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  • Raising the Bar

    Count on conservative Republicans to raise the bar higher than the Democrats. Although elected in ‘06 on a platform that proclaimed reform, Democrats have done little in the way of substantively reforming the process of pork barrel spending. It took House Republicans to call for a one year hold on [...]
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    Posted: March 21, 2008, 5:00pm EDT

  • Not So Fast, Joe

    By: Brian Sikma

    “Congressman Donnelly Opposes Democratic Budget” states the headline of the most recent press release from Rep. Joe Donnelly (D). To be strictly and technically accurate, that statement is true. In a roll call vote on March 13, Donnelly (and the two other Indiana Blue [...]
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    Posted: March 18, 2008, 9:16am EDT

  • Hoosier Challengers Go on the Offensive

    Last week Congress voted on whether or not the FISA law should be brought into the 21st Century. FISA, a law governing the use of wiretaps and other measures used in surveillance of foreign individuals, was enacted in 1978 and it contains some serious loopholes that terrorists and their accomplices [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 2:54pm EST

  • Donations Instead of Defense?

    I'm doing something a blogger should not do. I shouldn't post so many posts in one day only to neglect it the next day but my schedule has been very busy lately so I'm going to just post this stuff now and hopefully you'll be able to digest it.

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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 2:54pm EST

  • Baron Hill To Run Again

    Baron Hill has officially decided to see re-election to Congress. What a surprise. From a habitual politican we've been expecting this for a long time.

    The Hoosierpundit has this interesting post on the subject.

    Mike Sodrel also has a new website that you will want to' [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 2:54pm EST

  • A Clear Choice

    Joe Donnelly, the Blue Dog Democrat from Indiana's 2nd District, won't get off easy this fall. Earlier in this cycle there was speculation that he would get off easy if no challenger emerged. That has all changed now.

    Luke Puckett, a successful small business owner from the east [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2008, 2:54pm EST

  • House Democrats: Party More Important than National Security

    Remember what we were told at the beginning of the 110th Congress? Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer declared that with the Democrats in control Congress would be returning to a 5 day work week. Presumably this decision was made to show that now that the Democrats ruled [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2008, 5:48pm EST

  • Better late than never...

    Back in December I missed an opportunity to bring to your attention a very critical vote that Indiana's three Blue Dog Democrats cast. The vote was on the Fiscal Year 2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, a measure with funds and regulates how our intelligence agencies carry out their duties.
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    Posted: February 01, 2008, 8:06pm EST

  • Hill Engages in Limited one-way Thinking

    By: Brian Sikma

    At a recent Congressional hearing Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN) questioned whether or not an economic stimulus package is necessary and whether or not such a package would violate the semi-sacred PAYGO rules embraced by Hill and his party. With the economy entering a slow down Hill [...]
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    Posted: January 17, 2008, 4:25pm EST

  • Hill serves Indiana by taking vacation


    Somewhere overseas Baron Hill sweats it out in the jungle working hard for the American taxpayer. Okay, maybe not sweating hard, but he is overseas enjoying a trip with his wife and a few other members of Congress on your nickel. How's that for fiscal' [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2008, 3:12pm EST

  • WSJ Covers Baron Hill vs. Mike Sodrel version 2008

    By: Brian Sikma

    The January 9th edition of the Wall Street Journal had a very interesting article on Indiana’s 9th congressional district race between the sitting congressman, Baron Hill, and the congressman seeking re-election, Mike Sodrel.

    Of interest to readers is the brief interview the writer did with [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2008, 10:20pm EST

  • Joe Donnelly: Flip-Flop When Convenient

    By: Brian Sikma

    "Congressman Donnelly Votes to Allow Hoosier Taxpayers to Keep More of their Money." So blares the headline of a press release issued by Rep. Joe Donnelly's (D-IN) Congressional office. The press release touts Joe Donnelly's vote to patch the Alternative Minimum Tax for [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2007, 10:46am EST

  • PAYGO or Fiasco?



    By: Brian Sikma

    Congressional leadership is ready to wrap it up for the year, but business isn’t finished and that’s causing something of a stir on Capitol Hill. On December 17th the House voted on a resolution to adjourn the session before [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2007, 7:37pm EST

  • Congress Increases Fuel Efficiency



    By: Brian Sikma

    Yes, you read the title correctly. Congress just increased the fuel efficiency of American automobiles. That news comes straight from a very reliable source: Rep. Baron Hill's occasional e-mail newsletter titled "Baron's Briefings." Prepared and sent at taxpayer expense, it [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2007, 3:58pm EST

  • Baron Hill Repays Old Employer with Taxpayer Dollars

    By Michael Brady


    When U.S. Representative Baron Hill, D-IN, was defeated in 2004 by Mike Sodrel, he went to work as Senior Advisor (1)for mCapitol, a Washington, DC, lobby firm. According to Congressional records, Hill earned $237,500 (2) in 16 months at mCapitol, [...]
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    Posted: September 12, 2007, 9:54pm EDT

  • Baron Hill, Will You Condemn MoveOn.org?

    On Saturday, September 9th, the New York Times ran an ad sponsored by MoveOn.org. The ad however, was not just your average issue oriented advertising. Quite to the contrary, the MoveOn.org advertisement stooped to the level of calling Gen. David Petraeus "Gen. Betray Us." This ad was run on the [...]
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    Posted: September 11, 2007, 6:10pm EDT

  • Worth Thinking About

    This Letter to the Editor was posted in the New Albany Tribune on September 2, 2007.


    Reader: Hill blocks sunlight

    How quickly things change. Less than a year ago, candidate Baron Hill promised voters of Indiana’s 9th Congressional district that, if elected, he would work to [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2007, 11:48am EDT

  • First Hillary, Then Pelosi

    Last week AP ran a national story on how Democrats in Red States are worried that if Hillary Clinton wins their party's nomination, her divisiveness will drag down Democratic candidates further down the ballot. In fact, some are saying that the drag could be as much as 3 or 4' [...]

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    Posted: August 21, 2007, 7:14pm EDT

  • What Baron Hill and Planned Parenthood are doing with YOUR money

    As mentioned in Baron Hill and Planned Parenthood on Hill On The Hill, Baron Hill voted to increase Title X funding to $300 million. The money funded for Title X programs will go toward Planned Parenthood Sexuality Education programs.

    The before mentioned post studied the close relationship between Baron [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2007, 8:24pm EDT

  • (Partial) Agreement with the DCCC

    The DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for the uninitiated) released a press release last month on the subject of Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska). Rep. Young is the subject of an ongoing investigation into a possible bribery and favor scandal.

    Here's the release, straight from the Donkey's mouth:

    [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2007, 11:31am EDT

  • Baron Hill and Planned Parenthood


    Baron Hill recently voted to entitle Planned Parenthood with approximately $300 million from federal title X programs (HR 3043). Hill has been a frequent supporter of Planned Parenthood and has received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from many of Planned Parenthood's pseudo organizations.
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    Posted: August 06, 2007, 7:15pm EDT

  • Planned Parenthood Thanks Rep. Hill


    Writing in a recent op-ed piece that was sent to newspapers across Indiana, Jen Jorczak, director of advocacy for Planned Parenthood Indiana, blasted Rep. Mike Pence (R-(IN) for his amendment (which ultimately failed) to H.R. 3043. The Pence amendment sought to redirect the $300 million that [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2007, 2:24pm EDT

  • Redeployment=Success?


    By: Brian Sikma

    According to sources (here and here) Rep. Baron Hill recently stated: "Redeployment must not be confused with a cut-and-run strategy. Redeployment entails moving our troops to strategic locations throughout the Middle East to confront terrorism on its front lines, while bringing" [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2007, 4:09pm EDT

  • The Your Direction Project


    Have you ever wanted to play a larger role in electing Republicans to Congress? Well, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is now running a contest to find the best slogan for their online outreach effort for the 2008 congressional election cycle. The Your Direction project allows [...]
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    Posted: August 03, 2007, 12:50pm EDT

  • We've got the Goode stuff.


    It's official now, Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-IN08) now has a challenger. Greg Goode, government affairs officer for IU and a Terre Haute Republican, has now formally announced that he is running for Congress in the 8th District.

    So far Brad's major achievements in Washington include [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2007, 8:37pm EDT

  • Announcing: New Blog for Politicos and Citizens



    According to a news release from Hoosier Access:

    On August 1, 2007 the newest addition to the conservative blogosphere in Indiana will open for business.

    Announcing the first community-driven website in Indiana where Hoosiers can communicate directly with each other and [...]
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    Posted: July 31, 2007, 4:13pm EDT

  • Is There an Echo In Here?


    From time to time Baron Hill will vote pro-choice. In fact, he's voted against most, if not all, of the major pro-life measures that have come before the 110th Congress. While Baron ran as a pro-lifer, and while some of his constituents still believe that he is [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2007, 7:59pm EDT

  • Small time blog on Baron

    Just recently we noticed a small time blog that supports Rep. Baron Hill. With the title "Hoosiers for Hill" the blog has only a few posts. Perhaps as we get closer to the campaign season we'll see an increase in posting.

    Out of respect for debate we've added the [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2007, 10:38am EDT

  • Rep. Hill's Finances


    The Hoosierpundit has done some interesting research into Rep. Baron Hill's campaign finances. Recent expenditures are covered in the post. Which you can find here.

    Hat Tip: Scott at Hoosierpundit [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2007, 10:26am EDT

  • Worried?


    Well, the Democrats seem to be worried these days. Of course, both the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have begun taking shots at each other over the 9th District race. But even though Mike Sodrel has yet to announce the Democrats [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2007, 3:09pm EDT

  • Not-So-Independent Joe Donnelly

    Now, some will say that this video is unreasonably biased since it comes from the NRCC. Yes, there is bias in it, but I'm afraid that the voting record percentage is true and we just can't look past that fact.

    A source informed Hill On The Hill that Rep. [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2007, 2:40pm EDT

  • Baron Hill is NOT Pro-Life


    Baron Hill supports Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the nation. How much does Baron support an organization that has killed thousands of unborn children? He supports them enough to protect the approximately $300 million they annually receive from Federal Title X programs.

    [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2007, 11:31am EDT

  • Hill Proves He's Politically Adept


    The following letter appeared yesterday in the Jeffersonville News-Tribune. We don't fault the reader for their flawed research as much as we fault Baron Hill for obscuring the truth about his position on an issue. If citizens of the 9th District aren't careful, Baron Hill [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2007, 11:13am EDT

  • Hill Stands Up For Hoosiers (Sort of)

    Congressman Baron Hill, who represents Indiana's 9th Congressional District in Washington, recently called on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to do something about property taxes. According to a press release:

    “I understand Governor Daniels’ argument that increased spending by Indiana’s towns and cities could result in an increase in [...]
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    Posted: July 20, 2007, 11:11am EDT

  • Baron Gears up for 2008


    News has it that Baron Hill is on the warpath, or perhaps the pre-warpath. So far Baron has raised nearly $700,000 for his 2008 reelection bid and he now has over $1.2 million dollars in the bank.

    According to this report Baron's fundraising [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2007, 11:07am EDT

  • Peace

    For most people peace is desirable, especially Americans. Day after day many Americans rise to hear of how people have been killed in Iraq. Sometimes those killed are American soldiers and sometimes those killed are civilians. Even as peace is desire and war is terrible there are more desirable things [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2007, 9:22am EDT

  • The Greatest April Fools Ever: Baron Hill and the Democrat Led House

    On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced that Iraqi military and police forces are and will be capable of maintaining security “any time” the U.S. decides to withdrawal troops.

    Maliki’s statements likely a response to recent attempts of the Democrat led House and Senate to foil the U.S. [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2007, 6:58pm EDT

  • Congressmen Hill and Donnelly: Defeat the Only Option


    On the evening of July 12th, less than 2 weeks after the Iraq surge plan was fully implemented, two of Indiana's Blue Dog Democratic congressmen, Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN2) and Rep. Baron Hill (D-IN9), voted to withdraw American troops from Iraq. The vote was significant for [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2007, 10:41pm EDT

  • Mike Fichter: Hill's vote a Slap in the Face.

    Mike Fichter, Executive Director of Indiana Right To Life, wrote this letter to the Jeffersonville News-Tribune:

    Rep. Baron Hill’s recent vote to expand taxpayer funding of agencies that promote abortion as a method of family planning in foreign countries is a slap in the face to voters in Indiana’s [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2007, 9:48pm EDT

  • Bring Back Sodrel

    By: Todd Young, Monroe County, Indiana


    In November, 2008, we Hoosiers in the Ninth Congressional District will once again have an opportunity to cast a vote in one of the few truly competitive congressional races in the country. Our choice is as clear as it is important: will [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2007, 10:28pm EDT

  • The Hoax of the 110th Congress

    "I'm not happy with Congress, either." Explained Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, in a press briefing on June 30, 2007. With the Congressional confidence rating at an all time low, 14%, Democrats are struggling to cast off the blame. The public's lack of confidence in our elected officials can [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2007, 2:12pm EDT

  • Is the Truck going to Hit the Road Again?




    If a group of 9th CD citizens and political activists have their way, Mike Sodrel and his you-can't-miss-it campaign rig may be hitting the road again. A "Draft Mike Sodrel" effort is underway over at We Want Mike Sodrel.

    After what we've [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2007, 12:17pm EDT

  • UAW: We Like Hill's Bill. Hill: I Like UAW's Donations.

    According to the Detroit Free Press, the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) has endorsed Rep. Baron Hill's bill to raise fuel efficiency standards for automakers. Hill's bill, H.R. 2927 will mandate that automakers make their vehicle fleets more fuel efficient by the year 2022.

    The bill [...]
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    Posted: June 30, 2007, 7:29pm EDT

  • Rejecting the President's proposal to save Money.

    Among the many other things that the recently passed 2008 Homeland Security Appropriations bill contained, was a provision to "Reject the President’s proposed $1 billion cut for training and equipment for first responders..." That statement came from Rep. Hill's press release touting his "Yay" vote for the [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2007, 5:46pm EDT

  • Baron Hill: Inconsistent on Abortion?

    The Hoosierpundit did some great work on covering Baron Hill's vote to kill the pro-life Mexico City Policy. If Hill keeps up the flip-flops, we'll just run the Indiana version of Baron Hill against the D.C. version of Baron Hill next year and the 9th District will have a very [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2007, 9:09pm EDT

  • Looks like we're not alone.

    Last week I posted about Rep. Hill's vote for so-called "price gouging" legislation. Today, Edward P. Lazear has an article up on Politico.com talking about why the price gouging legislation is just plain bad economics. Mr. Lazear makes the points I made last week. First of all, Congress can never [...]
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    Posted: June 21, 2007, 7:52pm EDT

  • Donnelly recieved money from Pro-Choice Rep.



    All throughout the 2006 campaign Rep. Joe Donnelly stressed the fact that he was a conservative Democrat who shared the values of the people of the 2nd Congressional District. Well, Donnelly himself may be pro-life, but he doesn't seem to have a problem accepting money [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2007, 10:28pm EDT

  • Pelosi Interferes with Mass. Marriage Amendment.

    Today's vote by the Massachusetts legislature to kill the Bay State's marriage amendment didn't happen by without help from Capitol Hill. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi had been pressuring the Democratic leaders of the Mass. legislature to kill the marriage amendment. Arguing that the measure would galvanize conservative [...]
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    Posted: June 14, 2007, 9:46pm EDT

  • Preventing "Unconscionably excessive" Fuel Prices.


    Late last month Rep. Hill joined the rest of his fellow Hoosier House Democrats in voting for H.R. 1252, the "Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act". The purpose of this legislation is to force oil companies and gasoline wholesalers and retailers to stop charging outrageously high prices [...]
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    Posted: June 14, 2007, 5:19pm EDT

  • Hill accepts Money from Rep. Murtha

    The Hoosier Pundit has a great piece on Baron Hill's attempts to clean up the culture of corruption in Washington. Turns out Hill is having a hard time doing the right thing since he's voting with Nancy Pelosi 95% of the time and also accepted $2,000 from Rep. Jack Murtha's [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2007, 3:02pm EDT

  • Where do you stand, Baron?

    This week Baron Hill joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) in supporting legislation that would expand taxpayer funding for embryonic stem cell research. We've got two questions about this, 1) Baron Hill has said he is pro-life, why did he vote to expand the killing of life at its very [...]
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    Posted: June 09, 2007, 2:37pm EDT

  • Baron Hill for small business?



    Good Jobs
    As our congressman, Baron Hill always worked hard to help attract new jobs to Southern Indiana and make sure that they stayed. By bringing Baron Hill back to Congress, Hoosiers will know that they'll have a tireless advocate for attracting new industry to [...]
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    Posted: May 31, 2007, 10:14pm EDT
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