Comments on Advance Indiana™: Why Lincoln Plowman Honestly Believes He Is Innocent

"The council tightened its rules two years ag...

2011-09-23T17:25:39.724-05:00

"The council tightened its rules two years ago -- a move Plowman supported. It now has an ethics committee that quickly and publicly reviews complaints against council members, Vaughn said."

The last time the Ethics Committee met was March 18, 2010. Nobody complains, I guess. Actually, I think the rules require a Councillor to complain. The rest of us have no standing to do so.

Conrad, I would love to get "involved" ...

2011-09-18T17:09:35.452-05:00

Conrad,

I would love to get "involved" however we had to move from Indiana to find jobs in our fields to regain our profession after the mess in Indiana.

Good luck in the journey. If the FBI wants to talk to us they know where we are and we have all the evidence safely locked away.

Several politicians and state appointees will enjoy their time in the spotlight if anything ever gets done.

Marycatherine, Conrad Cortellini is indeed the na...

2011-09-18T06:16:22.176-05:00

Marycatherine,

Conrad Cortellini is indeed the name to write in. I have a website @ www.cortellini.net in case you are interested.

Conrad Cortellini? Is that the write-in name for M...

2011-09-17T17:11:00.851-05:00

Conrad Cortellini? Is that the write-in name for Mayor?

I know, I can tell you that I have been upset and...

2011-09-17T05:10:54.419-05:00

I know,

I can tell you that I have been upset and frustrated at the way our City government works for quite some time now. I applaud the efforts of Gary Welsh, Advance Indiana and Paul Ogden, Ogden on Politics, "lawyers who know what is going on" and are speaking out on their blogs. This democratic forum seems to be the last offering of true meaningful journalism.

The Big Money interests that have taken over our government are powerful and entrenched. It will not be easy to root them out and restore a government that works for the citizen.

I sympathize with your experience but I must say that I was not able to follow your story completely - I would be interested in obtaining a better understanding.

As to what I am doing, I am currently running for Mayor as an independent write-in candidate. I encourage you to get involved. After all, we the citizens are ultimately responsible for our own governance. One can say that we have the government we deserve. We are the only ones that can and must change it.

Cortellini

Cortellini, The operative word should be what are...

2011-09-16T21:02:06.956-05:00

Cortellini,
The operative word should be what are you and the lawyers who know what is going on going to do about the mess.

Some of us were summoned by the elected officials under threat of a subpoena to testify and give our information and then got sued by their fat cat friends who they turned the information over to.

On top of it your ATTORNEY GENERAL tells people that no good deed goes unpunished and chases the victims out of the court system.

So those of us that stuck our neck out are still waiting for the rest of you to march down to the right folks and demand some action.

Don't try the Star or WRTV as the editor of the Star will tell you he has better things to do. I have his emails telling me so. WRTV chased one of the crooks around the state capitol while the gentlemen ran away and a few days later after a news item made it on the 6;00 o'clock with the reporter and afterwards they were told to make it disappear. The reporter told folks he needed to keep his job!

You as a taxpayer have been defaulted to the tune of $10,000.00 once and $180,000,000.00 twice. The friends have more money than the State of Indiana so no one will touch them. That is a quote for law enforcement in Indiana!

Does Mr. Hogsett really believe what he is telling you and that no one is above the law? There is a big sand pile full of cat dung right in front of him and some of us have the stinky material to prove but we got tarred and feathered. It is your turn to persuade the lawyers in Indianapolis to do the RIGHT thing!

Don't bet on it happening anytime soon.

But they got a $5,000.00 minnow didn't they!

Well what I would like to know is; what are we as ...

2011-09-16T03:51:05.092-05:00

Well what I would like to know is; what are we as citizens, who are ultimately responsible for the working of our government, going to do about it?

Marycatherine, I really do think that people can b...

2011-09-15T20:52:53.013-05:00

Marycatherine, I really do think that people can become so accustomed to their ways of conducting business that they become blinded to the notion that anything they are doing is improper, particularly when so many others around them are doing the same things. Chicago has a case of this today in its Fire Department. The firefighter were allowed mileage reimbursement up to a maximum amount. An investigation determined that many of the firefighters automatically submitted the maximum allowed and worked backwards to pad their mileage to qualify for the maximum reimbursement. The Inspector General wanted all of the firefighters who were caught padding their expenses fired, but the Fire Commissioner over ruled him and decided to fire only the worst 4 of the 54 offenders. The Sun-Times explained the rationale for the commissioner's decision: "The commissioner said he based his disciplinary action on the 'otherwise clean disciplinary records' of the 43 suspended firefighters and on Ferguson’s finding that the mileage padding was 'condoned by the supervisors since well before 2009.'"

Indy4U2C, Over the past few years the political i...

2011-09-15T20:42:47.964-05:00

Indy4U2C,

Over the past few years the political insider dealing and conflicts of interest far exceed anything Gray was ever accused of. Hogsett should go after the big fish, not chase Gray for what are by now petty offenses.

The statute of limitations on Monroe "Sweet P...

2011-09-15T19:48:10.273-05:00

The statute of limitations on Monroe "Sweet Pea" Gray is not yet expire...will Hogsett go after this criminal activity that was so very obvious that the local newspaper put the evidence on 'front street?'

Dirty politics...is dirty. All involved should be prosecuted! -I wonder if Mr. Johnson reads this?

Hogsett definitely has bigger fish to fry, but I d...

2011-09-15T19:14:47.154-05:00

Hogsett definitely has bigger fish to fry, but I do not share your conviction that Plowman 'honestly' believes he is innocent, AI.

I agree. I started feeling sorry for Lincoln (and ...

2011-09-15T19:13:57.788-05:00

I agree. I started feeling sorry for Lincoln (and his family) after the guilty verdict, because, as you noted, there are many high-profile examples of theft in broad daylight, without any repercussions. His actions were laughably tame by comparison. I, for one, expect that nothing more will occur other than nabbing a few additional small fish, so they can pretend they are doing something.

Pretense is always the operative word to use to describe government - well other than thieving bas...ds.

Very thoughtful article. Thank you for all your wo...

2011-09-15T19:09:57.885-05:00

Very thoughtful article. Thank you for all your work. I am in awe.