I have to admit I laughed out loud when I read the newsflash from the Chicago Tribune that the Republican National Committee elected Michael Steele their first black national party chairman. The move is “a response in part to election defeats that have left the party’s base more white and Southern at a time when [...]
Prepare for Governor Pat Quinn, at last. Quinn is the only member of the executive branch who has made any sense the last few years.
One of his first acts as governor will be the removal of Rod Blagojevich’s name from signs over state tollways.
From the Chicago Tribune:
“The signs will go down, and we’ll probably have [...]
I am so tired of everything Blagojevich right now. Governor Blago’s Flying Circus will near its final act Thursday when the soon-to-be former governor addresses the deliver a 90-minute plea to garner support from lawmakers so he can stay in office.
Unbelievable.
I have no doubt that Blago will continue to court the media. He needs that [...]
Sideshow Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States of America, needs to stop it already with the lame attempts at humor, especially while doing anything official.
Biden took a dig at Chief Justice John Roberts today at a White House ceremony to swear in senior staff. Biden said, “My memory is not as good as [...]
In one day and a few strokes of the pen, President Obama signed an executive order that will close Guantanamo Bay prison within a year and prosecute terrorism suspects in the United States.
Granted, closing Gitmo is easier said than done:
Underscoring the difficult decisions Obama must make to fulfill his pledge of shutting down Guantanamo, the [...]
Comedian Rish Limbaugh wants America to fail.
Even before President Barack Obama (love the sound of that) took office, Limbaugh was hoping for his failure. According to Faiz Shakir at Think Progress, last Friday, Limbaugh told his radio audience, ““I disagree fervently with the people on our [Republican] side of the aisle who have caved and [...]
Martin.
The man whose name became a verb, quintessential action focused on the ultimate good. We stand together today because Rosa sat, Martin marched, and Barack chose to run.
The sun has set on Monday. Today is the day we’ve been waiting for, in many respects, since before this country was founded.
Have any of us ever seen [...]
Ben Roethlisberger connects for a 63 yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes.
Baltimore is currently trying to convert for the first time today, game early in the second quarter.
It’s Playoffs in Pittsburgh. Enough said.
How surreal will this be?
In one of his last official acts as Vice-President of the United States, Dick Cheney will swear in Rolan Burris as the junior senator from Illinois. According to the Chicago Tribune, “Following the swearing in, Sen. Dick Durbin, the assistant majority leader who had initially blocked the Burris appointment, will host [...]
