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[Major Update: Clinton Confirmed] ‘bama Supporter Numero Uno in Illinois * Open Thread »

MORE BELOW on Hillary Rodham Clinton’s confirmation as Secretary of State of the United States of America: Here is the new Cabbage patch doll for Illinois residents.Now YOU too can buy the governor. (Sent to me by our Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy, who’s on the mend.) What else is goin ‘on? MAJOR UPDATE! FINALLY! Took [...]

Open Thread * The Media Need an Editor * What’s the Big Deal with This New Senator? Why the Cameras? The Fuss? »

What in the hell? MSNBC is advertising about its coverage of Inauguration Day, saying: In the nation’s capitol, on the brink of history, the hour approaches … If January 20th marks the “brink of history,” what have we been living in so far? And won’t the Visigoths, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and Mesopotamians be just a [...]

I Just Cannot Keep Up »

I bet Roland Burris can’t either. First, according to NBC Chicago, Obama “forcefully” sided with the Senate, and Harry “No One Gets To Come Into My Clubhouse If I Don’t Want Them Here” Reid, saying that while Burris is a good man, he wasn’t going to get the secret handshake to gain admittance. Okay, maybe [...]

Finally, a Race Card anybody could believe in »

Harry, Harry, Harry. What’s up with you, man? Say this is not true. You tell us that armed guards are going to keep Roland Burris from taking his seat. One strike. But Harry, now this? Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, [...]

The Lines Are Buzzing… »

With the possibility that Paterson will pick Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg after all. Sigh. Between the crapola with Burris and Kennedy, I scarcely recognize our form of government any more. But it is not yet a done deal on Kennedy Schlossberg, so this isn’t about that specifically. Rather, I want to share with you the backbone, [...]

Harry Reid: Between a Rock and a Hard Place »

(Susan’s Note: Stay tuned tonight! Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy is taking a weed-whacker to the undergrowth of the tangled Caroline Kennedy/Gov. David Paterson/New York State mess. Then you’re in for an earful of Uppity Woman’s antipathy towards the Illinois State mess that the Democrats have gotten themselves into. ) ……………………………………………….. Rod Blagojevich may be a [...]

The Nocturnal Warrior’s Christmas Poem »

(Author’s note: This is the text of the poem as read on the Nocturnal Warrior Show, Tuesday Night on the NQR Blog Talk Radio Channel. For the full effect of the poem, it is best to actually hear the author recite it. Especially after he has had a shot of Wild Turkey. However, this is [...]

Nocturnal Warrior’s Sunday Roundup »

It’s been quite a week! ITEM: Illinois Governor Rod Blagoevich says he has done nothing wrong and vows to remain in office: “It’s begining to look a lot like Fiztmas. Everywhere you go. Take a look a look at all the hacks, trying to watch their backs before Blago takes the stand and lets out [...]

Selling Influence or Perceived Entitlement: Which is More Shoddy? »

Governor Rod Blagojevich apparently has been trying to sell Obama’s Senate vacated seat. Shameful! Then along comes Caroline Kennedy (Schlossberg) who appears to believe that genealogy is sufficient to take over Hillary’s Senate seat. This all stinks. I see them in my mind’s eye as little children who both belong somewhere other than in leadership [...]

Huh – I Guess It WAS Sexism After All… »

When Gov. Rendell made his obnoxious comment about Gov. Janet Napolitano. You may remember it from this Campbell Brown video: Well, despite his protestations to the contrary, when Gov. Rendell decided to endorse CHRIS MATTHEWS in his run for the 2010 US Senate run in PA, he pretty much sealed his own place in the [...]

Chicago Politics »

I saw this headline in my local paper, “Illinois Corruption: Deep Roots, Tough to Weed Out” an AP piece by Sharon Cohen. In this piece, she details the long, long history of corruption in Chicago, and Illinois, politics. Also in this lengthy article, the only mention of Obama, the man who chose to move to [...]

Can There Be Enough On Blagojevich? »

Um, no – no there can’t! This whole corruption issue is a mighty big one, for Illinois, the country, and the PEBO. The following is a pretty good video at encapsulating some of the players involved. I might add, the maker of this video (and the others following) has a point I had not even [...]

One Paragraph, Four Obama Statements, Two Equivocations, One Lie, One False Promise [Updated] »

(bumped up by nasuS) [Truthteller's piece is terrific. I've added the latest video from the guys at the Nose On Your Face at the end. I think it is a dandy companion for this piece.] Barack Obama on Thursday stated the following: “I have never spoken to the governor on this subject. I am confident [...]

Obama and Blago: I fought the machine and the machine won…. »

I am a lawyer, political scientist and law professor. I teach courses and conduct research on the global capital markets, business law, international human rights and labor law. My blog is Global Labor and Politics. You may read my other posts at NoQuarterUSA.net here. Obama is clearly losing goodwill points every day that Blago-gate drags [...]

Calls for Rahm Emanuel’s Resignation »

Times Online reports calls for Emanuel’s resignation as Obama’s Chief of Staff. I quote with emphasis: THE bullish, foul-mouthed but effective Chicago arm-twister Rahm Emanuel has come under pressure to resign as Barack Obama’s chief of staff after it was revealed that he had been captured on court-approved wire-taps discussing the names of candidates for [...]