He did it. I was actually in the parking lot at the Matteson, IL, Walmart during the President’s address tonight. The 7 ½ year war in Iraq, fought for no reason whatsoever, is over. Yes, I’m pleased. This liberal feels good. And I feel good about the President of the United States. The President of [...]
Who are these Americans obsessing over the falsehood that Barack Obama is a Muslim? And how can we remain silent as the right wing continues to twist the word "Muslim" into a pejorative? In the midst of the last presidential election, I spoke with friends of mine who are Muslim. They were understandably disappointed with [...]
Ground Zero is sacred ground. You better believe it is. So where is the voice of the G.O.P. shouting a unanimous and bombasitic, “NO!!!!!!” regarding the Ground Zero Strip Club? The G.O.P. wants us to believe that it is wrong for a religious group to openen a community center close to Ground Zero. The religious [...]
Our national disgrace is almost over, Chicagoland. Illinois. Blago’s case is finally going to the jury. From the Sun-Times: The prosecution finishes its rebuttal and Judge Zagel adjourns court for the day. ‘Members of the jury, you’ve heard all the evidence and the arguments,” he tells them. He tells the jury it is especially important [...]
Patti On Tape: "Tell Them To Hold Up That F***ing Cubs S***. F*** them." I don’t have a picture of Patti Blagojevich. Never met her. Met the former Gov. several times. This picture comes from one of those meetings, taken in Matteson’s Lincoln Mall so many lifetimes ago, it seems now. Actually believed in him [...]
I had the opportunity to see a preview of 9500 Liberty about a year ago. Met Eric Byler and Annabel Parker. Liked them both. Roger Ebert just published a review of the film, not yet released in Chicago, although it should be, soon. Here’s the question to ask yourself: What if all the illegal aliens [...]
The tragic news first from the Chicago Sun-Times: A Chicago Police officer — an academy instructor who volunteered his time by serving as a guide to a blind triathlete — was shot and killed with his own weapon Wednesday afternoon during a struggle outside a South Side police station, authorities said. Officer Thor Soderberg, 43, [...]
What’s worse than two more years of a Democratic majority in Congress? A return to the disaster plan of the GOP. From the Washington Post: Architects of President Obama‘s 2008 victory are braced for potentially sizable Democratic losses in November’s midterm elections. But they say voters’ unease about a GOP takeover will help their party [...]
It’s not an oil spill. There is no mere spill in the Gulf of Mexico. There is a hole in the world. The floor of the Gulf of Mexico is hemorrhaging oil, and no one has a clue how to stop it. When they finally do plug the hold, the damage will likely be with [...]
I did not feel reassured this evening as President Obama gave his first speech from the Oval Office. His topic, the BP oil spill, a crisis of incredible and ever-growing magnitude. His response, after 56 days of oil gushing into the Gulf and numerous flaccid responses from oil executives awash in ignorance? Calm, cool and [...]
