Where will Keyes come out on O’Hare expansion and exactly will he connect it to Natural Law, The Declaration and, of course, moral principle?

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  1. Pro-Expansion: Madison has it right when he says that no small, well-organized minority faction should subject their will on the majority. Especially when they are a bunch of whiners who move next to an airport and then complain about the noise. That goes for those assholes in Wrigleyville too.

    We should josh Keyes a little bit and get him to look foolish by providing him a list of fun facts about Illinois:

    Miss Issippi is named after an Indian princess that loaned Lewis & Clark their canoes.

    The state song is “Illegal Smile” by John Prine.

    Joliet is Illinois “Vacationland.”

    The pronunciation of Paris, Cairo, New Berlin and Vienna is exactly like the original pronunciation.

    Bringing billy-goats to Wrigley Field has historically brought luck to politicians.

    The proper way to refer to Cominsky Park is “The House that Mike Madigan Built”.

    Southern Illinois starts at the Chicago river.

    The waters of Lake Calumet have special healing properties.

  2. ANother fact to share with Keyes:

    When ordering a hot dog in Chicago, remember to ask for ketchup…lots and lots of ketchup.

  3. Well since the founding fathers (namely Jefferson) wanted us all to me small agrarian farmers, he would come out against expansion because it would be another form of government taking away the priniples this government should represent (in Keyes’ head anyway), those of property rights, the “true” meaning of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the enforcement of contracts.

  4. Can anyone explain to me the deal with Chicago, hot dogs, and ketchup? This is a perfectly acceptable combination downstate, as far as I’ve ever noticed.

  5. How about more and more casino licenses as a substitute for state/federal funding of education? Better… craps tables at the newly expanded O’Hare? If you win big you get to send your kids to the school of your choice. But only if.

    I mean, the founding fathers discuss casinos in the declaration in quite shocking depth (“pursuit of happiness”), right? Just like they’re very explicit about aborted fetuses (“life”) and even liberty (“Patriot Act” — ie., the act that disallows the Patriots from winning the Super Bowl this year).

    Logic just comes naturally to me, I guess.

  6. –Downstate, people frequently are heard to observe that Busch Stadium is a great baseball park.

    Thank you. That’s beautiful.

    Downstaters also like Wonder Bread. I was brought up on hot dogs and ketchup. I’ve been saved since.

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