IS IT TRUE that the 3rd District race for School Board is becoming extremely interesting?…that a newcomer to local politics is getting the attention of the old political guard that has controlled EVSC board for years? D-Patrick Executive Tony Ricketts looks like he is on his way to be elected to this board because of the way he has ran a flawless, aggressive and positive campaign?…that Jeff Worthington is giving a 21 years veteran of the school board a run for his money to win the second slot on this board? …word in the street is that voters are saying that preacher, Terry Gamblin after 21 years of serving on this on this body is long enough?…that a real political upset may be in the making because the mood of the voters is that it’s time for a change?

IS IT TRUE that the race for the other seat on the school board isn’t on the political radar?…that a political backlash is quietly brewing between Mike Duckworth and Karen Ragland supporters because of the negative way she has been allegedly treated by him and his other school board buddies over the last several years?…conventional political wisdom predicts that Karen Ragland shall prevail in this next to nothing public campaign for this seat?

IS IT TRUE don’t be surprised to hear that the Evansville Water and Sewer Department may have a major financial meltdown on their hands?…that Mayor Winnenke’s public statement that all is well with the City of Evansville accounting records that they are now balanced and everything is just fine may be proved to be wrong at this coming City Council meeting?

IS IT TRUE that just as predicted by cynics for a year now the September jobs report is positive and the “official” unemployment rate has dipped below 8% for the first time in nearly 4 years?…the payrolls increased by 114,000 jobs in September to bring the “official” rate down to 7.8% when the expectations as of yesterday were for the job creation number to be 118,000 with an “official” unemployment rate of 8.1%?…that the expectation and the result don’t seem to make sense?…if creating 118,000 jobs would not changed the “official” unemployment rate at all yet adding 4,000 less jobs than expected lowers the rate by 0.3% then all we need to do to be at a healthy 5% “official” unemployment rate is make sure that about 250,000 jobs are eliminated and use the same assumptions and adjustments that were just published?…that is counterintuitive that statistics could work this way but hey, it is from the government that excludes the food and energy prices from inflation numbers so what the heck?…that also in the report was a disturbing figure that the number of people with part time jobs that are seeking full time work INCREASED by 900,000 to 8.6 Million Americans?…that we wonder if those 900,000 were from people getting their hours cut or people who found a part time job that were previously not working?…that is a big enough number to call out for some clarity as it was 689% higher than the “official” job creation number?

IS IT TRUE that the brain trust of Democratic Vice Presidents for the last 32 years provided us with even more entertainment that just makes you want to ask if they were dropped on their head as children?…that former Vice President Al Gore was trying to explain away President Obama’s butt thrashing in the debate by blaming it on the altitude in Denver?…that one ranks up there with blaming the President’s poor performance on the Hale-Bopp comet, the leprechauns in the basement, or even the Easter bunny?…that current VP Joe Biden spoke another INCONVENIENT TRUTH in a very loud and enthusiastic manner?…this time Biden was in your face with a new chant of “YES WE WILL”?…he was talking about a $1 Trillion tax increase?…that the gifts of entertainment just keep on coming from the peanut gallery of the Democrat VP Club?

IS IT TRUE Part 2 October 4, 2012 (The Presidential Debate)

IS IT TRUE that debate and giving a speech are very different skills as the art of debate involves thinking quickly and clearly communication a response in real time to ones opponents claims while giving a speech with the aid of speechwriters and a teleprompter really is more like a performance without feedback?…we have all known for a long time that President Obama is perhaps the best speechmaker in the history of the presidency?…the limited debate skills of John McCain in the 2008 election coupled with the manic embrace of candidate Obama’s message of hope and change made for a situation where President Obama really was not tested as a debater until last night?…that many charismatic preachers are quite good at delivering a sermon to the converted but would get destroyed in a formal debate on any subject at all?…that last night was one of those nights when President Obama who is a magnificent deliverer of speeches ran into a brick wall when it comes to the skills needed to compete in a formal debate setting?…that Mitt Romney took President Obama to school in last night’s nights Presidential debate in every way possible?…many people are surprised but that was just the way it was on the evening of October 3, 2012 in Denver, CO?

IS IT TRUE the topics chosen for the debate were the right topics and that the moderator continuously asked the two candidates to differentiate between themselves?…that Jim Lehrer while not keeping the stallions in check and on schedule did lay down the right ground rules?…Mr. Lehrer has been getting some guff in the press this morning for failing to herd the candidates well but telling the President of the United States to stop talking when he is 6 minutes into a 2 minute segment does take some nerve?…both candidates did seem to run all over Mr. Lehrer when it came to the 2 minute segments but much good information was aired and some answers with respect to their differences did come out?…that in the after debate discussions with undecided voters it seemed as though most of them did gather some information to help them make up their minds?…we are certain that President Obama is glad that he will have two more chances to debate Mitt Romney and that he is especially pleased that the next debate is a Town Hall forum that is more friendly to a speech maker than a straight up in your face debate?

IS IT TRUE that when Bill Maher, who hates Mitt Romney and donated $1 Million to the Obama campaign starts tweeting “it looks like the President really does need a teleprompter” and “in my opinion Romney won this debate” instead of trying to spin the outcome that the wheels really did come off of the Obama bus last night?…that when Andrea Mitchell (Mrs. Alan Greenspan) and Mika Brzezinski are on NBC discussing how “sick to their” stomach they are about the President’s poor performance then something went seriously wrong with President Obama’s Wednesday?…when the cast of liberals that crow each morning on the “Morning Joe” show on MSNBC seriously discuss the possibility that Obama went on his own and must have ignored his advisors while praising Mitt Romney for the best Republican debate performance since President Reagan’s game changing debate against President Carter in 1980 then all is not well in the Obama Nation?…it is safe to say that when ones best supporters admit defeat rather than claim some platitudinal moral victory that you got your butt whipped?…last night’s debate was in much likelihood a good warm up act for next week’s Vice Presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, KY?…VP Joe Biden has already made the opening statement for Paul Ryan with his “the middle class has been buried in the last 4 years” speech?…it will be interesting?

IS IT TRUE of the things to learn last night one was that President Obama clearly does not understand the expanding economy model of revenue generation?…most kids can understand that 20% of a 10 pound pie is more than 25% of a 7 pound pie?…that concept of cutting tax rates while increasing revenue was not something that President Obama seemed to understand?…he clearly understands redistributing pie but does not have a grasp on how to make the pie in the first place?…if he should win we sure hope he learns something about making pie because the pie we have is just about gone?…the other thing we learned as was echoed on the Morning Joe Show is that President Obama is a poor debater and according to the host he always has been?…it is scary to think of last night’s version of President Obama engaging in a debate with Mr. Putin, Angela Merkel, Syria’s Assad, Akminijad, or the rabble in the streets of the Arab world screaming for American blood?…debate skills and collaboration are more essential to being an effective president than preaching a sermon to the choir?…if America is to achieve its former glory it will be the skills of debate and collaboration that lead us there?

IS IT TRUE that the morale of employees working in the Building Commission and Codes and Enforcement departments are rock bottom. …it been alleged by 6th Ward City Councilmen, Al Lindsey that one of the Mayor’s political patronage appointees working in these department may be getting special treatment from the Director, Ben Miller? … it may be worthwhile for Mr. Miller sit down and have a serious talk with Mr. Lindsey about his concerns?

IS IT TRUE that Terry White, Atty. candidate for Indiana State Senate has just released press statement committing to sponsoring legislation to assist our returning military Heroes and Wounded Warriors with tax credits and job assistance?… that we from reliable sources that State Senate Candidate Terry White campaign has received a major political jolt from this announcement?…we are now hearing that this race may becoming too close to call?

IS IT TRUE that Executive Director Diane Clements of the Human Relations Commission has rolled up her sleeves and done the legwork to uncover an agreement between the City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County that calls for an 87% – 13% contribution ratio as opposed to the 91% – 9% asserted as justification for reducing the contribution approved unanimously by the County Commissioners?…Ms. Clements in a very real way by her research and her willingness to release it to the media has made the Vanderburgh County Commissioners look rather misinformed?…she should be commended for her thoroughness on behalf of her employer, the HRC?…that good diligence does not excuse the runaway pursuit of settlements at the expense of the Evansville Rescue Mission but it does show good management skills?…there have been many people who have shown good management skills and sound judgment in the non-profit world of Evansville, IN who have made elected officials look like dopes before and all of these people are no longer serving in the positions they once held?…the CCO encourages Ms. Clements to reflect on the agency that she has run, to expose any SNEGAL activities she has had to deal with, and to out any individuals whether elected or not for being dopes?…she can then look forward to a better job in another location as the dopes in charge in Evansville are very skilled at protecting their territory?

IS IT TRUE that it has now been 6 days since the City of Evansville was exposed for having failed to reconcile their accounts for 21 months?…there has been no one called on the carpet for an explanation, no accountability administered, and even a proclamation from Mayor Winnecke that it is all better now?…that it seems as though the powers that be just do not understand the gravity of failing to comply with Indiana law and not having the ability to count the taxpayer’s money for 21 months?…of all of the idiotic things that make one’s head spin that has been exposed in the last 3 years this one is the most serious yet the powers that be are cavalier about it?…that next Monday night at the regular meeting of the Evansville City Council there had better be some call for explanation and accountability demanded by Councilman John Friend, CPA and at least 4 other members of the Council?…the CCO invites all 9 members of the City Council to write position papers on what they think about the City of Evansville’s random and chaotic method of accounting that has been concealed for 21 months until last week’s release of the State Board of Accounts Audit that came with a DISCLAIMER?…that in all fairness current Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Controller Russ Lloyd Jr. were dealt a rotten hand straight from the bottom of the deck by the Weinzapfel Administration in this matter?…that the CCO believes that the people of Evansville deserve to know if former Mayor Weinzapfel even gave Mayor Winnecke the courtesy of advising him that the accounts were never reconciled in 2011?…if the Winnecke Administration was hung out to dry and had to learn this information in February 2012 when trying to reconcile as opposed to learning it from the outgoing administration that is a real problem that needs to be dealt with?