<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post9074724144139167681..comments</id><updated>2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Advance Indiana™: Wining &amp; Dining</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/9074724144139167681/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2009/07/wining-dining.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Gary R. Welsh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6071169233008921084</id><published>2009-07-23T10:02:24.525-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T10:02:24.525-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Senator Taylor is my representative.  I wonder why...</title><content type='html'>Senator Taylor is my representative.  I wonder why he picks up the tab sometimes too when he&amp;#39;s having lunch with his &amp;quot;friend&amp;quot;.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/9074724144139167681/comments/default/6071169233008921084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/9074724144139167681/comments/default/6071169233008921084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2009/07/wining-dining.html?showComment=1248361344525#c6071169233008921084' title=''/><author><name>M Theory</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/01892309818226431745</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3C-GegnrxUQ/SKtT8FloHrI/AAAAAAAAAzg/b-2DU91Zmtw/S220/Black+Sunday+Mely.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2009/07/wining-dining.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9074724144139167681' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/9074724144139167681' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-383808155"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="10:02 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4767683573366166770</id><published>2009-07-22T19:30:48.370-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-22T19:30:48.370-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Here&amp;#39;s a quid pro quo -&#xa;&#xa;Indiana doesn&amp;#39;t h...</title><content type='html'>Here&amp;#39;s a quid pro quo -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Indiana doesn&amp;#39;t have a dump truck cover law, so windshield destruction is common.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Trucking is peeved about having to pay for all the windshields destroyed by dumptrucks operating without load covers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Trucking racket spends tons of money lobbying (greasing) state legislators.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Trucking tells the state legislature to change the law so dump truck plates are placed on the front of the truck.  The only vehicle to which this applies.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This would create a needless &amp;#39;class&amp;#39; in violation of Article 1, Section 23 of the Indiana Constitution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would also work against the public good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the legal bailout for dump trucks passed easily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That&amp;#39;s Indiana.  Do the math and see how we would up with geographically oddly-placed legalized gambling sites, all controlled by heavily &amp;#39;connected&amp;#39; politicos.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/9074724144139167681/comments/default/4767683573366166770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/9074724144139167681/comments/default/4767683573366166770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2009/07/wining-dining.html?showComment=1248309048370#c4767683573366166770' title=''/><author><name>Unigov</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/15532072215831286109</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2009/07/wining-dining.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-9074724144139167681' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/9074724144139167681' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-859334839"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="7:30 PM GMT-5"/></entry></feed>