BRIAN HOWEY: Clowning around with Chocola, Mourdock

Chris Chocola is not a clown.

BRIAN HOWEY: The attempted sale of Indiana’s Senate seat

In a U.S. Senate race engulfed by obfuscated national special interest money, Democrat Joe Donnelly charged that the seat is being “sold.”

Chocola supported policies that got us into this mess

It is absurd to run a guest commentary by ex-congressman Chris Chocola that gives him a chance to rant about the guy who kicked his butt out of office.

Column criticizing Donnelly written by vanquished foe

I read the Sept. 20 guest commentary by former congressman Chris Chocola in which he viciously attacks Senate candidate Joe Donnelly. In all fairness it should be noted that Chocola is a “former” congressman because he was defeated in the 2006 election -- by none other than Donnelly.

Chris Chocola

Chris Chocola, a former 2nd District congressman, is president of the Club for Growth.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Joe Donnelly hopes you're stupid

Joe Donnelly hopes you're stupid.

Lugar, Mourdock race could redefine meaning of Indiana Republican

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar has been the smiling face of Hoosier Republicans for nearly four decades. But state Treasurer Richard Mourdock believes it's time Indiana is represented by a more aggressively conservative senator.

BRIAN HOWEY: Dumbing down the complexities of energy

One of the most complex issues Americans face is energy — the cost of it and the national security threats it poses. With $4 a gallon gas, we feel the pinch of this issue every week.

BRIAN HOWEY: Why Indiana Dems are in bed with Mourdock

In the television age of Indiana politics, no incumbent U.S. senator has ever faced a credible challenge in a primary. Thus, Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock's challenge to U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar in the May 8 GOP primary is breaking new ground.

BRIAN HOWEY: Pro-earmark doesn't mean pro-deficit

A cornerstone to Richard Mourdock's Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar has been his vociferous opposition to congressional earmarks.

BRIAN HOWEY: Tough votes can produce indiscriminate waves

Epic votes in Congress ultimately produce political consequences, though the direction is unknown. The Iraq War resolution and the Affordable Care Act are recent ones that resulted in a demonstrable impact on future elections.

BRIAN HOWEY: Lugar bucks Mourdock's June swoon

As U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar and Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock were making their 11th hour appeals prior to the June 30 Federal Election Commission report deadline, six people were arrested in Moldova trying to sell more than 1 kg of uranium-235 for $20 million. "Police have learned that the…

Remap leaves U.S. Rep. Rokita outside his district

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana's new 4th Congressional District starts in Newton and Jasper counties in Northwest Indiana, runs past the windmills of White County, through Purdue University in West Lafayette and ends in the western suburbs of Indianapolis.