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VAUGHN: Expanding Medicaid would benefit all
March 30, 2013
In these pages last fall, I complained about gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence playing politics with the implementation of
federal health reform. Unfortunately, now that he’s been elected governor, the game-playing continues and uninsured
Hoosiers continue to be pawns in Pence’s game with federal officials.
MoreVAUGHN: Action will make IEDC talk believable
February 2, 2013
When I first met Mike Pence back in the mid-1990s, he was working as a radio and TV talk show host in Indianapolis. I was
a guest on his public affairs program many times and came to know the future governor as an affable and evenhanded host who
made room for all points of view while clearly stating his own.
MoreVAUGHN: Door keeps revolving at Statehouse
January 5, 2013
With Republican super-majorities in both Statehouse chambers and a newly elected governor eager to make his mark on state
government, the upcoming legislative session could get controversial real fast.
MoreVAUGHN: Super PACs still threaten democracy
December 1, 2012
Forget red states versus blue states. The color best representative of the 2012 election is green, as in greenbacks. The election
was not only the most expensive in our nation’s history at $6 billion spent, but it also shattered the record by more
than $700 million. More than 1,000 Super PACs were formed and they spent at least $970 million, much of it on negative television
ads and direct mail.
MoreVAUGHN: Election bullies threaten right to vote
November 3, 2012
With Indiana ranked a dismal 48th for voter turnout, you would think Republicans and Democrats could agree that our state
needs to take aggressive steps to increase the number of active voters.
MoreVAUGHN: Stop the campaign money shell game
September 29, 2012
While it is easy to see the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case, since corporate-sponsored
political ads have dominated our airwaves for months, it is much more difficult for voters to determine exactly who is paying
for these ads.
MoreVAUGHN: Pence plays games with the uninsured
September 1, 2012
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the vast majority of the Affordable Care Act, it threw a curveball
to politicians like Gov. Daniels and Mike Pence, who were counting on the court killing the implementation of national health
reform.
MoreVAUGHN: Daniels won't admit costly FSSA mistake
August 4, 2012
With the Purdue University job awaiting him, Gov. Daniels is apparently taking a Rube Goldberg approach to state government.
MoreVAUGHN: Citizens get high-tech shot at drawing maps
June 30, 2012
The mapping software provides all the tools.
MoreVAUGHN: WellPoint's secret political spending continues
June 2, 2012
Full disclosure isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also good business.
MoreVAUGHN: Ethics laws — enforcement = empty promises
May 5, 2012
All the ethics and disclosure laws on the books won’t make much difference if they are not aggressively and fairly enforced.
MoreVAUGHN: Lengthy laundry list awaits White's successor
March 31, 2012
Lawson has more than just the image problem to work on.
MoreVAUGHN: Crush corruption before it gets in the water
March 3, 2012
The mind-set seems to be that these are individual transgressions.
MoreVAUGHN: Good news, bad news for public access
February 4, 2012
It is time to make a point with those hardcore offenders that keeping secrets from the public won’t be tolerated.
MoreVAUGHN: Indictment reveals rotten culture at IURC
January 7, 2012
The Hardy/Duke scandal has left a dark stain of impropriety.
MoreVAUGHN: Voters left out of Vaughn's power grab
December 10, 2011
His actions and the sweetheart deal with Brooks raise a long list of red flags.
MoreVAUGHN: Shine more light on Duke/IURC secrets
November 12, 2011
Here's hoping Thomas is just slow to bait his hook and has a plan to get the big fish into the boat.
MoreVAUGHN: Indiana's civic health is on life support
October 8, 2011
The way to begin to reduce the influence of wealthy campaign contributors is to institute a system of public financing.
MoreVAUGHN: No reason to restrict satellite voting centers
September 10, 2011
Satellite early voting is a no-brainer and it’s a shame Republicans are hiding behind security and fiscal red herrings,
since their concern is purely political; they simply believe early voting helps Democrats.
MoreVAUGHN: Indianapolis should ban contractor contributions
August 6, 2011
For too long, candidates for county and city offices have taken for granted that a large percentage of their campaign war
chests come from individuals and entities seeking to do business with local government.
MoreVAUGHN: Privatization punishes many, rewards few
July 9, 2011
The only winners in this game are the attorneys and bureaucrats who make, and often end up breaking, the deals.
MoreVAUGHN: State protects insurers better than consumers
June 11, 2011
Instead of an effective regulatory environment, the facts suggest [Insurance Commissioner Stephen] Robertson’s rubber
stamp for rate increases is getting a real workout.
MoreVAUGHN: Republicans miss opportunity to build trust
May 7, 2011
Despite all the rhetoric about fairness and transparency, the 2011 round of redistricting remained shrouded in secrecy and
conducted mostly behind closed doors.
MoreVAUGHN: No excuse for keeping tainted Durham funds
April 9, 2011
Continuing to use the excuse that the money is already spent amounts to a slap in the face of the Ohio victims of Durham’s
illegal scheme, many who lost their life savings.
MoreVAUGHN: Time to end two-timing public employees
March 12, 2011
Shouldn’t the right of citizens to have government untainted by conflicts prevail over the perceived right of an individual
to run for office and hold a public job at the same time?
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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