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The Truce: A Smart Move or a Wave of the White Flag
By now, we’ve all heard about Gov. Mitch Daniels now infamous “truce” on social issues in his interview with the Weekly Standard. Opinions from the four corners of Indiana and beyond have been offered. Some of them supportive: Those who have watched Daniels campaign or govern know he has long declined to exploit hot-button [...]
Welcome to JoshGillespie.net!
Welcome to the official launch of my brand new site, JoshGillespie.net. I have spent almost three years developing HoosierAccess.com into one of the premier blogs in Indiana. While I’m not leaving Hoosier Access, I’ve decided to branch out on my own. On this site you will find critical insight and common sense solutions to issues [...]
Schoolhouse Rock Forgot the Lesson in Ethics
Growing up, you probably remember Saturday mornings watching cartoons with the occasional lesson from Schoolhouse Rock. And, if you’re a political/government junkie like me, then “I’m Just a Bill” is a song that sticks with you. We all know that’s an oversimplification of how a bill actually becomes law, but there are parts of each [...]
In Dedication To All of Those Who Have Fought And Died
The ultimate sacrifice of a man or woman in the military is to give up their life in the defense of freedom for our country. This is price I know I cannot understand, but I am overwhelmed by those who have been so willing to love, live and die for our country. To those who [...]
“Brad the Beautiful” Has Love/Hate Relationship With Government Bailouts
What’s up with Brad the Beautiful? He needs to get a hold of his web handlers because their outing him as a bailout loving stimulus supporting liberal while also making the claim that he’s against those same bailouts he voted to approve. Currently Ellsworth has posted on his website an article from the Elkhart Truth [...]
$670 Billion and Counting…
Remember that pledge that President (then candidate) Obama made to not raise taxes on the middle class? Neither does he. According to Ranking Member of the Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp: Since January of 2009, President Obama and Congressional Democrats have enacted into law gross tax increases totaling more than $670 billion, or more [...]
I Hate to Say “I Told You So”…Well No, I Don’t.
Remember this gem of a quote from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the contents of the recently passed health care bill? For months, Republicans argued that millions of dollars in tax increases were in the bill. That much we were assured of. But the Obama Administration continued to say that their plan would lover costs [...]
SCOTUS Retirement Steals Debate Show
Between Abdul’s debate on Thursday at the War Memorial and the Hoosier Access debate on Saturday at IUPUI, you probably didn’t think much could happen to make the second debate all that interesting. Well, Justice John Paul Stevens saw to it to make it interesting by announcing his retirement from the highest court in the [...]
Democrats Refuse To Learn Lesson of ‘94
Today, President Obama made it official. The beginnings of the government takeover of health care has begun. This year alone, the Heritage Foundation says we’re going to see: Prohibition on revoking insurance for patients who falsify applications to fraudulently obtain private insurance coverage (however, penalties for fraud against federal health programs are increased). “Annual Fee” [...]
That’s Okay, Brad Ellsworth Didn’t Really Want To Be A Senator Anyway
Brad Ellsworth is a yes vote for Obamacare. Another big get for Dems: Rep Brad Ellsworth, a former Yes vote who shared the concerns of the Stupak dozen and was intensely wooed by both sides, will vote Yes on the Senate bill, his spokesman confirms to me. “He’s a Yes,” Jonathan Kott, communications director for [...]
