

Gary, it absolutely blows my mind that the CIB is ...

2010-10-11T21:13:49.198-05:00

Gary, it absolutely blows my mind that the CIB is claiming it is its own fiscal body. That's about the silliest thing I've ever heard.

As far as your comment regarding Rivera:

"Either he is totally stupid or is just the consummate ass kisser trying to win favor to help land more government contracts through his city council position for the MBE firm that employs him."

Why can't Rivera be both? He has quickly becoming the biggest embarassment for the Republicans on the Council. At least with the other councilors, if they really don't know what they're talking about, they are smart enough to keep quiet. Rivera doesn't seem able to do that.