With the announcement from former 8th District Congressman John Hostettler that he’s jumping in the race to challenge Evan Bayh for his senate seat, the 2010 Republican Senate primary is looking crowded (that is if each of the four announced challengers can get the 5,000 signatures needed to get [...]
I know this a couple of weeks late, but this was just passed on to me.
Clearly, this must mean Hitler is a Redsox fan too. Doesn’t surprise me.
[...]This bill is hot off the presses and word is that most senators haven’t seen the bill yet and that the motion to proceed (though not yet scheduled) is coming without them having seen the bill for much time. So now is the time to get on the phone to [...]
This Saturday a coalition of 12 tea party groups from around Indiana are holding the first of what could be many rallies across the state. The rally, entitled “Countdown to Judgment Day – Making a Difference in 2010″ will take place at Lakeview Middle School in Warsaw, Indiana from 12:00pm [...]
Via Congressman Burton’s latest presser:
Burton to Obama: Somebody Messed With Joe
Indiana’s Imaginary 00, 10th, 11th, 14th, and 18th Congressional Districts Make $5.3 Million Tax Dollar Windfall, Create Or Save Just 9 Imaginary Jobs
President Obama to Congress on 2/24/09, “That is why I have asked Vice President Biden to lead [...]
There were quite a few highlights during Saturday’s health care debate. But before the outcome was determined, Congressman Mark Souder took the time to put a sappy Nancy Pelosi in her place.
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(H/T – @daltonsbriefs via Gateway Pundit)
Yesterday, so-called “Blue Dog” (more like lap dog) Democrats voted with Nancy Pelosi to pass Obama/Pelosi-Care out of the House. Now, you may be wondering, who is running against our Hoosier lap dogs? See below and find a candidate you can support…and donate!
In the 2nd Congressional District (against Joe Donnelly)
[...]Oscar Wilde once said that “life imitates art far more than art imitates life”. Yesterday’s vote by the House to approve of the health care legislation proves the old saying.
Democrats burst out in applause as soon as the vote count ticked to 218, the minimum number of [...]
Indiana Republican Party Chairman Murray Clark issued the following statement Sunday morning about the roles of Indiana Democrats in passing health care legislation out of the U.S. House on Saturday evening:
Today is a frustrating day for Hoosiers and all Americans. In the midst of economic turmoil, and in spite of [...]
All five Indiana Democrats in the House voted for government run health care. All four Republicans voted against.
See the health care vote here.
Just remember Congressman Brad Ellsworth brokered the very deal that allowed this bill to come up for a vote.
[...]Democrats have been trying to claim that abortion isn’t federally funded in the health care bill. This is despite the fact that there are two amendments that attempt to strip federally funding from abortion (although, let’s be serious, only one does that and it’s the Stupak/Pitts amendment and not [...]
Former State Representative Heath VanNatter has announced he’s running for his old seat.
Former State Representative Heath VanNatter formally announced his candidacy on Wednesday for the District 38 seat of the Indiana House of Representatives at events in Russiaville and Frankfort.
Speaking to friends, family, local elected [...]
It continues to surprise me the gambles that Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill are taking with the health care legislation. Now comes this letter from the National Right to Life.
Speaker Pelosi, Henry Waxman, and the White House are engaged in peddling another phony compromise. This is all [...]
It’s come down to this. According to The Hill, House Democrats are pushing for a vote on Pelosicare this Saturday, possibly at 6pm.
An aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that a vote could happen at 6 p.m. on Saturday, a schedule House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise [...]
Their national online town hall starts at 1pm and ends at 1am and can be seen at gop.com. This should be interesting to watch. If they allow embedding, I’m going to try to post their webcast here too.
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Interesting news coming out of Howard County where Ron Herrell (D- HD 30) is in the fight for his very political life. Funny thing is, it’s not just coming from Republican challenger and current Kokomo City Councilman Mike Karickhoff, it’s coming from his own party which has Dan Parker [...]
With the Republican gubernatorial victories last night in Virginia and New Jersey, voters, specifically Independent voters, proved that while they still may personally like President Obama, he is no longer an essential asset to victory for Democrats. Consider the following:
New Jersey
Obama sent his top pollster to take command of [...]The most ethical congress evah!!
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The audacity of arrogance this congress and their majority “leaders” is comtemptable. The Democrats “Closed Door Policy” has claimed to want Republican input into the health care debate, yet has shut them out on not only health care, but [...]
So is State Representative Jackie Walorski really considering a run against Joe Donnelly in the Indiana 2nd Congressional? Sources in the 2nd CD confirm that Walorski will be filing paperwork on Wednesday to form a candidate committee. While this is not an official announcement, this administrative [...] The two quotes from a Wall Street Journal op-ed were passed along to me from a reader (I wish I could take credit).
Sideshow Bob: “Convicted of a crime I didn’t even commit. Hah! Attempted murder? Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted [...]The guest post below reminds me of a post that I wrote back in January of this year.
By Evan Matthews, a Hoosier Libertarian. Originally posted at LPIN.org.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Smoking bans are onerous, misguided and dangerous. As Indianapolis lawmakers debate whether the Circle City requires more stringent smoking [...]
Who would have guessed that the liberal comedic bastion that is SNL would call out the President and his inability to accomplish anything in his first nine months as President?
Yep, nothing. Nada!
[...]
This announcement is about a month and half late, but I wanted to take this opportunity to thank our dedicated readers and fans for voting Hoosier Access the best political blog in Indiana! I’ve been waiting to make the announcement because we got the badge you see [...]
Okay, it has been about six months since we last did a podcast of the Josh Gillespie Show. A lot (and I mean A LOT) has happened since March. From the passage of the Cap and Tax bill in the House to the intense national debate on Health Care Reform, [...]
I had arrived at work a little later than normal this particular morning taking the Red Line in from Silver Springs, Maryland. I had just started my job as the Deputy Chief Clerk for the congressional Government Reform Committee, chaired by Congressman Dan Burton, not even [...]
Today, Secretary of State Todd Rokita officially rolled out his plan on “Rethinking Redistricting” at the Indianapolis Rotary Club. It’s already won the support of Governor Daniels, but, at least here on Hoosier Access, has been received with mixed reviews from daltonsbriefs and Scott Fluhr. Watch the speech [...]
HuntingtonPolitics.com and Hoosieraccess.com will host the first blogger sponsored congressional debate on Tuesday, August 25 at the Dan Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center, 815 Warren St., Huntington Indiana 46750, starting at 6:00 p.m. The forum will feature two 5th District Congressional candidates, Dr. John McGoff and Brose McVey. Luke Messer [...]
Give Joe Donnelly and Pete Visclosky credit. These two have four more cojones than Brad Ellsworth or Baron Hill combined. Joe and Pete have done what Baron Hill and Brad Ellsworth can’t stomach doing, so far, during the August recess. And that’s face the constituents on their turf [...]
Just a reminder that now you can sign up for your own user blog on Hoosier Access! First, you need to register for an account if you haven’t yet. From there you can follow the simple steps to start your own blog.
If you already have account (from before we [...]
Sounds like President Obama has been watching Mel Gibson’s Conspiracy Theory way too much lately.
“I think early on, a decision was made by the Republican leadership that said, ‘Look, let’s not give him a victory, maybe we can have a replay of 1993, ‘94, when Clinton [...]
Those aren’t my words, but the words of right wing left wing radio Air America.
What’s that? What if the town hall protesters are right?! This can’t be Air America! Surely Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Glenn Beck must have overthrown the station and replaced the usual Obama sycophants with [...]
Remember how the Health Care Reform legislation was stalling in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the White House blamed the Republicans? Then the Blue Dog Democrats came out and said, “no, it’s us. We’re stalling it”. President Obama then met with seven of the Blue Dogs on Energy [...]
Just how great is a single payer universal system of health care that President Obama advocated for long before he was president?
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Think that’s bad?
Check out what’s going on in Vancouver, Canada.
(Read more after the leap)
Vancouver patients needing neurosurgery, treatment for vascular [...]
Remember that stimulus package the president said we desperately needed? The same stimulus package that was to “create or save” three to four millions jobs? Six months later, we’ve lost 2.1 million jobs. I guess that’s change you can believe in, huh?
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Patients First, a project of Americans for Prosperity, is bringing their nationwide “Hands Off My Health Care” bus tour to Indiana for a three day, eleven city bus stop. Here’s a chance to let your voice be heard!
August 17: SPEAKERS: State Representative Dr. Tim Brown, Ryan McCann (IFI [...]
Today is your last chance to vote for Hoosier Access as “Best Political Blog in Indiana” according to the Blog Indiana Conference 2009! Voting ends at midnight on Saturday! Go vote for us here (only one vote per person)!
Congressman Mike Pence will be speaking to the 2009 graduates and alumni of the Indiana Leadership Forum at the annual ILF luncheon tomorrow at the Hyatt at 11:30. Hoosier Access will be there as well to bring the Congressman’s speech to you live.
For those of you who are not [...]
Video and title hat tip to Dan Spencer:
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[...]Today I’m extremely pleased to announce some brand new changes at Hoosier Access.
First of all, the first thing you’ve probably noticed is the brand spanking new site design. We think you’ll enjoy the new sleek layout.
Secondly, and most importantly, you can sign up for and create your very own blog [...]
Today I found out that Hoosier Access has been nominated for “best political blog in Indiana” by the Blog Indiana 2009 Conference! What an honor! We are in the running with four other excellent political blogs (2 Republican, 2 Democrat and the RTV 6 blog). There is [...]
The video pretty much speaks for itself. *Warning Language*
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[...]Is this what the Democrats fear will happen by those who oppose the President’s health care agenda? I thought these were American patriots who were expressing their first amendment rights.
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Today Congressman Dan Burton’s office received an interesting call. This wasn’t some ordinary call from a 5th district constituent expressing concern over health care legislation or cap and tax. Oh no. This was a call from the Democratic National Committee. The call itself seemed harmless as all the person calling [...]
The following is a presser from the Elkhart Young Republicans.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Elkhart County Young Republicans Host Community Response
Elkhart, Indiana – The Elkhart County Young Republicans are bringing the issues of Healthcare, Cap and Trade and Card Check home to Elkhart County by hosting a community response on Wednesday, August 5, [...]
At least, that’s what John Conyers, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee thinks.
“I love these members, they get up and say, ‘Read the bill,’”.
“What good is reading the bill if it’s a thousand pages and you don’t have two days and two lawyers to find out what it means after [...]
Dan Dumezich has decided against running for Senate.
Via Howey:
DUMEZICH WON’T RUN: Former state representative Dan Dumezich confirmed that he will not run for the U,S. Senate (Howey Politics Indiana). Asked if he was running today, Dumezich e-mailed a one-word answer: “Nope.” That leaves Don Bates Jr. and State Sen. Marlin [...]
“Congressman, have you read the health care bill?” (Honestly, it’s the question of Patients United Now, but it’s a really good question.)
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(H/T - Red State, via Hot Air Headlines and Politico)
This is a great question you should your congressman, [...]
I wanted to think I was right. But I guess I was wrong. Even the media is picking up what the outcome of the SD30 caucus means. So I present to you, Saturday’s quotes of the day.
First, from Thursday’s Howey (which does happen to quote Scott’s post):
It was [...]
Rasmussen just came out with a poll that shows President Obama’s numbers falling below 50%. The poll is represented in the nifty graph below.
Now, it’s not altogether strange for a president’s numbers to fall below the popular mark, but not only are his numbers falling hard, [...]
I know it’s been a couple of days, but I wanted to give my thoughts on the SD 30 caucus. In all honesty, I really didn’t pay attention to this race until a day or two before the caucus when I started hearing and reading more about it. I knew [...]
When a mainstream website like Real Clear Politics, which happens to be a joint venture of Time and CNN, calls what liberal blogger Bil Browning did, a smear, a lie and despicably racist, then you know what was done to Chairman Steele crosses the line of civility.
Via Real Clear [...]
Okay, I know the dinner was last Wednesday, but with the YR convention this past week(end) and my daughter’s baptism on Sunday (complete with out of state relatives) it’s been a busy time. Since RNC Chairman Michael Steele was the guest, he’ll be in most of these pictures.
As a side [...]
More like, completely got it wrong. File Crazy Uncle Joe’s statement under: “No Joke!”
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[...]It’s wet and rainy where I am, but that’s not getting my spirits down on this day in which we celebrate our freedom! Remember, this isn’t just the 4th of July, this is the day we celebrate our American Independence!
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen [...]
As was reported this morning, former State Rep (but in his drunken mind a current state rep) and former LG candidate Dennie Oxley has turned himself in.
A deputy cuffed a former state legislator this morning in a courtroom after he surrendered on a [...]
The story of Dennie Oxley, one time middling State Rep who recently was a “special advisor to Pat “the Hair” Bauer continues to ge worse. According to Frugal Hoosiers, Oxley is currently on the lam, after an warrant was issued for his arrest this afternoon. This was after Oxley [...]
It’s worth it to watch it all, but just to warn you it’s a 27+ minute clip.
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[...]“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” — Barack Obama, January 17, 2008, San Francisco Chronicle
Contact your Congressman today! The contact numbers are below the video. The House will be voting on Cap and Trade today.
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Pete [...]
The issue of Obamacare is the hottest topic hitting Capitol Hill right now. The Democrats have had to postpone markups on their legislation after the Congressional Budget Office hit them with a 2×4 when the cost of the Obama plan skyrocketed over $1 Trillion dollars. And let’s not forget [...]
Remember that name. Remember that man.
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Most of us assume that being a museum security guard is not a life threatening job. But the actions of extremist nut-job James von Brunn when he opened fire in the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC showed otherwise. [...]
(Originally posted to Healthcarehorserace.com)
Last week I mentioned how President Obama put a strict timetable on getting his plan for universal health care passed before the Senate summer recess and then put a grim stamp on it by saying that if health care reform was not passed this year, [...]
Today is the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Omaha Beach at Normandy. As we recall the sacrifice of the American troops that day, take the time to read the letter that General Dwight Eisenhower wrote to the troops just before the invasion.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY [...]
As most of you have probably heard, Andy Horning is moving to Texas. Oddly, the Star has given greater coverage to his departure than they did any of his campaigns. The thing is, Indiana is losing one of the good guys.
Andy has been a constant defender [...]
The summit is scheduled to start at 10:00am. We’ll be bringing you live coverage as well as a live chat.
Congressional Leaders Discussing Solutions to America’s Energy Challenges
[...]The big news today is President Obama choosing Sonia Sotamayor as his choice to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court and the California State Supreme Court upholding Prop 8, banning gay marriage, but upholding the roughly 18,000 gay and lesbian marriages that took place.
But one of the big legislative [...]
Looks like Sonia Sotomayor was Obama’s true frontrunner after all.
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More to come later.
(Via Obama’s Frontrunners)
[...]While the Credit Card Reform bill that John McGoff lauded in a press release from earlier today is initially getting good reviews, some people, most notably the Associated Press, are beginning to see the forest for the trees and realizing that this bill really didn’t do enough to help [...]
It’s gotten to the point where Jacque Clements really should consider either not running for re-election or should just step down. Whether she’s innocent or guilty, her situation has crossed the line into the ridiculous.
The Clinton County Commissioners filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Nikish Software Corp. [...]
Well, it didn’t take long for at least one challenger to Congressman Burton to go negative…at least with a presser. While Brose McVey has been pitching hissy fits against Burton on his Facebook Page, Dr. John McGoff went straight to the press, clearly in an effort to make a [...]
Just a heads up, there seems to be some audio kinks. Can’t tell if it’s Fox News or the Youtube clip itself.
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Last night, Indy Star Columnist Matt Tully addressed the Hancock County Young Republicans group. He received (in my humble opinion) an unfortunate chilly reception, but he did throw out one line I thought was pretty funny. In a room that included two 5th CD primary challengers in Luke Messer [...]
For the last few years, the argument in the GOP (and from the left) has been been that social conservatives should be abandoned. The moderate to liberal talking points have been that the views of SoCons are outdated and are losing issues if the GOP ever wants to get back [...]
“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive”
-Sir Walter Scott
The sordid saga of State Rep. Jacque Clements (R - HD 38) continues to get stranger and stranger.
Clinton County officials maintain Rep. Jacque Clements misrepresented the cost of upgrading computer [...]
…and stayed silent. But like many other critics who knew, she became outraged at the “enhanced interrogation techniques” when it became politically expedient to do so. Shocker.
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(H/T - Redstate)
A GOP legislator has been dismissed from her day job. Do to an “unauthorized use of county email” Jacque Clements, former Clinton County Auditor and current State Rep for HD 38 was summarily removed from her position as Deputy Auditor by the Clinton County Commissioners.
From the Frankfort Times:
The [...]
(This is a very interesting think piece on South Bend that was forwarded to me. I found it worth posting because the guy really does his homework. It was originally posted to Townhall.com - Josh)
“We are all watching the Titanic steaming full speed ahead right before
that diamond-hard iceberg [...]
Big ole tip of the hat to Red State on this one:
Just over a month ago, Specter told The Hill “I am staying a Republican because I think I have an important role — a more important role — to play there. I think the United States desperately needs [...]
Make no mistake. Arlen Specter’s sudden switch to the Democrats (the switch just makes it official. We all know Specter has been a Democrat in Republican clothing for years) has less to do with party than it does with saving his own RINO hide. I know, I know, Democrats think [...]
I know it’s a week late, but hey at least your taxes aren’t. But if they were, that would certainly qualify you as an Obama cabinet nominee. Consider this your midweek open thread.
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So, the RNC is unexpectedly outpacing the DNC in fundraising so far. Who else is outpacing his opponents?
Burton, who faced his first serious primary challenger last year, is preparing for another battle by stepping up his fundraising efforts, according to first-quarter campaign finance reports.
Burton took [...]
Hat tip to Steve Dalton who already had this posted on his blog Porter County Politics.
Valpo Tea Part from Dave Woodson on Vimeo.
*Update* - Show will start at 11:30 Should now at the very least be 1:00 for an interview with Dana Loesch.
Tune in throughout the day for exclusive #indianateaparty coverage. Hoosier Access will be bringing you the most extensive Tea Party coverage in Indiana. Watch the interviews and reports and participate [...]
Here is a little Beck singing about how I think we all feel about April 15th. Consider this your tax day open thread.
[...]
I am pleased to announce that Hoosier Access will be partnering with ProduceNetTV to bring you exclusive coverage of tea parties going on in Indiana as well as around the country on Wednesday, April 15th. We’ll be streaming live coverage right here on HA as well [...]
