Cindy vs. Nancy (War of the Century)

In the left corner is Cindy "I hate Bush" Sheehan, and in the right corner comes Nancy "I hate Bush" Pelosi.......this could shape up to be one of the most exciting House races we have seen in a century. You have two extremely liberal, far outside the mainstream, candidates who have built their political careers on the backs of others.

I cannot wait to see which of the two draws blood first!

As an amatuer oddsmakers, I am laying 4 to 3 for Pelosi.

Comparing two of the same

Mark Erickson blasted Barry Bonds in his article today, comparing him to of all players Cal Ripken. Bonds is a jerk, he is an egotistical, pompous ass; whereas, Cal Ripken does come across as a very likable fella and there has not been as much as a sliver of a hint that he used steroids in any fashion.

However, this infatuation with Ripken over his 2,632 consecutive starts is dubious at best. Was he a durable player? Absolutely and he showed up for work, every single day. Let us be honest though, there were more than one occasion where the Orioles put him in the lineup long enough to get credit for a game and then pulled him; for no other reason than to push his consecutive streak along. At best, it was padded; at worst one could say the Orioles helped him cheat his to a record he did not deserve.

I still like Ripken and would call him one of if not the most durable baseball player in history; Bonds? He's still a jerk and should be stripped of the home run title. Comparing these two players is like the pot calling the kettle blac, neither of them deserve their respective titles.

Blame Game

In in the wake of the Minnesota bridge collapse, we have several pundits, and many bloggers blaming the Bush Adminsitration for this catastrophe; it seems that no matter what horrendous event occurs, its always something the Bush Administration and more precisely, the President Himself could have prevented.

The divide between the right and left is at its widest point in my recollection, there is no longer civility between the sides and it seems many want to make everything politics personal.

If you stand on principle and those principles are rooted in fact, I have no issue; if not, then your message is not worth listening to regardless of which side of the isle you stand.

The Minnesota tragedy is not the fault of the President or the Bush Administration; actually, at this point we have NO IDEA who or what is at fault and until we get the facts playing the blame game serves no valuable purpose.

Anne with an "E"

Anne Madonia appeared on her fathers radio show this morning and wanted to make sure that if any bloggers mentioned her name, they would spell it correctly.

There ya go Anne with an "E" Madonia, we got it right!

Anne with an "E" seems like a very likeable and charming lady and I wish her and her child the very best in the future.

Mayor Davlin Challenged

Tuesday evening the Springfield City Council approved an ordinance that would give alderman access to personnel records as it pertains to their jobs funding the various departments. This ordinance past over the objections of the Mayor and the two legal hacks from the CWLP and police unions.

With the new makup of the council, the Mayor no longer will be allowed to operate unchallenged and it appears that there is not a single alderman that is going to take their marching orders from the Mayor blindly; which is a far cry from the likes of Chuck Redpath.

Speaking of Redpath, he was on 1450 WFMB this morning blabbering away that the council needs to know their place. Well I have news for Chuck Redpath, the council apparently knows their place a lot better than you did; they so far refuse to stick their head in the sand and just take whatever the Mayor says as gospel.

Now we will see if the Mayor has the wherewithal to actuall veto the ordinance, I would give 3 to 1 odds he just signs the ordinance.

It is time

I have been waiting for months now with anticipation for Senator Fred Dalton Thompson to announce his decision on whether to seek the Republican nomination for President. So far, the Senator has only formed an exploratory committee and gave a few speeches.

Considering the field of Republicans who have already announced, Thompson would be the hands down choice for conservatives, and yet, we still wait.

Time is running out on the Senator, staffers will only wait so long for a candidate to make his/her decision and the available funds is also dwindling; a fact that I am sure the Democrats have not missed. Recently, the LA Times made an attempt to paint Thompson as an abortion flip flopper - the question is why? Are they scared that Thompson represents the best chance the Republicans have next fall? Are they afraid that Thompson has face recognition with his portrayal of District Attorney Arthur Branch on the NBC series Law and Order? Or are they just afraid that a fresh face will shake this race up and turn it on its head?

Only the LA Times knows, but this much I do know - it is time for the Senator to either get in or get out.

Smelling like a rose in a barn.

It is now Monday night, and with the deadline of Wednesday (as per Dan Hynes) for a new budget looming large, its time for Mr. Madigan to call the Governors bluff.

The illustrious Governor of Illinois has threatened to shutdown the state government if he does not get his way with the budget, despite the fact that he has come up with nada ways of paying for his spending packages; unless of course you count the ill-fated GRT (Gross Receipts Tax) which has already been shot down by the legislature.

I could be proven wrong, but I just do not think this Governor has the cojones to actually receive a budget passed by the two chambers and just sit on it for 60 days and then veto it. Even if he did, I believe its time for Madigan to call him on it and force him to actually shut everything down.......the ball is in Madigans court at this point.

Hanging in the balance of course is the Illinois State Fair, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday with the 4H cattle and showmanship shows that evening. It would be a real shame if this hairdo Governor put his political showmanship above that of these kids who have worked their tails off all year to get this point.

Come on Madigan, if you handle this right you really could come out of the barn smelling like a rose.

Most Compelling video

From time to time I receive an email from a friend, business associate or family member with a link to a video or clip; most of the time they are humorous in nature. Seldom do I come across a video that pulls at my heart strings.......well here is one that did just that.

No politics involved, just a video that expresses a 15 year olds view......

http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1

I hope that you will find it as moving as I did.