So Scott Lee Cohen was apparently offered something by the Illinois Democratic Machine that he couldn’t refuse to step down from being the ELECTED candidate for Lt. Governor in Illinois.  What this is, is the most egregious usurpation of the democratic process that should cause the downfall of the Democratic party in Illinois and should… Continue reading

My condolences to his family and friends, but I can’t say that I’m sorry.  The man was the epitome of what was wrong in Congress–kickbacks, pay-to-play, earmarks, ethics violations.  He might as well have been from Chicago.  Maybe he did some good for his constituency, but he also helped bring this country to the brink… Continue reading

I apparently missed the $3 million Census Bureau commercial last night during the Super Bowl so I looked it up this morning.  My only thought was, we payed $3,000,000 (not including production, mind you) for THIS? (I’m not linking directly because it was that dumb, if you want to find it, the main commercial page… Continue reading

In this solicitation, the IRS is buying shotguns for its “Criminal Investigation Division”.  (ht:  Drudge) Here’s what they are looking for: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intends to purchase sixty Remington Model 870 Police RAMAC #24587 12 gauge pump-action shotguns for the Criminal Investigation Division. The Remington parkerized shotguns, with fourteen inch barrel, modified choke,… Continue reading

So Obama  bows (and scrapes) to the King of Saudi Arabia, and really, really bows to Emperor Akihito of Japan.  Okay, that’s bad enough but now he’s bowing to the Mayor of Tampa, Florida. (ht, Bookworm Room)  All I have to say is WTF??  Is it just naturally beta-dog submissive behavior that’s only offset when… Continue reading

Chariot-racing, Roman-style, but updated for the 21st century, sorta.  ht:  Bayou Reinaissance Man via Lawdog. Continue reading

This article from Technology Review says that young mouse blood has a rejuvenating effect on old mice.  So maybe Bathory was on to something back in the 1610.  Rumor has it she killed over 600 girls and young women and bathed in their blood to maintain her youth.  Right idea, wrong method since the Technology… Continue reading

Latest one to jump ship–The Obama Girl.  It’s interesting that she was one of those viral media sensations that really helped put Obama over the top, but now it seems that she’s actually THINKING!  Best quote: “He did create some jobs, but most of them were government jobs and that doesn’t really help the middle… Continue reading

One of the things that I’ve been hearing about a lot, and have even blogged about, is that the folks in power in Washington right now, for the most part, seem to have elitist ‘we’re smarter than you because we’re elite and we know better because we went to Ivy League schools’.  I don’t think… Continue reading

Stephen Green, the VodkaPundit, was drunkblogging the SOTU address last night.  For my money, here’s his best line: 6:36PM Pelosi jumped up so fast on that “cap and trade” line that she didn’t even leave a wet spot on her chair. Continue reading