GOP Social Shortfalls Give Obama Fodder For Reelection
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
Barack Obama has stolen the spotlight yet again, and he did it with the joyful help of the Republican party. The Luddite evangelical fringe of the GOP which has so often torpedoed any hopes of truly Republican (which are inherently Libertarian) social sensibilities made it quite simple for Barack Obama to put out an incredibly [...]
Chicago’s Assault On The Bill Of Rights (And Our Pocketbooks) Continues
Posted on 29. Apr, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
As we have explored before, in Chicago your rights evidently mean bupkis. Freedom of the press means next to nothing in a town with a Mayor whose fascination with wannabe Mafioso cred obviously trumps any interest in civil rights. The Rahmfather’s put the hit out on our right to assembly this time, with the help [...]
Illinois Taxpayers On The Line For Springfield’s Pension Debacle
Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by Joseph Fosco in Current Events, Politics
The Teachers’ Retirement System is broke and it is largely the fault of the state government, at least according to TRS Executive Director Dick Ingram. According to new numbers making the rounds throughout Illinois, the Teachers’ Retirement System may be insolvent as soon as 2030 because the state legislature has repeatedly delayed or flat out [...]
Theo’s Twit Of The Week: The White House Edition
Posted on 03. Apr, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
This Week’s line-up of numbskulls and idjits is entirely composed of White House folks! Get ready for a buffet of BS so lavish that it makes Martha Johnson’s spending spree look like a Superbowl smorgasbord after half time! Barack Obama “Ultimately, I’m confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented [...]
In Chicago, Your First Amendment Rights Can Be Terminated
Posted on 26. Mar, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
Imagine a town where restrictions on protest signs, unlimited mayoral power to deputize anyone in the service of maintaining order and unbridled use of surveillance without any protection or oversight is common. This town is also run by a police force which is illegal to record while engaged in its duties and that may willfully [...]
Your Guide To The Illinois Democratic Presidential Primary
Posted on 19. Mar, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Analysis, Politics
Everyone else has written primers for the people of Illinois for the RNC’s primary on Tuesday, so I felt I should help the Democrats get some skin in the game. Why should Romney’s lame election humor, Santorum’s quest for a bigger, better theocracy, Gringrich’s last burbling gasp and Paul’s seemingly unending Texas rodeo of liberty [...]
Gamey Changes
Posted on 11. Mar, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Analysis, Politics
If you haven’t picked it up yet, Game Change, an expose of the politicking behind the 2008 presidential election cycle, is an interesting look at how elections are won nowadays. While I might have some political issues with Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, it turns out they are both pretty good writers. Their access, particularly [...]
Emanuel And Daley Agree On One Thing, At Least
Posted on 02. Mar, 2012 by Joseph Fosco in Current Events, Politics
In his less than a year in office, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has done a lot to move himself out of the shadow of his predecessor, Richard M. Daley. Emanuel’s administration is much more concerned with wooing TV and print media than his predecessor. Daley was notoriously gruff when it came to dealing with reporters. [...]
Theo’s Twit Of The Week: William Beavers
Posted on 26. Feb, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
This week’s twit has famously referred to himself as an even-toed unglate with abnormally-large external genitalia. Machine Democrats everywhere should be quaking in their boots as the Federal government’s IRS nutcracker tries to prove that it is up to the task of crushing the gargantuan gonads of a big hog like: William Beavers “Horseshit.” This [...]
Theo’s Twit Of The Week: George Cardenas
Posted on 17. Feb, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
This week’s Twit is a local yokel who believes his “part-time” job as a Chicago alderman gives him the right to tax Chicago citizens into oblivion for buying bottled water and Slurpees, all while filling his (and his family’s) own pockets. Get ready to vicariously live the Chicago (but not the American) Dream through the [...]
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