Longtime GOP councilman says he'll run tight ship as president

voter wrote:

It don't matter which party is in charge. The "people" will be screwed. When one party is in charge the business gets a rough way of things. They in turn freeze wages & lay people off. When the other party is in charge the people have a rough time. In turn they don't spend as much & the business' are hurt. But at the end of the day someone will be screwed that someone is us.

Gary wrote:

<quoted text>If you consistently show up late for work, you are disrespecting your' fellow workers! As if your time is more important than mine! If you and I worked together and I had to sit and wait on you to show up, eventually we're going to have a problem! If you can't manage your time better than that then perhaps you've got too much on your plate! Why do you think Julia Carson is the target of so many attacks? It's because she has a lousy attendance record! One of the worst in fact! Her constituents don't seem to mind that fact and that is a shame because she was put there to represent them and if she's not there, how can she!

Indy 4 Life wrote:

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Interesting. If you and I were colleagues, I would only worry about you if you didn't pull your weight on our projects. When you accomplished your work would be of no interest to me. As long as my representative votes and represents my district, I don't care if he walks in the room 15 minutes early or 5 minutes late.

walk out dems wrote:

Who does this fat cat think he is? He is no Boss. hell they only had a 20% turn out. When Hillary is elected by a landslide we will get out the vote and the fat cats!

Say It Loud wrote:

You sound real smart, stop abortion, but enforce the death penalty! Either you are for or against life man. Grow up and make up your mind while doing it. You sound like a typical brain dead redneck.
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Oh Grow up wrote:

Nothing much ever changes. These political systems are too entrenched. The city did not change much from Hudnut to Goldsmith, except it felt meaner. Bart really tried some things, but he would let himself be held down by a crooked CCC.
Ballard has made promises that the machines will never let him get away with.

Write this down: You will continue to be taxed from womb to tomb. The republicans may steal your money for different reasons, but steal they will. The cops will always feel put upon, because the thing that makes them cops, also makes them feel a little above everyone else. That honeymoon will be over quickly.
The Stadium will be finished, and funded for its lifetime by taxes, the convention center will be built, and hotels and the Simons and Irsay's will continue to pocket taxpayer money.
Gray will not be held to account, Sanders will continue to try and run the Convention Center behind the scenes, and new crooks from the new group of CC members will emerge.
The big law firms will continue to run the city. The Star will never quite understand that the best way to sell papers is to be the watchdog, no matter who is charge.
And the bloggers will continue to be nasty.

Gary wrote:

<quoted text>As long as the vote isn't postponed because we're constantly having to wait on you to show up, then fine! How you choose to represent your constituents is between you and them! If I were in charge of the meeting and there was a quorum of members present, we would vote with you or without you! If you missed the vote,then that's on you!

DavidM wrote:

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Hillary is not one of those "fat cats"? How about your buddie Bart?
Now stand at attention when you address the new goverment body of Indianapolis. Colonel Bob Cockrum and Lt. Colonel Greg Ballard.
The first meeting of the CCC in January will be by reserve setting only.:)

Oh Grow up wrote:

Nothing much ever changes. These political systems are too entrenched. The city did not change much from Hudnut to Goldsmith, except it felt meaner. Bart really tried some things, but he would let himself be held down by a crooked CCC.
Ballard has made promises that the machines will never let him get away with.
Write this down: You will continue to be taxed from womb to tomb. The republicans may steal your money for different reasons, but steal they will. The cops will always feel put upon, because the thing that makes them cops, also makes them feel a little above everyone else. That honeymoon will be over quickly.
The Stadium will be finished, and funded for its lifetime by taxes, the convention center will be built, and hotels and the Simons and Irsay's will continue to pocket taxpayer money.
Gray will not be held to account, Sanders will continue to try and run the Convention Center behind the scenes, and new crooks from the new group of CC members will emerge.
The big law firms will continue to run the city. The Star will never quite understand that the best way to sell papers is to be the watchdog, no matter who is charge.
And the bloggers will continue to be nasty.

Ballard Rules wrote:

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Why are you people so stupid.
Innocent child murdered by abortion.
Guilty murderer executed.
They are NOT the same thing.
Do you see any difference?
One deserves to die, one does not.
Comprendez?
YOU must be the one brain dead.

Me Me Me wrote:

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Yeah, sort of like the first 3 rows of the city council meeting where they locked out the citizens and the fire and police brass lackeys of Peterson had reserved seats. I must say that Bling Bling Sheriff Anderson was fine looking with his rows of medals - he did look like a third rate dictator. Is that what you meant?i

You got my vote Mayor wrote:

DaveM,
Thank you. I was afraid ballard was going to try top remove him. He will stay as president until he is voted out! So, I would expect that the concil won't be able to move agains Sherrif Frank Anderson. I don't see how they could remove an elected official. Also, the tax increase for safety should stay valid. Is this you're understanding.
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Histerical wrote:

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No David, no one in the entire city of Indianapolis or the entire world should stand at attention to Colonel Bob Cockrum or Lt. Colonel Greg Ballard come January. Those two men are only City-County Council President-elect Bob Cockrum and Mayor-elect Greg Ballard -- their military titles will not be in effect as they lead the city.
They are and will be serving the people of the city in the capacity as elected officials. Your ridiculous comments of standing at attention to these two men is no better than your perceived notions about Bart Peterson's lack of caring for the people of Indianapolis.
I would imagine it would be wise to stop the rather childish antic of tooting one's own horn of winning this election; else, you and the men to whom you stand attention may be the ones who are "whinny" (as you spell it) in four years (remember, it was the Democrats who did the same four years ago, and look what happened to them).
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By the way, how does one get the title "Editor" under one's profile? If mis-spelling an average of a word a sentence, having fragments and run-on sentences abounding, and forgetting basic punctuation marks is how to become an editor (on top of a basically nasty attitude towards mostly everyone on here), SYnE. MeE. UPPP!!

DavidM wrote:

Bart Peterson cared so much for us he raise taxes 18 times in the last 8 years. Stay with the facts not spelling and typos I have always heard that when one attacks a person insead of the subject, they have no place else to go.

DavidM wrote:

The party who has the most members elected the counsel President, which has already been done. Poor Monroe is only a counsel member now. Nothing else.
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Histerical wrote:

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Shockingly, you failed to understand what I was saying. I think you must have misunderstood that I was saying YOU were the one with the perceived notion of Bart Peterson not caring (and how that is as foolish as saying we should stand at attention to Bob Cockrum and Greg Ballard). Only someone with a slight graspe of reality would think that Bart Peterson cared nothing for the general welfare of the people of Indianapolis.
You implored me to "stay with the facts", yet in the previous breath you said Bart Peterson "raise taxes 18 times in the last 8 years".(it's 18 now? Or was it 19, or 14 or 10?) I guess you could say I was a little dumbfounded by your statement because I did not know the mayor personally raised taxes. Did he take a vote himself for all 18 (or is it 25 or 31?) tax raises?
I was always under the impression that the council was the only one who had the power to raise taxes since the mayor was generally considered what I think most people call an executive position. There I am straying from the facts I guess. Is the mayor of Indianapolis a position of dictatorship then?
And please do not pretend you stand on the high ground of morality about attacking a person instead of the issues; although my original comments may have been unnecessary, hipocrisy -- likewise -- is not necessary on your end.