Politics
House Democrats walking out
I was amused when I saw that the Wisconsin State Senate Democrats were hiding in Illinois. Their new moniker as the FLEE Party was funny. Now I am ashamed to see that our Indiana State Representatives, including our local District 17 Representative, Nancy Dembowski, are doing the same. If you’re as embarrassed by her method of representing us as I am, please take the time to send her a note here: h17@in.gov
This is poor government, poor sportsmanship and just plain poor leadership. I received an email from the Indianapolis TEA Party that has a lot of interesting links if you want to follow up with them. You can see the email here. They are not only taking on the missing Democrats, but also the Governor and the Republican led Senate, asking for better leadership from our representative government. I don’t think this is an unreasonable request.
There is a billboard at the corner of S.R. 8 & S.R. 17 that I pass every day on the way to work. It has Nancy Dembowski’s smiling face telling me she’s my Representative. If that’s the case, why is she hiding in Illinois?
Nonresidential Construction Spending Plummets 6.9% in January
“In the final analysis, the January construction spending data supports the notion that the recovery in nonresidential construction has not yet begun.” —ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.
Taken from ABC Construction Ecomomic Update, March 1, 2011
Laurence J. Peter Quote on Bureaucracy
“Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.”
– Laurence J. Peter
Development on the South Side of Culver
As recently discussed here, the Culver Plan Commission rezoned the newly annexed area on the south side of Culver to a residential mix of R-1 and R-2. I think the annexation, the rezoning and the planned sewer and water extensions are positive steps towards growth. Now I think there should be a discussion about the future of this area.Happy Birthday Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Today is the 100th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. It’s been interesting to see both Republicans and Democrats try to lay claim to Reagan’s legacy. Willie L. Brown appeared on Meet the Press today giving his take on how much Barack Obama is like Ronald Reagan. To paraphrase Mr. Brown, President Obama was held back from showing us this in the first two years of his presidency by the progressive left that controlled the Congress and Senate. Really!?! Wow!
Ronald Reagan accomplished many things in his two terms as President. It seems both sides now look back on him positively with nostalgia. Here are a few of Ronald Reagan’s best quotes from The Quotation Page as a reminder of what he stood for and why he was called “The Great Communicator”.
“I don’t believe in a government that protects us from ourselves.“
To learn more about Ronald Reagan visit the Ronald Reagan Library website here.
