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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Glenn Beck is crazy.
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