Call It A Comeback
I’ve been listening to The Beer Report which is an unpretentious and generally funny beer podcast from a couple guys in Central Illinois. In recent podcasts they have covered some good beers, but also had some funny riffs on the Beer Advocate and Dick Cheney.
For all the time I’ve been away, he pretty much wins for any number of mind numbingly stupid things the dumbass has done in just a to remain very short Congressional Career. Even Mike Flanagan had better sense then Walsh. I, of course, want Walsh returned to Congress, but I doubt even Illinois Republicans will do anything that stupid.
But for all of his stupid utterances, the stupidest and most uncredible is:
Walsh’s ex-wife says Walsh owes more than $100,000 in back child support for their three children. Walsh counters that he and his wife had a “verbal agreement” that he didn’t have to pay child support during years when he wasn’t earning as much.
So, let’s get this clear Congressman. Your ex-wife, the one who has sued you multiple times for lack of child support payment, just agreed to you not paying child support.
What everyone seems to forget is that Walsh wasn’t just running for Congress and loaning his own campaign thousands of dollars, but he had two homes at the time:
Questions about Walsh’s finances have recently dogged his campaign. After the primary, news surfaced that Walsh lost his Evanston condominium to foreclosure last June, because he owed more than $300,000 on the property. Walsh says he’s a venture capitalist who averaged $40,000 in income the last two years but then fell on tough financial times. However, he still managed to scrape together enough money to rent a $3,300 per month house in upscale Winnetka.
Now, he didn’t pay his child support and he had a condo foreclosed on, but he paid $3,300 a month in rent for a house in Winnetka. Has he ever heard of Schaumburg? I have no brief with someone who makes financial mistakes–I have more than a few under my belt. However, I do find it odd to spend $3,300 a month on a house while going into a foreclosure and claiming to be too poor to pay child support.
What an amazing douchebag.
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New version of the video–the real craziness starts about 8 minutes in, but even before then the humor starts.
Also–District 116 posted it and deserves credit–I didn’t quite realize it was a blog at first. My apologies for bad netiquette.
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It would be much cuter if it wasn’t Normal.
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I’m trying to figure out what exactly ArchPundit is going to be going forward and I’ll probably have some sense in the next week or two and will post when I get a few things out of the way that have been keeping me from the site. I can say, I’m not going away, but I certainly can’t post like I used to.
Just passing along this from Progressive Change Campaign Committee. I haven’t taken a position in this race, but Ilya is good people.
We saw over the last couple years that just electing “Democrats” is not enough.
Even with full Democratic control of government — including 60 seats in the Senate — corporate Democrats killed the public option and watered down Wall Street reform.Â
In 2012, we can’t just focus on electing Democrats. We need to focus on electing bold progressive fighters.Â
Today, we’re proud to endorse Ilya Sheyman in the 10th Congressional District of Illinois.
We’ve spoken with Ilya many times and watched his campaign grow from its infancy to the strong people-powered army that it is today. Ilya has built a campaign that can win — and win big.
He supports government investment in jobs, Medicare for all, holding Wall Street accountable — and pretty much every progressive position you can think of.
He says, “I am sick and tired of Democrats who refuse to stand up and fight back for progressive values that make a difference in people’s lives.”
In addition, we spoke with Ilya this week about Elizabeth Warren — and his enthusiasm for her candidacy is palpable. Ilya vows to be a strong ally of hers in Congress, and she will need that.Â
We will be mobilizing our 36,000 Illinois members on Ilya’s behalf in the days ahead. Please share this email with at least 5 of your neighbors today — so others join the fight.
Thanks for being a bold progressive.
— Adam Green and Stephanie Taylor, PCCC co-founders
The unsuccessful 2011 mayoral campaign of Carol Moseley Braun has failed to file documentation on how $315,000 in campaign funds was spent, something that is required by state law.
Illinois Board of Elections officials told the Chicago Sun-Times and NBC5 News they have been unsuccessful in getting either Braun or her now-defunct campaign to explain how the money was spent.
Candidates are required by law to file quarterly campaign disclosure statements. In an April 15 filing, Braun reported raising $323,000 and spending $315,000.
In the report, the Braun campaign listed “Vendors Multiple” instead of itemizing expenditures over $150.
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If you make a joke about it’s the end of the world I’ll ban you forever.
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sigh–all good things must come to an end.
“To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.” R.E.M.
Still swamped for a few days. Deciding how to go forward with much more limited time.
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