Krull Commentary: Bayh and Lugar, tough enough to be kind
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 24, 2025 The morning former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Indiana, died, I talked with former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Indiana, by phone. I’d called Lugar to see if he’d be wil “...”
Krull Commentary: History delivers a lecture
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 21, 2025 When the past speaks, it’s wise to listen. On a cool, blustery spring night in March, Timothy Egan stepped onto a storied stage to tell an Indiana tale. The story wa “...”
Krull Commentary: Strange company, strange comparison
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 14, 2025 The voice mail was succinct. “George Washington had his Benedict Arnold,” the caller said. “And Donald Trump had Mike Pence.” That was it. The caller hung up “...”
Krull Commentary: All one way or all the other
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 10, 2025 U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, had a bright idea. It was the type of brilliant notion we’ve come to associate with President Donald Trump’s slavish followers in “...”
Krull Commentary: Trump, Vance, Zelenskyy and Putin, a tragic farce
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com March 3, 2025 For the moment, why he did it matters less than what he did. The shameful performance of President Donald Trump, aided and abetted by Vice President J.D. Vance, in his “...”
Krull Commentary: Let Rokita be Rokita
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 24, 2025 In his latest attempt to escape the consequences of his own foolishness and cruelty, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita offers a curious defense. And makes an eve “...”
Krull Commentary: Mitch McConnell sends his regrets
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 14, 2025 It would be fascinating to crawl inside the head of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, and explore the thoughts, fears and regrets that bounce around inside his “...”
Krull Commentary: Todd Young and the silence of good men
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 5, 2025 U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, just learned a valuable lesson. That lesson? It’s no fun trying to be the designated driver at a drunken spree. Young contemplated “...”
Krull Commentary: AG Todd Rokita keeps digging that hole
The column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com February 3, 2025 Todd Rokita feels sorry for himself. Indiana’s attorney general is upset because the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission found—once again—that the Hoo “...”
Krull Commentary: Braun catches up with the old gang
This column was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com January 29, 2025 Perhaps the most important moment in Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s first State of the State address came at the beginning, before he even dove into his prepared text. “...”