Stephen Pearlstein sums up Mourdock’s Chrysler challenge
Several years ago a number of Indiana’s state pension funds decided to invest $17 million in Chrysler debt at what looked to be the bargain price of 43 cents on the dollar. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out and Chrysler slipped…
Mourdock’s response to Supreme Court ruling
Howey has Mourdock’s response to the Supreme Court’s rejection of his attempts to delay the Chrysler bankruptcy deal: “I am disappointed to have learned that the U.S. Supreme Court has lifted the stay in the Chrysler bankruptcy case thereby allowing…
Indiana’s Healthcare Fight and America
The May 28th edition of The Economist features a story on the fight for health care reform in Indiana, and includes quotes from Bush’s Man Mitch, State Sen. Luke Kenley, and Dr. Rob Stone. On May 20, Hoosiers for a…
The alternate universe of Indiana community bankers
“To spend time with these Indiana community bankers is to step into an alternate universe, where everything sounds a little strange because it makes perfect sense. You hear things like, “If you don’t understand the risk you’re taking, don’t take…
Ball State’s geothermal system
“Imagine heating and cooling an entire university campus, not by coal or natural gas, but by the earth itself. That’s the essence of Ball State University’s new geothermal system. When completed, it will be the largest of its kind in…
Indiana part of national voter purge
The Hoosier state is caught up in part of a national voter purge that has attracted the attention of the New York Times, and is drawing the ire of the Social Security Administration. On OCtober 7, the AP reported: Federal…
Pence bumped from RNC speaking spot
Indiana Republican Mike Pence was bumped from his speaking spot at the RNC today. Despite Pence’s statement, it appears he was bumped to make way for Rudy Giuliani and Michael Steele, who were originally scheduled to speak on Tuesday: “While…
Ellison stands up for Indiana voters, unlike Mike Pence
The honorable Keith Ellison (D-MN) is doing a better job of standing up for Hoosiers than his colleague on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Indiana Republican Mike Pence. During testimony this evening, Ellison…
GOP Infighting on AG Nominees
I’m sick about reading about divisions in the Democratic party, so let’s look at divisions in the Republican party. Attorney General Steve Carter’s retirement left Republicans split between Valparaiso mayor Jon Costas and deputy AG Greg Zoeller. Mitch Daniels has…