This Hoosier Ain't Voting for Bayh.

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a proud Hoosier.
I chose to move here from Florida as an adult, but I had lived here until the age of 12. I love the stunning countryside, the small creeks, the gorgeous cornfields in summer and the tiny lakes nestled in copses of trees. And the Hoosier people.
We get picked on, but after '06 maybe ya'll will give us the benefit of the doubt.

Well, don't extend that benefit to Senator Bayh. Do your homework.
I've included a few places to start. Makes for interesting reading.

His Wiki page is GLOWING.
Make note though of this banner

The neutrality of this article is disputed.Please see the discussion on the talk page.

Bayh is the only one out of Clinton, Biden, Clark & Edwards to have such a banner on their wiki page.

Of the disputes, the most interesting comment would be this.....

[edit] Obvious that Bayh has been editing thisok, i think it's pretty clear that evan bayh has been editing this, it might as well be a progadanda page for his presidential run

That seems like a questionable shot. Show examples please.Djramey 12:18, 29 August 2006
(UTC) I seriously doubt the Senator himself would or has the time to edit his Wiki page. -I have edited some of the material, which is clearly not neutral (see the history). And no, he's most likely not doing it himself, but he surely has (ahem) *helpers* who would be concerned about his bio on Wikipedia. As an example, let's see how long the abortion material stays as the first topic of the issues. 1diot 16:45, 4 December 2006 (UTC) (editor bolded)

Which refers to this

Abortion- Bayh is generally supportive of the pro-choice position, but not exclusively. (See links below for detailed information on voting record and profile)

That's kinda ambiguous doncha think?

This is interesting.

It's often more important to look at what they actually do. A case in point may be Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, who has already signaled his intention to run for the presidency in 2008.

(snip) One gauge of Bayh's conviction and character might be what he did on March 13, 2001. That day, the Senate was debating so-called "Bankruptcy Reform," a bill promoted by the credit card companies that made it much harder for consumers to escape debt by declaring bankruptcy. Congress had passed a version of the bill in 2000, but Bill Clinton had vetoed it. Now, with George W. Bush backing the bill and Republicans in control of both houses, it was heading toward a vote. Some Senate Democrats tried to introduce amendments that would benefit consumers. Diane Feinstein of California and Chris Dodd of Connecticut proposed amendments that would protect minors--Feinstein offered a very mild amendment to the bankruptcy bill. (snip) Dodd's amendment was somewhat tougher. (snip) Both amendments lost--Feinstein's by 55 to 42 and Dodd's by 58 to 41. The great majority of Democrats voted for these amendments, but not Bayh. He joined the credit card companies and the Republicans in opposing both.

Why did he do it? Bayh didn't say during the debate, and he didn't issue a statement afterwards. The fact is that they were minor votes and probably ones that Bayh expected the greater public (but not the credit companies) to ignore.

There is alot more in that article and so as I won't get snagged for copyright go check it out.

But I found this extra-super-duper interesting.


On the Democratic side of the aisle, Indiana senator Evan Bayh's wife, Susan, is a law professor who serves on several corporate boards, including Curis Inc., a therapeutic-drug development company; Dendreon Corporation, a therapeutic-drug development company; Dyax Corp., a biopharmaceutical company; Emmis Communications, a big media company; and Wellpoint Inc., a Blue Cross and Blue Shield company. Before that, Susan Bayh was a director of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., from 2000 to 2004, and Esperion Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2000 to 2003. From 1994 to 2004, she was a distinguished visiting professor at the College of Business Administration at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1994 to 2000, she was a commissioner for the International Joint Commission of the Water Treaty Act between the United States and Canada. From 1989 to 1994, Susan Bayh was an attorney in the pharmaceutical division of Eli Lilly and Company.

Evan Bayh has voted on a variety of health issues in support of the Medicare drug benefits, backed allowing drugs to be imported from Canada, and supported the rights of patients to sue HMOs for punitive damages. In 2003 the American Public Health Association gave him a 75 percent rating.

While the finance industry was a major contributor of campaign funds for Bayh, in terms of individual companies, Eli Lilly, where his wife had worked, was the second-largest contributor with $54,022 last year. All told, taking into account Bayh's senatorial campaigns and, before that, his campaigns for governor, Lilly (the largest pharmaceutical company in Indiana) has been his second largest contributor since 1999.


Head Shake!!! Huh? He voted for imports from Canada and the right to sue HMO's and Eli Lilly is the second biggest contributor to his campaigns? That does not pass the sniff test. Think they're banking on his Presidency?

Senator Bayh has the exact opposite problem that Senator Obama has.
One has a blank slate, the other a very scribbled (then erased) slate.
One is from the populace, the other comes from a dynasty.
I'm not advocating Obama, I'm just pointing out how they are exact opposites, and
neither alternative is initially desirable.

Finally, there is one thing that I will be eternally grateful to Senator Bayh for. I cannot find the link to it, but the day after Rumsfelds' agonizing claim that there were not enought up-armored Humvees to send to Iraq, Senator Bayh was here up the street finding out WTF was going on, and proving Rummy a liar. If you don't order the vehicles, you don't get them.