Well-known Indy blogger Paul Ogden throws out a great point tonight while discussing this private investigator debaucle in Carmel. He mentions in a late night blog this evening that Carmel Mayor James Brainard is now a very politically vulner…
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The Impending Death of the Tea Party, Part II
By joshfeatherstone on August 3, 2011 in Debt Ceiling, Libertarians, Limited Government, Limited Spending, Lower Taxes, Republicans, Tea Party
Back in early April, I posted about the Impending Death of the Tea Party. Well, guess what ladies and gentleman of the Tea Party, it’s here.Because of the recent Debt Ceiling deal, the Tea Party surely feels completely deflated. They focuse…
A Short History of The Poker Boom, The UIGEA, and the Death of Online Poker Imposed by the Recent DoJ Actions
By joshfeatherstone on April 17, 2011 in Barney Frank, Department of Justice, Full Tilt, John Pappas, Moneymaker, Neteller, Party Poker, Poker, PokerStars, PPA, UIGEA
In 2003 an accountant named Chris Moneymaker won a $10,000 seat into the Main Event of the World Series of Poker by winning a $39 satellite on the online poker site PokerStars. As most of you know, Moneymaker went on to win the Main Event that year, pa…
The Impending Death of the Tea Party
According to a recent CNN/Opinion Research survey, more than half of Americans now have an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party. I must admit, I am not surprised. Truthfully, I am shocked that it took this long.The Tea Party started with th…
Indiana One Step Closer to Discrimination in Our Constitution
By joshfeatherstone on March 30, 2011 in Discrimination, gay marriage, Indiana Legislature, Indiana Marriage Amendment, LGBT, Save Marriage
The Indiana State Senate passed the gay marriage amendment by the disgustingly wide margin of 40-10. Since the House has already passed the same bill, the first of three steps required to add discrimination to the Indiana Constitution is now comp…