Comments on Advance Indiana™: What Say Melina Kennedy?

Now you're just buying into Ballard's lies...

2010-07-13T20:41:50.535-05:00

Now you're just buying into Ballard's lies, Carlos. For the last fucking time, we are not selling an asset; we are transferring an asset from one public entity to another. Under Ballard's deal, the latter public entity is required to pay cash it does not have, which means it will have to take out a 30-year loan by issuing bonds. We will wind up paying several times the original cost of those infrastucture improvements with an 8 to 10-year life span in the form of much higher rates over the next 30 years. It is public finance at its worst. You cannot be a fiscal conservative, Carlos, and support this plan.

Gary, you & I will just have to agree to disag...

2010-07-13T20:24:39.491-05:00

Gary, you & I will just have to agree to disagree on the utility transfer. The way I see it, we have an asset and the city should try to get as much as possible for it.

Again, if the IURC would allow the utility to discriminate between Marion County and non-Marion County residents (residents to pay MUCH lower rates to compensate them for the sale of the city asset), I might agree with you. You and I both know that that ain't gonna happen. If we were to just hand over the utility, then rates would, of course, be lower...but they'd be lower for Boone and Hamilton County residents too EVEN THOUGH they didn't hand over an asset!

There are a couple of Democratic councilors suppor...

2010-07-13T16:19:05.874-05:00

There are a couple of Democratic councilors supporting Ballard's hidden tax increase for the water company deal. They need to be defeated in slating or in the primary. That may very welll happen.

Carlos, I'm not sure why you are so excited ab...

2010-07-13T14:29:49.758-05:00

Carlos, I'm not sure why you are so excited about Mayor Ballard's backdoor tax increase to fund all of those infrastructure improvements. The transfer of the utilites sans backdoor tax increase is okay. I've had it with all of these tax increasex Ballard and his Republican-controlled council are dealing us. I intend to do all I can as as life-long Republican to defeat all of them. If you don't want to act like a Republican, you sure as hell aren't getting my support.

If I was a Dem candidate for Mayor, I would've...

2010-07-13T13:13:12.299-05:00

If I was a Dem candidate for Mayor, I would've pounced on this announcement immediately...hell, the speech would've been written BEFOREHAND with blanks to fill in for the numbers. Just goes to show how truly dismal the Dem field remains.

For the record, I'm not happy about this, but I am VERY happy about the sale of the water utility to Citizens. My elation at the utility sale more than makes up for this foolishness.

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2010-07-13T11:18:14.704-05:00

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The mayoral election is 17 months away. There is ...

2010-07-13T08:42:47.500-05:00

The mayoral election is 17 months away. There is plenty of time for substantive debate. This is the time when candidates are forming their positions.

We need a good Libertarian candidate. Any takers?...

2010-07-12T20:53:15.696-05:00

We need a good Libertarian candidate. Any takers?

AI, I sense sarcasm on the Arizona comment. I ag...

2010-07-12T20:08:18.817-05:00

AI,

I sense sarcasm on the Arizona comment. I agree that's not a winning political issue, regardless of how one feels about the issue.

Yeah, the Pacers did was put on the tee for Evans to get some free publicity and he passed.

Gary, I believe that issue was tabled at last week...

2010-07-12T19:47:02.346-05:00

Gary, I believe that issue was tabled at last week's Rules and Public Policy Committee.

I forgot Evans was even running. He's been so ...

2010-07-12T19:13:52.604-05:00

I forgot Evans was even running. He's been so quiet as well. The only thing he's touting is a council resolution to boycott Arizona because it expects the federal government to enforce the immigration laws. That's a winning issue.

Thanks for calling out Kennedy, and I agree with y...

2010-07-12T18:54:35.219-05:00

Thanks for calling out Kennedy, and I agree with you. Worse than pathetic!!

It was a real opportunity for a second tier candid...

2010-07-12T18:52:47.402-05:00

It was a real opportunity for a second tier candidate like Jose Evans to get some free press and make some headway against Melina Kennedy. Instead he apparently decided to sit it out. Does Evans think he'll get Simons money if he doesn;t criticize the deal? It won't happen.