Indianapolis Mayor and Entourage Trip to South Florida Strictly "Business"

Is there anyone in Indianapolis who actually believes that the mayor and 20 of his advisers are flying down to South Florida to research the "logistics" of hosting a Super Bowl, as he claims in the video above? Reality check: If you manage to escape a landlocked, snow-strangled city like...

By Thomas Francis

February 5, 2010

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Is there anyone in Indianapolis who actually believes that the mayor and 20 of his advisers are flying down to South Florida to research the "logistics" of hosting a Super Bowl, as he claims in the video above?

Reality check: If you manage to escape a landlocked, snow-strangled city like Indy during early February, you're not going to spend your time in balmy South Florida taking notes on traffic jams and quizzing city planners. You're far more likely to be giving a Super Bowl boost to the region's black markets for sex and drugs -- or at least launching yourself into a tropical booze bender. Don't forget to ask for the mayor's receipts, Indy residents!

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