Thursday, December 20, 2012

Political people all ‘talk’ these days about Connecticut. But will they learn?

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One of many at half-staff I’m having a hard time getting all worked up over the tragedy that occurred last week in Newtown, Conn. H...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

“Stealth” Daley? An “advisor?” Or just a guy who likes to sleep in his own bed

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You ask the typical person about the name “Daley,” and you’re probably going to get a lot of cheap rhetoric about Richard. Cook Coun...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Will gun control be the new “gay marriage” issue that divides us?

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To watch the superficial evidence around us, along with assorted polls, the public is more accepting of the concept of gay couples being abl...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Illinois 2nd Congressional – a flood, or a dearth, of qualified candidates?

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Some 16 people made their plea to Democratic Party officials to be the preferred candidate to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr., in Congress, and...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

EXTRA: Promontory Point – the ‘third rail’ of Democratic slating session?

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What Hyde Parkers dream about having with 'the Point.' Photograph by Inetours.com SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. – Anti-labor proposals. A...

Anita Alvarez – How far she’s fallen!

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It wasn’t all that long ago that Anita Alvarez was actually a respected public official. Which makes the amount of hostile rhetoric she’s ge...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Alderman wants to stop Chicago from becoming set to a sequel of “The Birds”

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What is it about the idea of living creatures other than human beings in urban areas that gets our City Council all worked up? I alwa...