Why this isn’t being said every day, on every page of every newspaper and on every TV news show, is beyond me. If private companies can’t create jobs, then there is no way for us to grow our way out…
I’m thinking of starting a futures fund betting against Mitch Daniels’ predictions. You see, Mitch Daniels has a problem with predictions. Given his famous “misunderestimations” of the cost of the Iraq War, the trends of health care costs, and the…
The national Chamber of Commerce (unlike the smaller, local groups who share that name) is the embodiment of everything wrong with a special interest group. It advocates policies that benefit only a small handful of people while hurting most Americans,…
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,…
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of talking with Purdue professor and 4th District candidate David Sanders. He was out greeting voters at the Monroe County Fair after spending the day going door to door – something he’s done in all…
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…
At a press conference earlier this week, Rep. Mike Pence decided to push the latest GOP talking point on taxes: “The American people deserve to know that, should Democrats get their way, every income tax bracket will increase on January…
Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, who has long focused on nuclear proliferation issues, issued a statement that severely criticized 2012 GOP hopeful Mitt Romney’s recent op-ed opposing the new START treaty. Lugar has been a supporter of the new START treaty,…
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…
There’s been quite a few posts like this springing up around the Web the last few days, but as usual it’s Greg Sargent who pieces them together into a narrative. Clipped from voices.washingtonpost.com Ever since John Boehner accused Dems last…
