With Vice President Joe Biden announcing last week he would not pursue the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency, our original theory actually went down the drain. We had talked on more than one occasion about how we thought the vice president would wait to see how Hillary Rodman Clinton (D-N.Y.) would fare after the conclusion of the e-mail server investigation, likely in February, before he would announce. Shows what we know. Regardless, we are disappointed by his decision, because we believed him to be a more-worthy challenger to Clinton than Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will turn out to be in the long run. But just as there is scant difference between Democrats and Republicans these days, we believe that is the case with Clinton and Sanders. … Meanwhile, didn’t you used to be the serious challenger to Republican Donald Trump’s candidacy, Carly Fiorina?
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Hearty congratulations to Michael and Debbie Bourgerie, owners of the delightful Rosie’s Place on the Noblesville square. Rosie’s is celebrating its fifth anniversary. In the restaurant industry, which litters the roadside with so many “can’t-miss” and “great” ideas, this eatery obviously is the antithesis. Back in 2010, the nation was only beginning to emerge from the recession, yet the Bourgeries has this feeling that the time was right. So successful has Rosie’s been that a sister restaurant by the same name has opened in Zionsville. Well played, folks!
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Former President George W. Bush on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Republican presidential candidate and fellow challenger of his brother, Jeb (R-Fla.): “I just don’t like the guy.” Now Dubya, is that any way to talk about your former policy advisor?