Comments on Advance Indiana™: Brewer Finally Says Something To Distinguish Himself

You can start at p. 339 but you might want to...

2015-10-26T21:54:32.550-05:00

You can start at p. 339 but you might want to go back a chapter to get the drift.
341, 345, 346, 350

Anon 8:29, what pages should we read. Cady's ...

2015-10-26T15:00:22.695-05:00

Anon 8:29, what pages should we read. Cady's excellent book does not have an index and it has been some time since I read it.

No more giveaways? Tell it to the Governor; tell i...

2015-10-26T13:09:59.861-05:00

No more giveaways? Tell it to the Governor; tell it to the Capital 'Improvement' Board; tell it to the Mayor, but don't tell it to us. Feeding at the trough is the new business model for those with connections. Sports stadiums come, sport stadiums go, but the debt lingers on. And now it's just about time for another Turkish bath.

For those of you who believe in Hogsett, you need ...

2015-10-26T08:29:17.841-05:00

For those of you who believe in Hogsett, you need to read Dick Cady's book, Deadline: Indianapolis.... I don't have a dog in that fight, financial or otherwise but the information certainly removes Hogsett from consideration for ANYTHING.

Perhaps Chuck Brewer should be given a chance to perform? Hogsett has had his day in the spotlight.

Brewer would be a tool of the current corrupt admi...

2015-10-26T07:33:40.564-05:00

Brewer would be a tool of the current corrupt administration.

Brewer is grasping at straws at this point. I don...

2015-10-26T05:06:57.088-05:00

Brewer is grasping at straws at this point. I don't believe a word he says. Besides, everybody does this sort of thing but here's something my fellow Hoosiers may wish to ponder. I recently had lunch with an economic development official in another state. He works to attract business to a mid sized city that not too long ago was down and out but has managed to reposition itself in a somewhat unique way. For obvious reasons, I don't want to name it. During the course of our lunch, he said "we have to be picky about who we reach out to. There are a lot of companies we simply do not want to do business with." He even laughed and casually threw in that some of the cities he competes with will take anybody who comes calling.

I question why government needs to be in the "attracting business" business at all, but if they are it seems to me that this is a critical consideration and this is where Indiana and Indianapolis in particular fall way short. We'll dance with anybody who asks us to dance. It doesn't much matter if they have money, investors, a track record, anything. All they have to so is say the words "high tech" and promise to create jobs and we'll give them anything they want. You have to have a little pride. You have to protect and build your brand. Otherwise you look desperate. It's okay to be desperate, but it's never okay to communicate that. Right now, Indy's brand is "We're desperate." Given that, we shouldn't be surprised. I see nothing in Chuck Brewer the man to suggest that he has the stones or even the understanding necessary to change this.

This isn't much and it isn't enough for me...

2015-10-25T21:31:44.098-05:00

This isn't much and it isn't enough for me to reconsidering a refusal in casting a ballot for a newbie (Brewer) served up by the corrupt Marion County Republican machine. Lying Joe won't get my vote, either.

Jen and Kyle can both go pound sand. Or count the stacks Jen receives monthly.