Just two days after 70 Senators voted to break the deadlock and move forward with his nomination, Hoosier Judge David Hamilton was confirmed by the full Senate this afternoon by a vote of 59-39. Senator Lugar was the only Republican to vote for confirmation.
Judge Hamilton, a Bloomington native, has [...]
Earlier today, I caught a horrendous anti-healthcare reform ad, targeted at Hoosiers, on the radio. Everything in the ad was either factually wrong or dangerously misleading, so I listened closely for the supplier of this misinformation campaign. As it turns out, it was the Employment Policies Institute, one of [...]
Here are some blog posts from around the internet that I thought readers of Blue Indiana would find interesting.
This first one is about the nomination of Judge Hamilton, who has Indiana roots:
Senate Dems CRUSH GOP judicial filibusterI'm not sure why this isn't getting more attention in the media. Senate [...]
Dan Carden' [...]
Bennett, through his proposed Rules for Educator Preparation and Accountability (REPA), [...]
The Court of Appeals centered its discussion upon the argument that [...]
Some interesting news and opinion I've read on other sites around the Indiana blogosphere:
CBS Investigates Indianapolis’ Untested Rape Kit ControversyWith ominous voice-overs and a promise to "follow the money," the teaser included a question posed to a panicked Steve Buyer: "What happened to the $25,000?"
Tune [...]
"This is no way a reflection of Islam any more" [...]
Statements and releases are still rolling out, but here's a sampling.
Congressman Baron Hill:Out great nation has been debating how to responsibly reform our health care system for decades. And the debate has grown increasingly important as health costs have escalated sharply [...]
The event's speakers [...]
Here's the skinny:The entire state of Maine is dead to me. Sad, I've always wanted to hike the 100 Mile Wilderness.' [...]
A summary of the stimulus money state government received so far showed it paid for the equivalent of 16,310 [...]
Now, it' [...]
In short, [...]
The President congratulates Senator Reid and Chairmen Baucus and Dodd for their hard work on health insurance reform. Thanks to their efforts, we're closer than we've ever been to solving this decades-old problem. And while much work [...]
Specifically, they compare the finances of Buyer's Frontier Foundation with the charitable activities of two other Hoosier lawmakers.Buyer's Frontier Foundation was launched in 2003 with $25,000. He has said [...]
Roales, a Democrat who represents District 1 on the West Lafayette [...]
From the Indiana Toll [...]
While you wait, [...]
The [...]
"After much of deliberation," [...]
Our friends over [...]
Walorski, a resident of Jimtown, made the announcement this morning on WFRN' [...]
Irsay said at the NFL owners' meetings Tuesday he wouldn't vote to approve the radio talk show host.
Several players have said they wouldn't want to play for the conservative commentator. [...]
Walorski, R-Jimtown, told HPI on Tuesday, "I'm moving in that direction, making the rounds and'" [...]
"We have no intention of raising taxes on working families in the middle of a recession," he said.This, says the governor, just a year after championing a double-digit sales tax increase that offered absolutely [...]
The commission accuses Brizzi, a Republican, of making [...]
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (player), Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun [...]
During the Americans For Prosperity's "Defending the American Dream Summit," blogger Emily Marie' [...]
Clicking the above image will you take you to the new website for "Indiana Roy" -- that's Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez, for those of you out of the loop. A listening tour has never looked so exciting, don't you think? The NRCC, plotting campaign strategy for Republican control of the U.S. House, tried unsuccessfully to convince Walorski to run against Donnelly, [...]
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Per Gitte Laasby of the Post-Tribune:While many [...]
Take this weekend, where Mourdock was a' [...]
What do we find on the [...]
As if that wasn't enough, the Star profiles Abdul's morning show' [...]
Starting in August, the GOP apparently - and suddenly - became stalwart defenders of Medicare. Republican chairman Michael Steele unveiled a new "Seniors Bill of Rights", vowing to protect Medicare from cuts during the health reform debate. Indiana's Mike Pence was at the forefront of this GOP push, urging [...]
Fanello, 39, had formed Fanello for Indiana, an exploratory committee to weigh a possible bid for secretary of state. [...]
According to Countdown's Keith Olbermann, at least, Mike Pence was the worst person in the world on Friday, September 4, 2009.
In a meeting with constituents, ostensibly about healthcare, Mike Pence thanked a woman for comparing proponents of healthcare reform to Adolf Hitler. This exchange was first caught' [...]
Obama's pep talk to students, timed to the beginning of the school year in' [...]
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A few notes from Baron Hill's health care forum/town hall in Bloomington this evening:
Baron Hill and Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan entered to a remarkably loud round of applause. Kruzan gave Baron a pretty good intro, [...]
From the Star's 