The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around?

I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.

Friday, April 03, 2009

Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame

That isn't something you generally hear from me, but... In the eyes of the archbishop of Chicago, it was an "embarrassment" fo...

Bretton Woods, Somewhere Between Peyton Place and Dallas

President Obama gave a masterful performance at the G20 Summit. Many participants characterized it as the most important world economic parl...

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Blago Indicted

So Illinois' hairiest ex-governor likes to wear jogging suits: How about trying this one on for size? The Executive Mansion in Springfi...

NEWSFLASH (April 1, 2012) - NORM COLEMAN CONCEDES!

The longest running Senate race in HISTORY has finally come to an end as Sen. NORM COLEMAN, Republican incumbent from Minnesota, reluctantly...

Welcome Back, Doc

We missed you, hope you're back to game speed. Unfortunately, though, while you were gone...

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

It's April 1.....

Minnesota, do you know where your senator is???? U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar: U.S. Senator Al Franken: Harry Reid, grow a pair?? SEAT T...

Extra, Extra, Don't Read All About It!!!

Newspapers are dying. We see it all around us. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer no longer prints its paper, the 150-year old Rocky Mountain ...

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

A peek into the modern wingnut mind

I'm not dead, I swears. It all went to hell when wimmen got the right to vote . Seriously.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

STILL NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME

The much anticipated House Republican “alternative budget” was rolled out today. It had a nice blue cover and an official looking logo, whic...

Bernice Arndt, Village Idiot

Chicago has experienced a rash of teen shootings this year, in most cases the intended and unintended carnage of gang conflicts. One reader ...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

MEMO TO SENATE CONSERVADEMS

Evan Bayh (pictured below), self-appointed leader of a breakaway caucus of cowardly, traitorous, jelly-spined DINOS (Democrats in name only)...

As per Lula's comment below...

The movie rights have already been optioned!

My Apologies

Thanks to Carlos for keeping things rolling. I am BURIED in a book deadline (and as Carlos could tell you, it will be a real page turner!) a...

Monday, March 23, 2009

Musical Plea to President Obama: Why not the BEST?

Dear Mr. President: Why haven't you enlisted the PEOPLE'S ECONOMIST, Paul Krugman, to take a prominent position in your team of mino...

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Repug Blame-Game on AIG Bonuses set to Explode in their Faces -- Again!

President Obama just got his first full lesson in the Byzantine ways of Washington DC politics from the toxic storm over the outrageous AIG ...

Monday, March 16, 2009

Corner Time

The paper formerly known as the Chicago Tribune gave us this gem from future Nobel Prize winner, Curt P. Schaller of Northbrook: The Tribu...

On AIG, redux

Given that they are AN INSURANCE COMPANY, I am sure they have paid EVERY legal claim without objection or delay. Right.

Memo to AIG Law Department

Dear Sir or Madam: I am assuming that since your title is "Law Department" that you must actually employ or retain "lawyers...

Saturday, March 14, 2009

And today's missing cute girl is..

Note to a large portion of America, pictured below: Do not give your baby girls cute names. No more Caylees. No more Haleighs. No more mar...

Friday, March 13, 2009

So how many more days...

until Michael Steele,pictured below, receives his walking papers?

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