Tobias RehabilitationFriday, January 18th, 2008Former Lilly chief and disgraced Bush Administration appointee Randall Tobias returns to government service soon, thanks to Mayor Greg Ballard. Members of the Indianapolis Airport Authority got the word today that Tobias will soon be appointed by the Mayor to the top spot on the Authority. Indiana Politician of the Year: Greg BallardFriday, December 21st, 2007Greg Ballard gets my vote for Politician of the Year in Indiana. Not only was his victory over Bart Peterson one of historic proportions, he represents the property tax furor that dominated public discussion in this state in 2007. Peterson and his loss were the big stories on Election night. A ... Ballard TransitionMonday, December 10th, 2007Greg Ballard spent part of last week at a Mayor School run by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns. The Mayor-elect earlier attended one in Boston. So far, he has made no appointments, at least not publicly. Is it late? Maybe not. Eight years ago Bart Peterson started unveiling major appointments at ... Snow politicsWednesday, December 5th, 2007My ride to work this morning was a little slow, but not bad. It tells me that Bart Peterson chose not to engage in snow politics. The way I see it, the outgoing Mayor had three options: 1-Ignore the snow and show his disdain for the voters who threw him out in ... American PerspectiveMonday, December 3rd, 2007I had a conversation with a state Senator friend last week who was suprised to hear me spout some idealism. The Senator wondered how I could be an idealist, because I am also a cynic (by his account.) "The cynicism," I said, "is based on idealism." With that as a backdrop, I have a thought ... 
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