It has been a while since I have blogged anything! With the time-pressure demands of the 2011 campaign season, my post-election vacation, the holidays, and now prepping for 2012, I have done very little writing. Let’s change that, shall we?
Last week in Pastor Jon’s lifeGroup, we were individually discussing how we felt about 2011 and it’s impact in our lives. When it was my turn to discuss, I already had the answer pretty much ready to spout off. As …

You know, I have to admit: The Occupy Wall Street Movement has some legitimate points. They really do! But for every legitimate concern they have 4 bogus points that make the entire deal ridiculous and unsustainable. There are actually too many to refute every single one… but I will hit a couple of them, and as more of them surface and tick me off, I will write about those later. 
 Let’s start with this one (keep in mind they are …

Almost 2 weeks ago, I took a trip to Washington D.C. with elements of the Hoosier Congressional Policy Leadership Series VI. As many of you know, nothing gets me pumped up more in the political arena than conducting business in our nation’s capitol. We had an opportunity to do a lot of cool things, including:
- Met with 5 Members of Congress and 1 Senator, all from Indiana
- Had Breakfast and lunch on the Hill. Met with key lobbyists.

The Attorney General of the State of Indiana is heading back to court to defend Indiana’s decision to cut-off state funds to organizations who provide limitless abortions such as Planned Parenthood. 
Read the story about the states efforts here.

Local media and supports of Planned Parenthood have demonized the movement and the new law, spouting that the pro-life movement doesn’t care about women and their health. They say that defunding organizations like Planned Parenthood will keep women from getting …

This is the excerpt from Gov. Daniels new book Keeping the Republic that has every Lake County Democrat (and those who don’t actually pay attention to what happens in Lake County) up in arms:
“Culturally close to Chicago in both economics and politics, and with a reputation for governmental corruption and labor union aggression, our northwest corner is a place employers are more likely to flee than invest in.”
I was born in the Region. I have lived here all …

I recently saw a blog post that was very disturbing to me. Although I have the utmost respect for people and their individual beliefs, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t misguided in what they are saying.
I had the distinct privilege to be a part of the lobbying efforts at the Indiana Statehouse this year to help create constitutional protection for marriage between one man and one women. Although I had already held that idea dear to my heart, I …