Comments on Advance Indiana™: CIB Abruptly Drops Privatization Move

I agree, Gary. Straub should not expect any loyal...

2010-06-05T18:49:02.842-05:00

I agree, Gary. Straub should not expect any loyalty from Mayes. Mayes certainly didn't get his position with legal experience or talent, neither of which he appears to have, but rather a willingess to sell out to Establishment types. He's the right hand man for Hamilton County resident David Brooks in the Marion County GOP. That speaks volumes right there about what he is willing to do.

Straub has already been castrated by Ballard. That...

2010-06-05T18:18:16.625-05:00

Straub has already been castrated by Ballard. That message was sent loud and clear when he sent over Mayes and Requez-Smith to watch over every move he makes. If Straub hasn't figured that out yet, he should be watching what he says around those two.

It is not too late for Schnitzler to dig deeper, e...

2010-06-05T18:11:52.452-05:00

It is not too late for Schnitzler to dig deeper, eh.

It was a big mistake to bring Straub here and one ...

2010-06-05T17:24:35.413-05:00

It was a big mistake to bring Straub here and one that Ballard will regret.

I'm not sure how this discussion veered off on...

2010-06-05T16:49:50.865-05:00

I'm not sure how this discussion veered off on Spears, but since it has, I lost confidence in him when he moonlighted for the Colts and put protecting Colts players from police arrests ahead of his job as police chief.

I have no problem with Spears being replaced. He ...

2010-06-05T16:21:43.528-05:00

I have no problem with Spears being replaced. He was awful. I have reservations about Straub though.

I've attempted to read it twice & am still...

2010-06-05T11:05:11.011-05:00

I've attempted to read it twice & am still confused. Does anybody else agree that if you have to read at least three times why an effort to reduce government (privatization) has been abandoned (without real explanation)- you should smell a rat?

I thought I liked the idea of having a theoretically non-professional politician for mayor. But, I think the communication has been lacking. We should have gotten more explicit explanations why our police chief got replaced, why we need the magnitude of water rate hikes (not just for water), and why we can't privatize our stadium management.

Even if it will confuse, delay, or impede making progress as quickly as might be liked, we are STILL owed an initial explanation- because we're paying for it. Taxpayers aren't worthy of such detail? Or, between 2-3 local blogs, the newspaper, and a couple of local radio stations worth of news, I still missed the initial "why" on these events?