By Dan on Aug 29, 2007 in Blog, Politics | 45 Comments
It’s early in the election cycle, but here are my opinions of the presidential candidates of whom I have formed an opinion. I scratched this out rather quickly so don’t be surprised if, in my haste, I did something crazy like predict Hillary Clinton to be the next president of these United States. It could […]
By Dan on Aug 19, 2007 in Blog, Local, SJ-R | 12 Comments
Here are some idle observations on the 2007 edition of the Illinois State Fair. I’ll try to return with something you can argue about later in the week.
The Jobs Americans Don’t Want to Do
You can consider this in relation to the immigration debate if you like, but it’s really just an observation. The carnival ride […]
By Dan on Aug 15, 2007 in Announcements, Blog | 4 Comments
I’m on special assignment this week, so blogging will be light – just as it is most other weeks. But this week I have an excuse, because I don’t have computer access for much of the day and evening, and when I do return home to the DSL, I’m too sun-zapped and beat to think […]
By Dan on Aug 9, 2007 in Blog, Politics | 9 Comments
The big issue in the newspaper and on talk radio today is how people should respond if the governor does indeed participate in the fair parade tonight. The SJ-R favors a silent snub, while Jim Leach is calling out for a chorus of catcalls. I’m still not certain the governor will even show up. I […]
By Dan on Aug 5, 2007 in Blog | 10 Comments