08/04/2023
"Donald Trump’s third indictment, Mike Pence’s reaction, the latest in the races for Governor and Mayor of Indianapolis were all topics of discussion with our political panel: Republican Jim Merritt, Democrat Lara Beck and Libertarian Mark Rutherford."
Politically Speaking
Donald Trump’s third indictment, Mike Pence’s reaction, the latest in the races for Governor and Mayor of Indianapolis were all topics of discussion with our ...
05/05/2021
28 known appointed positions held by Indiana Libertarians since the first one in 2004.
28 partisan elected positions held by Indiana Libertarians since the first ones in 1998.
Indiana Libertarian Steve Guinn was elected in a nonpartisan race for the Mt. Pleasant school board in 2000 and served through 2004, narrowly losing his re-election bid in 2004.
3 known elected Indiana officials are known to have switched their political affiliation to Libertarian while they held office.
Jennifer Meador Appointed to the Mooresville Board of Zoning Appeals
1. Rex Bell, Hagerstown Plan Commission. 2004-06, 2008. Appointed by Hagerstown Town Board. 2. Rex Bell, Hagerstown Board of Zoning Appe...
08/01/2017
Political Parties are Frying Pans. Don't Jump-in Unless You Want to Get Dirty in the Grease
I've never understood the people who get involved in a political party (name your favorite) and when they understand its nature, stay despi...
05/10/2017
Here's an article about right-wing Democrats who favor a traditional, static and conservative view about keeping an outdated and obscure agency in existence. Right-wingers like this disturb me.
Unpaid officials rescue obscure agency from demise
Buried in the midst of the November election ballot, Polk voters faced a choice between two candidates for supervisor of District 3 of the Polk County
02/07/2017
This applies to Libertarians as well. Emmanuel makes several important points. One of them is that you have to be in "the long haul". Another is that a political party must win in order to change public policy.
Rahm Emanuel: Too many Dems care more about being right than winning
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has warned Democrats they need to "take a chill pill" and realize that they are not going to take back national power anytime soon.
10/06/2016
I do this year round. Why have fun only around Halloween?