BARLOW: A requiem for the Indiana Democratic Party
Democrats need to stop attacking voters and overreaching on social issues.
Marcus Barlow / Special to IBJ
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BARLOW: Bayh and Gregg practicing the art of deception
This year in Indiana, we are seeing some of the most amazing paint and polish jobs I’ve ever seen in my life.
Republicans made a smart choice in Holcomb
Republicans made the right choice in naming Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb as the party’s nominee to be the next governor of the state of Indiana. Don’t listen to what the Democrats are saying. They are still reeling from the realization that they are left without a message since the whole John Gregg campaign has been, […]
BARLOW: Obama’s partisan ways have caused deep divisions
Time and time again, when given the opportunity to unite the country, President Obama always chooses the lower road of attempting to score political points.
BARLOW: NCAA should practice what it preaches
I have great respect for people who enter the public square and push for social change. I would caution, however, anyone against doing so without first taking a good look at themselves.
BARLOW: The political Twilight Zone that is the 2016 election
One Democratic candidate for president would have been laughed out of the race by past generations and the other is under investigation by the very government she’s trying to lead.
BARLOW: LGBT battle lacks real cases of discrimination
The Legislature pulled off a feat of magic that even the past valedictorians of Hogwarts would be jealous of: They created an environment of discrimination that hadn’t existed simply by affirming the right of religious objection.
BARLOW: Liberal yells of ‘racist’ rob the word of its meaning
What I find disgusting is when people misuse the term “racist,” because it detracts from the uniquely heinous history and nature of racism in order to morally equivocate different forms of discrimination that are, frankly, not as egregious.
BARLOW: The real motive of the gun-control intelligentsia
Agendas are a tricky thing. On the one hand, it’s easy to assume that someone’s agenda motivates his or her actions and that this is inherently sinister. But even after spending over a decade in politics, I still think most people are good and want the best for their neighbor, their community, and themselves.
BARLOW: Clamor to recognize hate crimes takes us backward
Greg Porter is my state representative. I respect the work he’s done in the community and I respect where I know he’s coming from when he proposes that Indiana adopt strict hate crime legislation in the coming session.
BARLOW: The convenience of suppressing speech with labels
As a public relations professional, sometimes I really wish I was a liberal. I mean, it’s so easy to do.
BARLOW: Dems now importing candidates … bad ones
I am going to start with a confession: I am a conservative Republican, so it should be no surprise that I cracked up while reading tweets, Facebook posts and stories about the Indiana Democratic Party’s State Convention, or the “Big Dem Weekend.”
BARLOW: Does Donnelly listen to Hoosiers or to Pelosi?
I get it. I understand why Democrats voted for the Affordable Care Act. I understand party loyalty and I understand that going against your party on such a key piece of legislation would be extremely difficult.