The Southtown Star reported today that the Village of Matteson layed off 22 employees without warning Tuesday, the result of a reported $2.3 million budget gap. The Matteson Village Board hired financial consulting firm Theobald Associates in April at an estimated cost of over $200,000. Estimates are that the 22 layoffs will [...]
January 9th, 2010
Categories: Barack Obama, Chicagoland, Economy, Elections, Ethics, Jobs, Philosophical, Rant, Republicans, Strange . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
Karl Rove, an outspoken defender of traditional marriage and opponent of same-sex marriage, has been granted a divorce of his wife of 24 years.
From the Sun-Times:
According to Politico.com, the man famously referred to as "Bush’s Brain" for his stewardship of President George W. Bush’s successful White House bids, has divorced [...]
December 29th, 2009
Categories: GLBT, Legal, Rant . Author: G . Comments: 1 Comment
From ESPN:
Thanks to a late-game rally in front of a hostile crowd, the Panthers made a strong case they’ve returned to prominence.
Lewis rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown to move up in the record book and Dan Hutchins kicked a 33-yard field goal with 52 seconds left, giving 17th-ranked Pitt a [...]
December 26th, 2009
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From the Ron Reagan show on Air America Radio:
Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has finally realized his life’s goal of becoming America’s foremost exemplar of hypocrisy and moral cowardice… and did I forget to mention dishonesty and small-minded spite? Let’s throw those in the mix as well.
A quick review: three months ago, Lieberman sat down [...]
December 16th, 2009
Categories: Barack Obama, Congress, Constitution, Democratic News, Economy, Ethics, Health Care, Legal, Rant, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
The Secret Service is sorry.
Really, really sorry.
Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the Virginia couple who crashed President Obama’s first state dinner, met President Obama.
From the New York Times:
President Obama and his wife, Michelle, had a face-to-face encounter with the couple who sneaked into a state dinner at the White House this week, White House officials acknowledged [...]
November 28th, 2009
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From the November 23 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks’ The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Where is the sanctimony from the right wing when Rush Limbaugh calls U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu a prostitute? Where is the outrage? Where are the calls for Limbaugh to be fired? Where are the calls for consumers to boycott Limbaugh’s sponsors?
Why [...]
November 24th, 2009
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From the November 23 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks’ The Glenn Beck Program:
Where is the sanctimony from the right wing when Glenn Beck calls U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu a prostitute? Where is the outrage? Where are the calls for Beck to be fired? Where are the calls for consumers to boycott Beck’s few remaining sponsors?
Why [...]
November 24th, 2009
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I hope Allison Kilkenny’s conclusions are off-base regarding the decision of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington to stop "social service programs" in the District of Columbia because of gay marriage.
From the Huffington Post:
A few days ago, I wrote about Goldman Sachs’s transition from a bank holding company into a public relations disaster [...]
November 14th, 2009
Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, Democratic News, Ethics, GLBT, Homelessness, Housing, Philosophical, Rant, Religion, Republicans, Strange . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Some people say even bad news is good news, because any news means free advertising.
I don’t buy that. One Gold Coast bar in Chicago has some powerful civil rights groups creating bad press all around.
From the Chicago Tribune:
Two Chicago civil rights groups on Friday called for formal apologies and retraining for employees at [...]
October 24th, 2009
Categories: Chicago, Chicagoland, Race, Rant . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Glenn Beck is crazy.
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August 29th, 2009
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