Ellsworth says he's his own man  BOB GWALTNEY / Courier & Press
Rep. Brad Ellsworth listens to Larry Huff, left, of Newburgh and
Carl Wallace of Evansville, outside Wesselman's Grocery Store in
Mount Vernon, Ind., on Tuesday.  BOB GWALTNEY / Courier & Press
Rep. Brad Ellsworth listens to Larry Huff, left, of Newburgh and
Carl Wallace of Evansville, outside Wesselman's Grocery Store in
Mount Vernon, Ind., on Tuesday.  MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Calling
himself an independent thinker, Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind.,
told constituents here Tuesday that he follows his conscience —
not House Democratic leaders — in Congress.  Ellsworth's
hourlong appearance outside Wesselman's Grocery Store brought an
end to a two-day tour of Indiana's 8th congressional district.
It also wrapped up the freshman congressman's first six months
in Washington, D.C.  "I've got my stand and my position based on
what these folks in the 8th district tell me they want and what
I feel internally," Ellsworth said, gesturing to residents
outside Wesse