IS IT TRUE out going Governor Mike Pence and Vice Presidential nominee says he believes that Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb could best do the job replacing him? …we will see if the 22 member search committee agree with Governor Pence on July 26, 2016? …U S House of Representatives members Susan Brooks, Todd Rosita, and State Senator Jim Tomes have also submitted their names for consideration to this appointment?  …we have been told that a back room political deal has been cut concerning this appointment.  …Lt Governor Holcomb shall be selected as Governor Pence replacement in an extremely close vote and shall assume the duties as acting Governor on July 27, 2016?  …we also been told that acting Governor Holcomb will select a female as his running mate?

IS IT TRUE we are extremely disappointed to hear that State Auditor Suzanna Crouch had no interest in the the vacant Governor position?  …we are pleased that she has no interest in this position because we feel she is doing one heck of a job in State Auditors position?  …who knows what future political opportunities lay ahead for her?  …we can’t wait for the political drama to begin?

IS IT TRUE that Democratic U.S Senate Candidate Evan Bayh visited Evansville last Friday? …Bayh stated if elected, he will bring Republicans and Democrats  together?.  … Bath stated if he wins, he will work to create jobs, cut taxes, grow small businesses, and make college more affordable?   …doesn’t this sound like his campaign promises of the past?  …we wonder why he didn’t say anything about Obama Care, his official resident status since he left office and what was the major source of his income since he left office 6 years ago?

IS IT TRUE we hear that Evan Bayh better get ready to answer numerous questions concerning how he and his wife generated income after he left the U S Senate 6 years?  …it’s our guess they made millions of dollars sitting on major corporate boards and doing lobbying work for multi-mullion dollar corporations?   …we predict if Republican US Senate candidate Todd Young has his way these questions will haunt Mr. Bayh throughout the campaign?

IS IT TRUE that Evan Bayh has many million of dollars left in political war chest when he decided not to run again for the U S Senate 6 years ago?

IS IT TRUE it looks like President of the Evansville City Council Missy Mosby has done it again?  …if you check out  tonight City Council agenda you will not find not one reference allowing members of the public to make any comments about governmental issues that concern them?  …we are told this is a developing story?

IS IT TRUE that the head of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz,  has resigned as Convention Chairperson after emails surfaced that raised questions about the committee’s impartiality during the Democratic primary?  …we are extremely pleased that the politically toxic and know-it-all Wassermann Schultz has been finally shut down?  …we hope that the local Democratic Central Committee will have the same resolve to do similar too a couple of locally elected officials?

FOOTNOTE: “IS IT TRUE” will be posted on this coming Wednesday?

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STOP Stealing Our Wealth, Opportunity And Security!

Freedom, IN – Since 1970’s Bank Secrecy Act, banks must report large financial transactions to federal agents. Since then, the reporting requirements have gotten tougher, more expansive, and secretive. For example, the “Suspicious Activity Report” invokes a gag order, and nullifies the already-lowered dollar limit such that any financial activity at all may be secretly monitored by federal agents.
Some might think increasing secrecy, power and spying is good; that it keeps us safe.

But voters make decisions on information that is increasingly missing or proven false. It’s foolish to believe that politicians we claim we don’t trust are honest with us when it comes to programs that actually fund their cronyism; like “civil asset forfeiture” programs.

While few know it, police forces now take more money and property from USA citizens by “civil asset forfeiture” (as opposed to “criminal asset forfeiture,” which requires a conviction) than do all other criminals, combined.

This “forfeiture” at gun point doesn’t require charges of any crime, or any warrant. Increasingly, this is done with foreknowledge of money movement provided by devices like the “Electronic Recovery and Access to Data” or ERAD (as in eradicate?) machine, which uses data harvest initially intended to fight drug trade and terrorism, but is in practice irrelevant to either, and is allowed to fund police departments.

This is armed highway robbery. This “policing for profit” must be stopped, not expanded.

But just this week, US House Rep. Larry Bucshon touted his support of, among other anti-constitutional bills, H.R. 5607, the Enhancing Treasury’s Anti-Terror Tools Act.

ETATTA did not go through regular order, and was rushed to the floor under suspension of the rules. No amendments were considered, debate was limited, and, as usual, few representatives actually read the bill before voting on it.

This carelessness is apparent in the practical force of the law proposed – that in violation of the USA Constitution’s Article I Section I, Article II Section I, Article III Section I, and Amendment IV, bureaucrats in executive agencies are granted even more power to write rules, judge their efficacy and infractions, and at least recommend, and ultimately execute, new actions as already imposed upon Americans as by the ERAD device, without warrant, probably cause, or conviction of any crime. Furthermore, ETATTA expands the role of the Treasury’s power of spying and enforcement to non-monetary assets – essentially encompassing all property.

Politicians have blurred the lines between good-guy and bad-guy, dividing us by class and race, imprisoning a higher percentage of citizens than any other nation, and making us less secure and prosperous to boot.

In other words, government has become what it’s supposed to protect us from.

I have a plan to restore respect for the badge and restore faith in all our important institutions. It’s an already well-respected plan to not only police the police and govern government, but also to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
Liberty or Bust!

Andrew Horning

Libertarian for 8th District US House of Representatives

Trump’s Acceptance Speech

by Carl Thomas

Donald Trump’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention was too long — 75 minutes — and too loud. Modulation is the key to good public speaking. One’s voice should rise and fall like the tide, which allows really important points to be made whether the volume is low or high. His adult children are better speakers.

Having said that, Trump hit mostly high notes — the country is on the wrong track. The latest Real Clear Politics data shows 69.3 percent of those surveyed believe we’re on the wrong track. One has to go back to the ’70s and Jimmy Carter to see similar numbers.

Crime and violence are serious concerns. Trump promised to be a “law and order” president, specifics to come. Many believe race relations have deteriorated since President Obama took office. The police are under attack. Poor children are trapped in failing public schools and Democrats won’t let them escape. Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, promise school choice. Terrorism is on the rise at home and overseas. Instead of focusing on battle readiness, our depleted military focuses on the inclusion of transgender and women soldiers. Veterans are not being adequately cared for.

Speaking to blue collar “Reagan Democrats,” who haven’t had a significant pay raise in years, or who are unemployed or underemployed, thanks to the policies of the Obama administration, Trump said, “I am your voice.”

Whether Republicans are united enough to win the election remains to be seen, but the left, the establishment and the media are united in their opposition to Trump. They claim Trump is playing on fears, but they have fears of their own; fear of losing control of government and their lucrative positions.

Fear is not a bad emotion to arouse if it is based on genuine threats and there are plenty of those, as anyone paying the slightest attention can attest.

Liberal media coverage and commentary on the convention was mostly the same. Friday’s headlines, editorials and columns in various publications exposed not just bias, but the fear the media have in losing their influence.

Here are just a few samples: “Mr. Trump’s Apocalypse Now” (Washington Post editorial). “A Foreign Policy Wrecking Ball” (second Post editorial). “Seeking Victory by scaring the country to death” (columnist E.J. Dionne Jr.)

The predictable New York Times also had a lead editorial about “Donald Trump’s Campaign of Fear.” Columnist David Brooks wrote about “The Death of the Republican Party.” Online, the column headline read “Make America Hate Again,” just in case readers didn’t get the message. A front-page “news analysis” in the Times speaks of Trump’s alleged “Failed Chance to Humanize Outsize Image.”

A column by Matthew Continetti in the Washington Free Beacon was headlined “The Demagogue Rises.” Batman, call your office.

Like the definition of love in the book and film “Love Story,” being a liberal means never having to say you’re sorry about your failed programs and failed philosophy. That’s because liberalism is not based on results, but on feelings and intentions. Trump is saying the left has failed and liberals don’t like the prospect of being held accountable for the damage they’ve done to America.

That’s why the media will stage a love-in for Hillary Clinton and all things Democrat at their Philadelphia convention. Don’t expect a question like this: “Your party has spent huge amounts of money on the poor and yet there are about as many poor people today as when the War on Poverty began half a century ago. Same with education. Isn’t it time to try something else?”

You won’t hear that question because the left thinks the problem is that government isn’t taxing, spending and regulating enough. That attitude has fueled the rise of Donald Trump and some like me, who were once skeptical of him, would like to see Trump shake up Washington, if only to watch the expressions on the smug faces of the left.