It’s like 9/11… times 100
Spottswoode: From what INTELLIGENCE has gathered, it would be 9/11 times 100. Gary Johnston: 9/11 times a hundred? Jesus, that’s… Spottswoode: Yes, ninety-one thousand, one hundred. – Team America: World Police Mike Pence, Indiana Congressman and current GOP candidate for…
Indiana GOP delegation prioritizes tax loopholes over 9/11 heroes
Last night, the House failed to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. The bill needed a 2/3 majority to pass, but the final vote was 255-159. Indiana’s Congressional delegation split their votes along party lines: Carson, Donnelly,…
Five Years Later: Of Faith & Fire
The beginning of July is always a busy time in Bloomington, but during my time here it’s also been a sadly violent time of year. Five years ago in July, someone threw a makeshift firebomb through the window of the…
Dan Coats: Lobbying For Yemen?
Greg Sargent reports that national Democrats, already hitting Dan Coats for his comments about not coming back to Indiana, will “go on the offensive” today about Coats’ lobbying for foreign governments. According to a short piece in The Hill, Coats…
Mosque Arson in Indiana
From the Indianapolis Star online: FBI agents and members of its Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating a fire early today at a Bloomington mosque. Officials at the Islamic Center of Bloomington said a window was broken at the center…