Some Election Day Music

Conventional wisdom seems to be that Indiana will be the first good indicator of how it's going tonight and if the Mac has a chance...

If Barry cleans his clock in the Hoosier state, it's hard to envision a scenario where McCain pulls it off.

Here's some wonderful Louis Armstrong, doing Back Home Again in Indiana in 1959.

A Nice Primer on Indiana Politics

As a native of Northwest Indiana, I never thought I'd see the day when the revered New York Times explained even a little bit about the politics of The Region.

Well, these are strange days.

Tuesday's primary in the Hoosier State (as well as North Carolina) represents the first time in 40 years that Indiana's primary has accumulated a hill of beans' relevance.

Anyway, the Times article is pretty cool because it explains a little bit of the regional quirkiness of Indiana politics. My favorite part of the article, because it fits with what I know, is that the people in Gary had never heard of this little southern town they were also interviewing in.

And the people of that southern town, Salem, had, in fact heard of Gary. And they warned the interviewer to steer clear of there.

Enjoy, too, the sound of noted ladies man and macadamia nut farmer, Jim Nabors, singing Back Home Again in Indiana at the Brickyard.

The Jesus Discount

And so on the 8th day, the Lord said, "Let Indiana BMV not chargeth for vanity plates bearing my name, despite the constitutional issues that may ariseth.  Screweth the ACLU."