Comments on Advance Indiana™: Ballard Offers Indy Voters A Real Choice

So let me get this straight, 7:22. You don't loo...

2007-07-22T13:13:00.000-05:00

So let me get this straight, 7:22. You don't look for ways to contribute for the good of the order, you contribute because someone hunts you down and begs and makes you feel important?

If that's the way this deal really works, no wonder this City is in the shape it's in. I hope the "little people" have more sense than you big money boys. I know I do. Anyone else who agrees, go to www.ballardformayor.com.
Good grief.

The Old Republican Money is in Bart's camp. The de...

2007-07-22T12:26:00.000-05:00

The Old Republican Money is in Bart's camp. The demographics in Marion County have changed but it's the same people pulling the strings behind the curtain.
Party politics seldom get in the way of business deals.
The GOP party split when their Old Guard were ran out by the New Guard.
The Old Guard took their money and influence with them.

So, 7:22, you and your ilk are the ones responsibl...

2007-07-22T09:56:00.000-05:00

So, 7:22, you and your ilk are the ones responsible for electing mayors who ignored:

Jail overcrowding, Combined Sewer Overlfow, Underfunded Pensions, a Juvenile Center run as a personal fiefdom by an out-of-control judge...that's about $2 billion of unpaid problems right there, and I could go on.

Solutions to all those problems were sacrificed at the Republican Altar of No-New-Taxes.

See what happens when you ignore problems? They get expensive. And more complicated to solve. Let your leaky roof go for ten years instead of ten weeks, and see how many more problems it solves.

That does not give the Mayor and Council a pass on solving these difficult issues. His announcement eysterday, about freezing hiring, should and must start with the Parks Department. There are more hacks sitting around in pickups there, than any department in government.

I think the freeze will demonstrate one thing: govt. has been too fat for a long time on the personnel side. Or on the efficiency side. Take your pick.

Bart will win by a clear and large margin but it w...

2007-07-22T07:22:00.000-05:00

Bart will win by a clear and large margin but it will be hollow.

I routinely contribute to R candidates for mayor and have since 1971 (Lugar's second term race). Ballard's organization needs to get with it and solicit past mayoral contributors asap.

So far Ballard has run a very amateurish campaign.

Attractive candidate. But the stars just don't al...

2007-07-22T01:13:00.000-05:00

Attractive candidate. But the stars just don't align correctly.

Bart by ten.

Council: up to 18 or 19 Dems.

i'm making a $100 donation. i am a fairly prototy...

2007-07-21T23:11:00.000-05:00

i'm making a $100 donation. i am a fairly prototypical urban democrat and have never voted for a republican at the local level in my life. that all changes this november. i met greg and he spoke with me for 30 minutes. he's got it right people.

I'm with you, Pike, used the online donation thing...

2007-07-21T22:37:00.000-05:00

I'm with you, Pike, used the online donation thingy. www.ballardformayor.com

Who else is in?

Brizzi had to spend Millions to eek out a county ...

2007-07-21T22:20:00.000-05:00

Brizzi had to spend Millions to eek out a county wide victory.

Now if the 100,000 people who voted for Brizzi donate just $30 to Ballard that would equal the cash Peterson has.

I will make my $30 tonight - Anyone else with me !

Pike Voter.

Yeah, but Ballard was SLATED and the stupid GOP go...

2007-07-21T20:16:00.000-05:00

Yeah, but Ballard was SLATED and the stupid GOP got all hung up on that.

Not a chance. Get over it.

2007-07-21T20:05:00.000-05:00

Not a chance. Get over it.

Before you vote, look at your property TAX increas...

2007-07-21T19:41:00.000-05:00

Before you vote, look at your property TAX increase, your income TAX increase and think: what is the money being SPENT on?

Remember: Bart increased the number of deputy mayors, added an executive "Asst Director of Public Safety" (although there is no longer a police dept in public safety dept), increased the salary of deputy mayors, had a hiring freeze on new police, still has a hiring freeze on service-level city employees, has not given city employees a raise they deserve (but did give his staff a raise), spend millions of TAX dollars on a new home for the Pacers & Colts & gave the Simons a little something for their headquarters....

Then ask yourself if you can afford any more of the Democrats TAXing & SPENDing.

Ballard, like Dickerson, is receiving a lot of gra...

2007-07-21T19:33:00.000-05:00

Ballard, like Dickerson, is receiving a lot of grassroots support. Remember that Dickerson pulled 47% of the vote in the 7th District, which excludes some of the most Republican areas of the county. I'm picking up indications that money is starting to flow into Ballard's campaign. I haven't seen any hard numbers yet, but it's building enthusiam within his own campaign. I contend that Ballard can win without what you refer to as the "REP Power structure." Many of those folks have been in the Peterson camp for the past 8 years. A lot of them don't even live in Marion Co. anymore.

I have heard the "Perfect Storm" theory before. La...

2007-07-21T19:21:00.000-05:00

I have heard the "Perfect Storm" theory before. Last years Dickerson vs Carson race.

Unless the REP Power structure steps up to the plate and support Ballard with cold hard cash it will be a very tough uphill fight like last year.

If may be up to the rank and file of the REP party to step up and do it on their own to support Ballard in his race against Mayor Peterson.

Pike Voter