Indiana

Opportunity Missed

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

With my very busy schedule, I always try to make the most of my time by doing two or three things at once.  I did it again today.  I did laundry and covered a news conference by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson.  After separating my whites from my colors I walked around the corner to 809 N. Delaware, where JLT had another news conference calling for Governor Mitch Daniels to declare an energy emergency, suspend the state sales tax on gasoline and trigger an investigation into the sharp climb in gas prices.

I have to admit to being puzzled at this, because the rise in gas is real simple, Hurricane Ike and a motorcycle race in Indianapolis.  As JLT finished up and walked back around the corner to finish laundry, I was surprised she didn’t use the opportunity to set the stage for tomorrow night’s debate in Merryville.

I couldn’t figure out why she didn’t invite us into her office and say how she was looking forward to the debate and opportunity to answer questions for the voters and how she hoped to hear Governor Daniels’ answers to questions about jobs, the economy, high school dropout rate, government reform, etc.

She could have elaborated in each category, giving us a preview of her answers and getting back some of the momentum which has clearly been on the other side.  There was so much more that could have been done, but she never did.

And by the time I finally figured it out why JLT didn’t, it was time to fold clothes, put the dedicates in the dryer and write this blog post.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on September 15, 2008 (boomark / email).