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Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2010
The incessant political ads leading up to the primaries all seemed to assume that we voters are either children or idiots. Every candidate for every office will protect our perks and cut our taxes! For the record, guys, most of us know there is no such thing as a free lunch. We know—or we should [...]
Continue reading...Outsourcing The Taxing Power
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government, Uncategorized on February 7th, 2010
There is a lively debate currently raging over the apparent intent of the Ballard Administration to sell Indianapolis’ water and sewer utilities. Most of the criticism centers on allegations that the decision-making process has been less than transparent—that whatever the merits of an ultimate deal, the public has been largely shut out of the discussions. [...]
Continue reading...Even When They’re Right on Principle…
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Uncategorized on January 18th, 2010
As readers of this blog know, I’m a firm proponent of nonpartisan redistricting. Gerrymandering “games”–played by both parties–simply allow incumbents to choose their voters, rather than the other way around. So I have been inclined to be supportive of Todd Rokita’s traveling road show, even while somewhat suspicious of his motives. Rokita, after all, was [...]
Continue reading...Journalism’s Responsibility?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging, Uncategorized on December 9th, 2009
In a recent blog post at Political Animal, Steve Benen addressed the decision of the Washington Post to run an op-ed on climate change written (okay, probably ghost-written, since she’s given no hint that she’s familiar with the English language) by Sarah Palin. The problem isn’t just that the paper published another right-wing piece from [...]
Continue reading...When Will They Ever Learn?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government, Uncategorized on December 7th, 2009
One of the problems with highly ideological politics of the sort we have these days is that there is no Republican or Democratic way to pave streets and pick up garbage. At the local level, very few voters care whether the Mayor is pro-life or pro-choice; they are much more likely to rate their political leaders on such [...]
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