$ 998834.18
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That’s the cycle total for McSweeney’s personal expenditures. That’s a lot.
Remember, the January reporting date is January 31st, not the middle of the month as in the other three quarters.
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Still Spaces to Hear Markos (Kos) this Sunday
I’m blaming Hiram for the Bears loss since he mentioned contingency plans for a Bears win on Sunday for the event, but seriously, the Naperville Township Democrats are having their annual holiday party on Sunday and Markos will be a guest there. $35 is a bargain for a fundraiser/event so head on out if you are free (Jennifer’s B-day is being celebrated that day or I’d be going). Details to RSVP in the link.
How exactly do I buy phone record?
Kudos to the Sun-Times for being on top of this story. Here’s the AmericaBlog post
If anyone is thinking of buying mine, they’re boring enough I’ll sell them to you for half-price. A bargain to find out that during big Chicago sports events I’m calling my friends drunk and otherwise calling my wife to figure out what the hell she means by “that thingy” on the shopping list.
Welcome to My Pain in the Butt
Those who say it’s a major deterrent are kidding themselves. It might shift the production further away, but such shifts are often accompanied by lower prices as economies of scale develop.
And for more fun, the smaller doses when the pharmacies are closed–are, of course, more expensive than the larger packs. The reality is that limiting the number of packages bought in a given transaction would likely be just as effective.
Let’s Think About If This Had Happened in DC
Company vying for federal benefit help to provide data on impact of change in the law….
Me and other Democrats go apeshit.So I’m going apeshit here.
Who the hell doesn’t think about these things. Even in the case where someone is acting naively–and G-Rod isn’t–there is no excuse for this sort of relationship with lobbyists in putting together proposals. You don’t go to the company, you go to Michigan or another state that has a program.
Never mind that Blagojevich promised not to expand gambling four years ago.
If video poker is the crack cocaine of gambling, keno is the gateway drug.
Laski Gets a Friday Afternoon Headline at least
James Laski gets a shiny new bracelet and a Friday afternoon headline to ensure he’ll stay in anonymity, but another one falls in Chicago
Tussle with ArcMap and an Anonymous Reviewer
Some anonymous reviewers tend to think far more highly of their statistical prowess than they should–making it difficult to respond without having to give them a beginning graduate level of stats in a paper. ArcMap was a different matter dealing with understanding the relatively new interface that I hadn’t used until now.
We should be back to normal. Thanks for Bill for reminding me there were other things to do besides fret about a revisions.
Hmmm…need a vacation from vacation
Back today and tonight and feeling refreshed and snarky.
More Later, but
First, Christine Cegelis and her campaign have handled the addition of another candidate with class. However, some of her supporters need a two-by-four across the head–no not all, not a majority, but some of the comments I’ve been seeing echo this claim by Dick Simpson:
“Emanuel just wants her to run because he can control her and use her in photo opportunities for the party.”
I would suggest that saying a woman helicopter pilot who has come back from amputations and is working on becoming flight certified again is entirely capable of making her own decisions about what she might do. Suggesting she is a tool of someone else is offensive.
There are plenty of legitimate issues such as policy positions or even residency that are reasonable critiques. Suggesting that Tammy Duckworth is a tool of Rahm Emanuel is just claptrap. If there is one thing she has earned is being taken seriously as Tammy Duckworth–just as Lindy Scott and Christine should be taken seriously as Lindy Scott and Christine Cegelis.
Thanks to Rich for pointing out the column again in comments.
Duckworth: On Serving in Iraq
Strangely, I ran across the bit of wingnuttery just as I was about to post this.
“One of the things I’ve been reading and people have questions is how is it that I could have not agreed with the of entering of Iraq and how could I think that was a bad decision and that was wrong and still go over in the reserves. I think what’s important to understand is that I serve as a soldier, it was my duty to answer the call of my country and I went to Iraq despite the fact that I thought it was a mistake to go there because I serve the American people and because my nation called me to go. And that’s why I went. And I did the absolute best job I possibly could every single day I was there because my commitment is to the people of the United States. And that’s why I went was commitment to duty, commitment to country. And that’s something I want to continue doing to serve the American public by representing the people of this district.”