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Shaw Friedman: Daniels’ Iraq Negligence Disqualifies 2nd Term
Reprinted from a post By Brian A. Howey On June 18, 2008 @ 10:39 am In HPI Weekly
By SHAW R. FRIEDMAN
LaPORTE - How could he have gotten it so wrong? How could Mitch Daniels have failed to properly advise his President and his country on the true costs of war? Yes, volumes have been written on how nearly "All the President’s Men" gave him bad advice in the lead-up to war and trimmed and tailored their views to suit the President’s inclination to wage a war of choice. But how could the man with 
ultimate responsibility for our federal budget - Mitch Daniels - have gotten war cost estimates so wrong when he was White House budget director? Shouldn’t that horrendous lapse of judgment raise continuing questions about his judgment now when it comes to objectively valuing state assets or resisting impulses to further privatize state resources like the Indiana lottery?
A short history of progressivism - by Amy Clifford
Welcome to all. Especially to frustrated living-in-a-red-state-working-for-all-things-Progressive-Hoosiers. The following is a little background on progressivism. It actually has more depth than just bantering about a phrase or driving a hybrid while on your cell buying carbon credits for the trip you are taking to Martha's Vineyard to see Candace, your lesiban first cousin once removed get married. And spilling your decaf soy latte on your organic cotton union made sundress. The evolution of progressivism Following the first progressive movement of the early 20th century, there would be three more distinct swells in the popularity of progressive thought.
Let's get excited...
No, I am not currently channeling the Pointer Sisters, but we only have weeks until we can get down to the business of messaging the superior features and benefits that Hoosiers could have if they elected someone other than Mitch again.
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2008 Holes To Fill
It looks like the Indiana Progressives will have some work to do in 2008. Six in '06 candidate State Rep. Joe Micon and nominee David Crooks have both announced that they will not seek re-election in 2008. The loss of Joe Micon is especially bitter since he is a true progressive in our Statehouse and a friend of Indiana Progressives.
