Archive for July, 2008
Posted in July 31st, 2008
NSFWork [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/y-AXTx4PcKI” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] In the post below, I brought up Hynes’ response to the Governor and the Leaders: He said the General Assembly could build in safeguards, as well as checks and balances, if that mistrust is the reason for the failure to approve a capital spending bill. “Distrust can’t be […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
Weird Al would not be a big draw at the State Fair. It is, after all, not 1985
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
Posted in July 31st, 2008
One of those headlines you cannot resist: Aurora Police arrested a 41-year-old man Tuesday for riding his bike during a prostitute sting. Brian K. Buck Sr. of Aurora was charged with riding a bicycle on the sidewalk after repeatedly being told to leave the area of the undercover operation because his actions were interfering with […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
And it’s not even by Dold. The Sun-Times blasts Madigan for not sitting down with the Governor: We know Blagojevich isn’t the best partner. His penchant for demonizing, his bad habit of circumventing the legislative process, his unyielding thirst for a splashy headline have endeared few. But Blagojevich is reaching out to Madigan and has […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
John Cole has a new award for Jake Tapper and McCain’s fluffer brigade. If it isn’t clear, it’s NSFWork.
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
I imagine he pretty much thinks that everyday now. I agree with his complaint about NCLB, but for different reasons. NCLB isn’t the reason people have low levels of political knowledge. People have lives is why they don’t pay attention closely to politics. The kind of angst created by every study showing low levels of […]
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Posted in July 31st, 2008
The Administration is trying to define the Pill as abortion. It’s not about abortion. It’s about controlling women’s bodies.
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Posted in July 29th, 2008
Another high stakes day for the Mayor’s poodles.
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
John Maki has a really good article in the Windy Citizen regarding Obama’s past work as a community organizer and how it can uniquely qualify him to be President. Here’s an excerpt, but go read the whole thing Here is a typical community-organizing scenario. Let’s say you are a community organizer who has cultivated and […]
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
Petey’s story: Biased Media Polls Promote Homosexuals in the Military The picture to illustrate the story from Gay Sex: A Manual for Men Who Love Men Nothing to do with the military, the media, or anything he’s writing about in the post — but that’s a good looking guy, Petey. It’s a good thing straight […]
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
The Trib might want to move the story about a driver plowing into a Starbucks away from the story about Novak having a brain tumor. And the above is making fun of the Trib, not Novak who I wish the very best and a full recovery.
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
Someone really should take the keyboard away: We all know the emotional stress that settles on a child when one father abandons the child. What happens when TWO fathers abandon the same child, as happened with Obama? I mean Obama’s mother who took husband number two, Lolo Soetoro when Obama was six. He was an […]
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
Positive post on DKos about Gibbs.
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Posted in July 28th, 2008
Hard to believe he showed up for the President’s arrival given Bush’s approval ratings, but hey, here it is Callahan had 700 People turn out for a fish fry–damn impressive in Central Illinois
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