Northwest Indiana Discussion

I don't think it's as bad as they make it out to be....yet.

HMMM...NOW START MINDING THOSE MANNERS YOUNG MAN OR YOUR GOING TO GET A TIME OUT FROM THE FLEET ADMIRAL COMEDIAN. O.K.

Well Happy, if you ever have the pleasure of making my acquaintance, you will quickly realize that I don't need anyone to "protect" me. I'm here because I like posting and I enjoy not having to be as politically correct as the other forum demanded. If I see an opportunity to "tweak" you, rest assured that I will do so and I would hope that you do the same. Unless of course, you still have hopes of sucking up to the moderator on the other board and having your posting privileges restored.

You are correct, Fleet Admiral.

There is an agenda being followed with respect to the economy and the attempt to "talk it down" whereby the Messiah and his Disciples stand to gain.

Whether or not their plans are realized or if itultimately comes to harm them is yet to be seen. However, as the days go by, bin Obama is starting to shoulder more responsibilty for the economic crises.

As it should be. A community organizer.....OY!!!!

Says the man who talked trash about me on the Times board for speaking out against the multimillion dollar waste of the proposed new high school and was speechless when I rolled up to you to personally address your comments.
I contend that it isn't about the fancy artwork on the walls, the students can create the art and build character into the building, nor is it about expensive decor that may look pretty but adds nothing to the educational value but it's about the teachers. Take for example people like Paul Revere, Thomas Young, Joseph Warren, Alexander McDougall, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, Isaac Sears, John Lamb, James Otis, Marinus Willett and John Adams. True patriots who did not have their friends, family or connected friends build expensive buildings. How did these gentlemen do with their education?
And staying on topic the Gov. even said that school construction spending was out of control in his portion of the state.

I understand the need for the HB 1001 tax caps, but when our current legislators fight against reform and when they see the strenuous efforts by our local officials to cut the budgets they still refuse to release millions of dollars in tax payer money that has already been paid until we get a county income tax it is wrong! For a government to tell its people that they can not receive the tax money they already paid until they institute a new tax is unfathomable to me. When the lady from Griffith asked for help with something as basic and necessary as police protection and the communities have already cut their budgets and he flatly says no, then maybe the call for impeachment should grow. Where are those tax dollars anyways? Are they collecting interest since our money is being unjustly withheld from us? Those were some of the questions I was going to try to address, but didn't have an opportunity.

As I read your comments about our founding fathers and patriots, it becomes painfully obvious you have very little understanding of the social status of the founding fathers. They were the richest,most powerful men in the colonies. They set up a political system that was designed to do one thing, shift power from the King of England to themselves while maintaining the status quo otherwise. If they were truly "revolutionary, they would have abolished slavery,instead of subjecting millions of blacks to unspeakable deaths in the holds of slave ships over the next 90 years.They would have allowed everyone to vote,not just landholders and they would have treated native American Indians with respect instead of continuing the campaign of genocide that slaughtered an estimated 10 million native Americans over a two hundred year period. It's a shame that you never had the intellectual curiosity to read beyond the fairy tales that we are taught in public school.
I thought the people that did speak to Governor Daniels did a good job in exploring the questions we were there to debate and I really doubt your input would have added much to the discussion. I hope you noticed the cool,confident manner Governor Daniels handled criticism. That is how a leader acts. Whining about the fact that I hurt your feelings is an utter waste of your time and energy. Next time there is a public forum, try bringing your "A'" game and act with courage like Frank Mrvan Jr. He confronted the Governor in a clear concise manner that most of the people in that auditorium understood, with the exception of the rude catcalls from Team Slumlord.

Their plans aren't realized and probably never will be. Like I said....YET. The up and coming next few weeks most likely aren't going to be too good. More bailouts are on the horizon and jobs going down the shutes. I think we are very close to getting bad to the point people will turn even more to the government and Obama to save them. IMO, I don't think they want their stimulus to work. They just are trying to appear like they want it to. Of course, this is just my opinion because the course they are taking us is constantly being rubuked and isn't working. This is one heck of a mix and mosh thread...LOL

I actually did witness that thread before markh went back and edited it to cover for the old queen and turn jack into the villian. Even by the incredibly woeful markh standards of dishonest and deceitful behavior, it was stunning to go back and see the hatchet job that he had done. A well-adjusted, normal person would have absolutely no possible motivation or reason to run that board the way he runs that board. It's the same way he moderated at the Times before they wised up, fired him, and disbanded the whole volunteer program due to his abuse. He continually outdoes himself.

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how some of you are applauding My Man B**ch (even the Repubs). This cat has the nerve to come here & offer no help or solutions, but leases our toll roads (which we didn't benefit from) & collects taxes from Lake County casino boats, & you applaud him for stating the obvious.

Is there corruption in Lake County? Yes! Is there corruption in Marion County? Yes! But I guess if we don't do things "his" way then every municipality is corrupt. The fool said that he could not guarantee a tax reduction if Township Govt was eliminated. Then how does that benefit the people of Lake County?

This cat has the ba!!s to come here & talk about corruption when he lets the mills & BP pollute our air & get rid of IDEM, all while giving them tax breaks to slowly kill us & some of you applaud him? I wonder how much he gets from them in campaign contributions.

Lets see .... Property Tax Caps ... which Lake County Politicians have tried everything under the sun to subvert ... I think thats a pretty big one .. don't you?

A whole host of government efficiencies, which again Lake County has done everything to exclude themselves from.

My, my, Princess – you continue to outdo yourself on a daily basis.
The founding fathers were by no means perfect. However, their ideals and ambitions for this country were much more close to perfect than any major nation in existence at that time. They had to start somewhere, didn't they?
Slavery existed worldwide, and it was not possible to stop it overnight, but through the fundamentals of rights and governance that they put in place, the abolition of slavery eventually became a reality.
Not everyone was allowed to vote at that time but, again, through the fundamentals of rights and governance that they put in place, voting is now a right for everyone.
At that time in history, it was the age of exploration, and virtually all major nations engaged in the subjugation and exploitation of native peoples wherever they happened to dock their ships. It was not nice, and it was not right, but neither was it unique to America.
You seem to have no compunction over damning those who came before you, those who made it possible for you to have the right to damn them, and to have the right to speak freely about anything of your choosing, and to have the right to exist and prosper in this country regardless of the royal blood, or lack thereof, that runs through your veins.
So, yes, the founding fathers were far from perfect, but they were undertaking, from scratch, a grand experiment. There was a considerable amount of trial and error, and I’m sure that if they were alive today, they would be deeply ashamed that their efforts didn’t measure up to the lofty standards of some whiny little prick sitting at his computer in 2009.

These only came to an end thru struggle and strife. They were not given willingly. They had to be forced thru perseverance, protest and even bloodshed. It took people willing to go against the grain in order to demand their freedoms.