How sad is it to complain about Trump-aligned dark money groups spending against you for standing up to Trump, while groveling at his feet in your own campaign. Part of the reason we're in the mess we're in is because of spinelessness from establishment Republicans.
(Oh, and one of those "foreign adversary" votes he's bragging about also adds red tape for Purdue to admit students and hire researchers.)
> WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — As part of Purdue University’s yearlong commemoration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America, university leadership, dignitaries and students will dedicate a 16-story-tall flagpole at Ross-Ade Stadium on Wednesday (April 29) during Purdue Day of Giving. > > The flagpole, which will extend 160 feet above the field and display a 30-by-50-foot American flag, was a gift from former Purdue Board of Trustees Chair Michael Berghoff (BS industrial management ’85) and his wife, Kristin (BS retail management ’85); and John Chiminski (MS electrical engineering ’87) and his wife, Laura. > > In the spirit of America250, Purdue is celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial throughout 2026 by spotlighting innovative pursuits by Boilermakers past and present while preparing students for future innovative endeavors for the greater good of the nation. > > “As we mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, this flagpole dedication is a moment of profound significance at this American public university,” Purdue President Mung Chiang said. “It is a moving reminder of the many contributions made by generations of Boilermakers to our country, and a testament that our university shall remain a long-lasting bastion of individual freedom.”
I think I might have hexed my scanner for life by feeding that abomination in there.
Anyway...the Democratic Party primary is also going on right now and ends next Tuesday, May 5.
There are 3 candidates for Congress from Greater Lafayette worth your time to learn more about: Paul McPherson (Purdue BIDC Director and Professor of Practice in Mechanical Engineering Technology), Drew Cox (Purdue Music instructor), and Joe Mackey (founder of a local cancer foundation).