May I have an amen
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May I have an amen from the choir…
I knew I liked Kathleen Sebelius. Now, I know why.
Next, we hear from George “Safe Roads” Ryan that even with illegal truck drivers Illinois is still safer!
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Mell, Mell, Mell…. With the
Mell, Mell, Mell….
With the Illinois Governor’s race essentially over and Blago providing about as much interest as toast, we’ll be hearing a lot about his father-in-law.
Death is not an Option
Death is not an Option
With both Torricelli and Gramm leaving the Senate it is likely the least liked position will be up for grabs. In honor, this week’s Death is not an Option:
Torricelli or Gramm?
Illinois Circular Firing Squad Team
Illinois Circular Firing Squad Team Report
J-Ry is fighting Big Jim. Exactly who is supposed to vote for you if you are attacking two of the three last Governors from your party over the last 26 years? Yo Gramma? Well, according to polls that might be a stretch for J-Ry even. Oh, and the third Governor refused to help you out.
Remember to keep your back
Remember to keep your back to the buildings, Carol
Richard Daley spends outrageous amounts of money on the removal of snow. Why? It provided one of the few cracks in the machine when Jane Byrne exploited poor snow removal and beat Michael Bilandic. Not getting any traction in the last Mayoral race in Chicago, Bobby Rush decided to give the snow removal issue a try. Unfortunately Bobby set-up his back to the street.
After his car was towed for parking in a snow route, Bobby had at least three passes by a snowplow behind him on the street. It was not a good day to be Bobby Rush. Needless to say, this tactic did not work for the good Congressman with Daley splitting the African-American vote with him.
What is the point of all of this? Carol Mosley Braun is considering a run for Mayor of Chicago. Remember Carol, keep your back away from the street.
The Stupidity of the Phrase
The Stupidity of the Phrase “Playing Politics”
Of course someone is playing politics in a political situation. That is the friggen’ point. Anyway, Kinsley points this out in his newest piece. He has been exceptionally strong lately.
Always check your stories for
Always check your stories for developments since you did the background paragraphs
From the New York Times today:
Although no Democratic incumbents retired, four Republican incumbents in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas chose not to seek re-election.
Oops.
Dick Devine Makes a Decent
Dick Devine Makes a Decent Case
Showing up for a rare guest appearance in my hometown paper, Dick Devine makes a reasonable case. Archpundit is against the death penalty on religious grounds. I understand good people disagree, and Dick Devine is good people. Because of that, I think he is right about clemency hearings. Mass clemency is a bad idea because it subverts the law and it will produce a backlash against any meaningful reform. Commutations ought to go through a process.
The problem is Blago and J-Ry, well let’s be honest about who matters–Blago, has shown no committment to serious death penalty reform. Devine could have solved this problem by running for governor. Unfortunately he bowed out even though Costello promised him Southern Illinois.
That should be former Pentagon
That should be former Pentagon Adviser
Perle goes out on a limb that should collapse underneath him. This is inexcusable garbage towards one of our closest allies. Clinton didn’t even go this far when he inappropriately supported Labor over Likud in Israel. Either Perle is “off the reservation” and needs to be severed from the administration or the administration needs to get a grip. For an administration that prides itself on discipline this is assinine.
Via Eschaton
Friedman’s up And has another
Friedman’s up
And has another good column. He makes an important point about the role of the President and his language. Whipping up the wingnuts might be good domestically in the short run, but it is bad for the United States in the long run.