Northwest Indiana Comical Politics

The New Joke: Ecomonic Development in NWI by The Times Board of Economists

Uncertainty created by the slow pace of the economic recovery, gasoline prices, and the 24/7 news cycle continue to hold back business investment in Northwest Indiana and across the nation, according to the Times Board of Economists.

via www.nwitimes.com

I love this. You are asking the people who are causing the problem why NWI has a problem. The Times Board of Economists have not idea of what is going on. And if they do, most of them will not dare say it. In my over thirty years of watching NWI political economy, the problem is most of the people sitting around the Times table. If anything of what they are saying has legitimacy then why was there minimal economic investment in NWI ten years ago, or five years ago, or even fifteen to twenty years ago?

The main reason companies will not move here start a business here in any significant number (and by the way Illinois too), is Unions, Corrupt Democrat politics, no available qualified labor, and lack of higher education with any credibility. These factors have not changed for over twenty years and over that twenty years there has been minimal investment in NWI. The only economic item that occurred is gambling and it is sucking what ever is left of economic life out of NWI. And now that is going to go the way of the dodo bird.

MacDermott is Running Like a Scared Rabbit

Read the following article about the Hammond Mayor Baby Tom MacDermott, Jr. as the rabbit from hell.
NWI McDermott Kicks Janiack off Ballott.

The NWI Times Newspaper reported that Baby "the rabbit" Tom is so scared of a 60+ year old man in a wheel chair that he had to have him removed from the ballot.  I am not implying that the "rabbit" analogy is in any way a reference to his relationship with women or his child.  That would be off limits.  Rather I am point out that this behavior is the true sign of a boy who never grew up to be a man, that is Baby Tom.  It is also indicative of a mental disease known as being paranoid of your own shadow.  Now, it is true that the Baby almost lost to Janiac last election by a mere 400 votes. 

So maybe the incompetent Baby Tom does have something to worry about.  But this is NOT the American way of wining.  It maybe the Democratic Pary's tactics for wining; but it is NOT the American way.  Shame on Baby "the rabbit" Tom and his election board cronies for behaving this way.

What happened to the Democratic mantra of letting the people decide.  Was that not the rationale for keeping Rahm Imanual as mayoral candidate in Chicago.  Ah! But, that is a risk for the scared Baby Tom.  He must have run to daddy to see what could be done.

What is Baby "the rabbit" Tom afraid of?  Well, actually everything.  There is little that he has achieved in the past eight years as mayor of Hammond.  He has not done much to improve Hammond's standing.  At the rate he is going it would take a century for Hammond just to return to where it was under Dedelow.

Janiack has to fight back.  If for nothing else so as not to allow this to be a precedent for Lake County Democratic strong arm tactics.  Secondly, he must support the American electoral process of fair play and allow the voters to choose; and not Baby "the rabbit" Tom choose for us.

MacDermott Big Fat Lying Charlatan; Caught Again

In the following story in the Hammond Times newspaper, the Andrade candidates say they have not been put up to undermining the electoral system by being fake candidates.  In addition according to the following story, Robert "Bobbi" Lendi and Mayor McDermott know nothing about this. 

Is Hammond teen a serious mayoral candidate?

The answer by The Times should have been an emphatic no!!!

The proof is now in that the Andrade's, Bobbi Lendi, and Baby MacDermott are lying thieves and charlatans.  First, one must understand the Lendi is Baby Mac's most trusted political operative and chief of staff (I have been corrected.  He is not the "Chief of Staff" but, does work for the City and is Baby Mac's top political operative.)  They are as close as Baby Mac is to his girlfriend.  Nothing Lendi does is not ok'd by Baby Mac.  Bobby Lendi claims he ran into the Andrade's by "accident" at the election board and had never seen or heard of them before.  Baby Mac claims he is too dumb to know anything about anything.  Generally a safe posture.  He specifically claims that he has never known or met the Andrade's.

Alex Rafael CAN42   HDO Candidate Night info    Maritza Andrade CAN42

When one looks at the pdf documents above one finds that Alex Rafael Andrade Candidacy Form is notarized by none other than Mr. Bobbie "Illiana ATM" Lendi and that Maritza Andrade Candidacy Form is as well notarized by none other that Mr. Bobbie "Illiana ATM" Lendi. 

How could this not be known by The Times newspaper?  Because they are in the "bag" with Baby Mac and his father.  They will not do anything to damage their relationship with Whitco and Dean White.

Bottom line is that Baby Mac continues to be a fake and his whole staff is being used to steal from the City of Hammond first the election and then any money available.  Two things that Baby Mac and his staff do not have is honesty and honor.  Two things that Dominguez does have.

Baby McDermott is Paranoid, Wants to Undo Constitution

In the following article, in The Times newspaper many of Hammond's Mayor Tom McDermott's mental problems are presented for all to see:
McDermott Cries "Foul" Because Former Sherriff Still Interested in Politics.

The article, quoting McDermott extensively, shows a scared little boy when confronted by adults.  He is crying fowl and unfair because someone else, an adult, Roy Dominguez, wants to also play politics.  This may or may not be at McDermott's expense.  But just the fact that someone dares to play in his sandbox sends Little Tommy McDermott in to an apoplexy. 

Paranoid is a mental condition where one is irrationally afraid of either perceived or real challenges.  The irrationality in this case is that Dominguez has every right, constitutionally, to have an interest in local politics, as Baby Mac does.  It has to do with issues, policy, and speech; not personality.  But for Baby Mac this generates an irrational fear of conspiracies against his person and these must be stopped according to Baby Mac, even if by illegal means.  (Remember the illegal phone call and illegally based phone message from Baby Mac, the Mayor, made to the head law enforcement official in Lake County to fix a case.  This solely the result of being mentally paranoid.)

You would have no idea that he was ever a lawyer or read the United States or the Indiana Constitution.  Actually, I know he has not read the latter.  I am sorry to tell him that both permit others to play in his sand-box. The next item we will have is Baby Mac calling Daddy Mac to help him with the support of Dean White.  All of this by the way, is so that Hammond can continue to be served by incompetence at all levels.  The biggest bragging rights that Baby Mac has for his eight years as Mayor is that his City's dive was not quite as bad as Gary's.  Now there is a good reason to vote for somebody for another four years.

Being paranoid is a mental disease.  There are very few Democrats and no Republicans that will nor readily concur that in their observation this is a Baby Mac problem.  He is obsessive about it and about destroying individual lives; if he thinks he has been crossed.

In my next blog on Monday, I will give dollar and cents figures of where Baby Mac it ethically stealing money as Mayor of Hammond. 

Election Time and Baby Mac is Making Promises the City Cannot Fulfill

It is now election time and Baby Mac is making promises the City of Hammond cannot fulfill financially.  The City is millions of dollars in debt and there is no explanation of where this money is coming from; never mind the source of the money to close the millions of dollars in debt.  See Baby Mac's fake promises in the fluff piece in the Daddy Mac's The Times:

Hammond Adding New Police Officers.

The question is when did this so called need arise?  If there is a real need, why did Baby Mac not do this two, four, or six years ago.  Did Hammond all of a sudden have a windfall of money?  (Baby Mac did.  His gets more money per capita to his and his family's personal funds as Mayor than the Mayor of almost any American city.  As can be seen by the source, all this money is strong-armed by his family from anyone who passes through Hammond.)  Maybe that is what he needs the new police for?

Hammond has never ever been "short" of police "members."  (It is like East Chicago, which has the highest police officers per capita.  It also has the highest crime per capita.)   Hammond's problem is that it does not deploy its police officers, except to help the Baby Mac and his family.  If any of you doubt that, check the police deployment under Baby Mac, at night and on major "problem" holidays, and check the responses to 911 during the same time.

It is also true that Baby Mac is paid by the businesses and lawyers each year.  They provide for Baby Mac's personal usage, enough money to hire these police officers. This money has gone into his own personal political fund. 

This will be Baby Mac's attempt to be Mayor for a total of 12 years.  Now no one is laughing.  Only the people who are being paid off or have been forced to drink the Kool-Aid.

Little Cal water levels jump -- Munster Flood Again? Where is Daddy Mac When You Need Him?

The McDermotts, baby Tommy and his father the biggest tax cheat in Lake County, are now trying to get new employment for Daddy Tommy with Cabellas or the Town of Munster.  Read the following story from the local paper:

Little Cal water levels jump after discharge.

Cabellas was build by little Tommy after the father made hundreds of thousands of dollars consulting to Cabellas obviously without any conflict of interest.  By the way, so was the flimflam lawyer Joe Allegretti.  But daddy went through the money like it was candy and now he is broke again.  If you have any doubt, just see the property tax debt he owes the County.  He also cannot pay it and he blatantly lied to cover up what he owed.  He than presented a scam that: he was late, or it was under review, or that he had a sugar-high and forgot.  But low and behold one of Baby Mac's Department Heads was taking care of it with Lake County while Baby Mac was Democratic Chairman.  No wonder Mr. White does not want to front these thieves any more money.  In this Country, even billionaires occasionally go to jail.

So the new plan is to flood the Town of Munster again.  Hammond and Cabellas did that two years ago.  The only way the Munster can get out of this problem is to hire Daddy McDermott as a flood consultant.  (Or maybe Munster can get Cabellas to hire Daddy Mac as an "hydrologist"?)  Now I can guarantee all the citizens of Munster that as long as they pay Daddy Mac to be a consultant not a drop of flood water will ever enter Munster again.  (By the way, it will be cheaper than the alternative.)

Speaking of little Mac and corruption, I am wondering what Baby Mac is doing about those ATM machines that are all around Hammond Government buildings that were given free placement to one of the Baby's friend?  Was not the Hammond Sanitary District enough of a place for someone to steal from? 

Another Brass Ring for Gary?

Am I the only one who sees the none-sense is this Times editorial about the Genesis Center in Gary?

Genesis Center to Lead Gary Revival.

This is just not going to happen.  For twenty plus years, everything has been tried without any success and Gary has sunk almost as low as it can go.  I am sure the consulting group will enjoy their retainer and Gary will be that much poorer (financially).  But, what is it about no one has any desire to come to Gary, that Gary's politicians do not understand?  Nothing that in human imagination can be done with the Genesis Center, or anything else in Gary, which will attract the citizens of the rest of the County to go there.

Most citizens will prefer to pay for a ride to Ft. Huachucka, Arizona than go to Gary.

Now if Gary is handing out gold coins with dump Obama on them, that will attract people.  How that is economic development can at least be argued and debated, which is more than can be said for the "new" Genesis plan.

Radio Guest, Wednesday, on Truth to NWI

Tomorrow, Wednesday, I will be a guest on WJOB, 1230, AM radio at 9:00 am.  I will have an hour to establish and finally inform people what is wrong with NWI and possible solution.  A big job for one hour. 

This will also be the"new" initiation of this blog on NWI Comical Politics.  I have kept a low profile; but I now find that things are so far down that they can only go further down.  I used to think that this is not possible.  But fo rone I was wrong.  So I am back in fight.

Not-for-profit E.C. Health Clinic Files for Bankruptcy

Only in NWI can this scam happen:
E.C. health clinic faces bankruptcy :: Local News :: Post-Tribune.

This is a not-for-profit organization into which million of dollars have been poured in only a short time.  One hospital alone put in $1million.  The article itself points out that nationally this is as rare as seeing a dinosaur as mayor of East Chicago.

Look who is on the board.  Everyone in Lake County knows what happened.  It is Democratic party Chicago mode of politics and reduction of unemployment: steal the money.  (Stealing includes overpayment of salary or expenses.  It also includes hiring too many political friends and other scams.) 

Nothing here is new.  That is why we need to have NO NEW TAXES.  Actually, all taxes should end in Lake County and we should depend solely on the gambling boats.  The citizens will be amazed how over a year all of NWI problems will be solved if we moved in that direction.

Since million of dollars of state and federal funds came to this clinic, the FBI should be all over this situation.  I am surprised that David Capp, the US Attorney General, has not already filed subpoenas for accounting and bank records.

Salinas: Hammond City Council is Now Banking at People's Bank in Munster

Reminiscent of the idiot E. Chicago State Representative John Aguilera when he claimed a summer home in Munster, Hammond Streets and Sanitation supervisor Al Salinas, who also happens to be a City Councilman, was seen today doing "office work" at the Munster branch of People's Bank.   One must assume that this was official Hammond business.  "Doobie" McDermott's lapdog would never do anything under the table that was not in the Hammond citizens' interest.

Since he had the snow plow truck, with the official Hammond seal, maybe Hammond was helping Munster remove snow around commercial buildings, like banks, since there are so few in Hammond.  It is good to see the Tommy McDermott is being so neighborly.  Maybe it is even possible the Salinas is contributing his time for the better good.

At 11am today, and to this individual's knowledge, still now, Al Salina is sitting in the main office of the Munster Bank, eating cookies and coffee and talking business on his cell phone.  The Hammond City truck is parked in front of the building with the engine running.

It is good to know that this is how a City that is going broke under "doobie" Mcdermott is carrying on business.  It is important to note, THERE IS A BRANCH OF PEOPLE'S BANK IN HAMMOND, ON INDIANAPOLIS BOULEVARD.

But if you were loafing and wasting the taxpayer's money, what better place than Munster.  Just like Aquilera when he claimed the house he owned in Munster was his summer home.

Al Salinas is not bright enough to do this on his own.  He cannot put two sentences together.  He would only do this if he had the protection of "doobie" McDermott.  It is too bad he is not in the fire department than he could collect overtime for his stop at the bank.

(By the way, he did not do any special banking business.  I was in there and he just made a normal transaction with the teller.)

Al Salinas is the reason Hammond is going down the toilet quickly, for its citizens.  The few like him, Salinas, and McDermott will walk away with well filled pockets, like Gary, but the rest of the citizens will curse the day the set eyes on Salinas.