Indiana’s economy under Mitch Daniels
I was disappointed to see the usually-sharp Ed Kilgore fall into the trap of buying Mitch Daniels’ spin – in a recent piece on Mitch Daniels’ presidential prospects, Kilgore wrote that “his state’s positive fiscal record stands out sharply against…
Olbermann names Dan Burton as “Worst Person”
On Wednesday, Media Matters caught Indiana Congressman Dan Burton promoting conspiracy theories on the floor of the House. And this time, it wasn’t about how Hillary Clinton murdered Vince Foster. Instead, Burton – along with his Texas counterpart, Rep. Louie…
Mitch Daniels gets defensive about Chrysler BK lawsuit
So many lies, straw men, and distortions in one piece, and they all serve for Mitch Daniels’ self-aggrandizement. He never mentions the cost to Hoosiers of this lawsuit. He elides his administrations’ decisions to gamble state pensions on risky investments….
CBPP demolishes Mitch Daniels’ lies about cost of health care reform
Ouch. This has to leave a mark. The Star’s Bill Ruthart had a pretty good piece about this too, juxtaposing Daniel’s fact-free scaremongering with rational quotes from Tim Kaine and Kathleen Sebelius. (Health-care reform: Daniels still doubtful about cost, state’s…
A Cold Welcome for Dan Coats
Absolutely brutal – and spot on – email from the state party: On behalf of Hoosiers everywhere, we’d like to welcome back Dan Coats to the State of Indiana. After more than a decade working, living, and voting in Washington,…
Judge David Hamilton confirmed to 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Just two days after 70 Senators voted to break the deadlock and move forward with his nomination, Hoosier Judge David Hamilton was confirmed by the full Senate this afternoon by a vote of 59-39. Senator Lugar was the only Republican…
Lobbyist targets Hoosiers with misleading healthcare ads
Earlier today, I caught a horrendous anti-healthcare reform ad, targeted at Hoosiers, on the radio. Everything in the ad was either factually wrong or dangerously misleading, so I listened closely for the supplier of this misinformation campaign. As it turns…
Elizabeth Warren grills IN Treasurer Mourdock
I missed that there was actually a recording of the Congressional Oversight Panel’s hearings on the GM and Chrysler bankruptcies in Detroit. As reported in the Detroit Free Press, the real fireworks came at the end of the show: And…
