May 17, 2010
Fair Trial For Blago?
Fair trial for Blago? Anyone with any common sense and knowledge of the federal judicial system has to realize that former Governor Blagojevich cannot get a fair trial in the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois and/or the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The jury pool, not only in Illinois but across the whole country, is irrevocably tainted. It all began when U.S. Attorney Patrick... read more
Apr 24, 2010
Blagojevich Will Go Down Swinging
A lot of us that have been watching the legal proceedings surrounding Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, have been waiting for the circus to begin. The only real salvo from the Blagojevich camp so far has been the accusation that Patrick Fitzgerald, the United States Attorney in charge of the prosecution, does not want all the FBI’s recordings to be released. A few days ago, however, the... read more
Apr 14, 2010
An Attack On NASA Is An Attack On American Innovation
What makes America great is not our size. We are outnumbered by the Chinese, but we are certainly not out-gunned mentally. We are not the greatest nation in the world because we have the most guns, or the largest army or the best pizza. The U.S. is not composed of the most ruthless people in the world, nor the most cruel or jingoistic. So why are we definitely the most powerful? Our relentless drive... read more
Mar 31, 2010
Obama’s Slick Move To Lift Ban On Offshore Drilling Is A Bit Crude
Well, he was for it before he was against it, evidently. Where candidate Obama decries the Bush and Cain policy of offshore drilling. And where, two years later, he embraces drilling as “part of a broader strategy” to make America energy independent. Funny what a difference a few years, a new job and a massive economic turndown can do to one’s positions on key issues. Don’t fret though,... read more
Mar 18, 2010
The DNC Self-Executes Their Credibility
The meandering path towards government-run healthcare has taken yet another turn for the worse. Right on the heels of Massachusetts’ historic rejection of all things Democrat came promises that no underhanded tactics would be used to pass this monumental debacle of a health care bill. Then we had the move to pass the Senate bill in toto on the House floor. That move would have eliminated the pesky... read more
Jan 28, 2010
A Washington Where Every Day Is Election Day
Last night saw the first State of the Union speech of President Barack Obama. Expectations ran a wide range. There were several indications that he would make a move towards the center, the safe bet in America, especially in today’s political climate. This is the sort of pandering a consummate politician, like Bill Clinton, would make. When Congress violently shifted into Republican hands in 1994,... read more
Jan 9, 2010
“Groundhog Day is OURS!!!!!!”
A political scrape of epic proportions was shaping up this week. Not since the Jeremiah Wright fiasco have we seen such a volatile issue boil out of the cracks, seemingly from nowhere. The writing was on the wall, though, if you had the good sense to notice it. Luckily, the cataclysm was narrowly averted. At Friday’s White House press briefing, Robert Gibbs confidently announced that the State of the... read more
Dec 28, 2009
Good Money After Bad: The Fed Gives Fanny And Freddie Limitless Funds
The news wire (pardon the anachronism) was buzzing today about the Treasury’s decision to remove the 200 billion dollar cap on aid to drowning mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The two companies have been in government conservatorship since the sub-prime housing bubble popped late last year. Word of the new blank check the government cut set stock of the two companies up for the first time in... read more
Dec 7, 2009
Rampant In Chicago, Organized Crime Tightens Grip On 51st Ward
The Duff Family, who were dear friends and close union associates of my late relative Jack ‘Romie’ Nappi, are purported to be extremely close with Mayor Richard M. Daley. For those of you that do not know of the Duffs, they are the bosses of a labor union that represents the men and women of liquor distribution in the Chicago area. By occupying this particular corner of clout in Cook County, it is not... read more
Oct 4, 2009
Holy IOC, Batman! The Dynamic ‘Two Os’ of Chicago Fumble Olympic Bid
Not too long ago, the slight majority of America’s registered voters, gripped in a frenzy reminiscent of Charles Manson’s followers, voted into the presidency a community organizer from the most corrupt city in America. Barack Obama, our first half-white President, was treated as if he descended from Heaven, truly the answer to every woe and worry in the United States. Funny thing is Obama didn’t... read more