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Posts in category "Politics"

Ten Years After: 09 11 01

I left my almost six-month old 2001 Toyota Corolla at the dealer for routine maintenance that Tuesday morning of September 11. It was approximately 7:15 AM as I walked from the dealer East on 95th Street to catch the CTA 93A South Pulaski bus to the Midway Orange Line towards downtown. It was a walk... Read more »
By JudeeB,
September 11, 2011 at 7:41 am
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Fox Business Series "Entitlement Nation: Makers vs. Takers" Just Right Wing Propaganda Masquerading as News, AGAIN

Fox Business may be championing their series “Entitlement Nation: Makers vs. Takers”, but the American people are smarter than to fall for this blatant right wing divide and conquer strategy. Instead, thinking citizens are voicing their disgust at this lowlife tactic of pitting the poor and middle class against each other.  Granted, worshipers at the... Read more »
By llrose,
May 28, 2011 at 10:41 am
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Republican Budget Plan: Kick Americans While Their Down

The current legislative assault directed at the poor and middle class in this country seems to be an attempt to reduce us to just two classes – the rich and the poor. Any possibility of aspiring to or sustaining a middle class lifestyle is being ground under the wheels of a very big political machine... Read more »
By llrose,
April 15, 2011 at 7:18 am
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The Whole World is Watching

A man can die but once.  –King Henry IV, Part II, Act III — William Shakespeare This is the blog title that I planned to use to write about the May 4, 1886 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago.  About its 125th anniversary reenactment.  About the rededication of its statue in Waldheim Cemetery in Forest Park.  About its... Read more »
By JudeeB,
March 14, 2011 at 10:03 pm
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South Dakota Lawmakers Draw a Line in the Sand with Abortion Bill

Since South Dakota’s conservative lawmakers were forced to drop proposed legislation advocating their preferred brand of homicide, they have focused their efforts on another off the wall bill. This one essentially declares open season on women’s personal freedom. The bill: HB 1217 mandates that a woman seeking an abortion must receive counseling from a state... Read more »
By llrose,
March 1, 2011 at 11:23 pm
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My Unofficial Vote for Chicago Mayor: Rahm Emanuel

I lived on the Southwest Side of Chicago for most of my life, specifically in the Gage Park neighborhood.  As a reference, Gage Park is bordered by Marquette Park on the South, where the Nazi Party hosted its rallies in the 1970s, and Brighton Park on the North, where the late Pope John Paul II... Read more »
By JudeeB,
February 21, 2011 at 10:03 pm
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CTA board is still compensated in midst of mismanaged budget

CTA budget problems may extend for decadesTwenty-five thousand dollars.  That is the amount each member of the Chicago Transit Board -the governing body of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) – receives in return for their service.  No other transportation agency, including those in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., dole out such a perk.  The seven board... Read more »
By chicago1837,
February 15, 2011 at 12:56 pm
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Chico's "Rahm Tax" Piñata

Maybe I’m just not that smart, but I don’t understand Gery Chico’s obsession with what he’s dubbed the “Rahm Tax”. He beats the thing like he’s expecting treasures from heaven (money & poll numbers breaking 15%) to rain down on his shiny crown and even launched a website (http://www.fighttherahmtax.com/) He keeps regurgitating that Emanuel hasn’t released a... Read more »
By danetidwell,
February 10, 2011 at 7:13 pm
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Temoc Morfin for Chgo 25th Ward Alderman

Francis Bacon coined the phrase ‘Knowledge is Power’ in 1597. The term has come to mean that knowledge about someone or something they have done or not done, can give power to s/he who has the knowledge. So far I have not found this to be particularly true. Since the election spin began as early... Read more »
By Sallie,
February 10, 2011 at 5:28 pm
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Jim B., the man who elected himself mayor of Chicago City Hall

How long before Daley takes back his city? This is definitely not politics as usual. The old way of getting yourself elected meant years of hard work, compromise and most importantly sacrifice (and possibly a family dynasty) to rule the Second City.  But New York-based Foursquare has changed all that, swooping into town giving average... Read more »
By Fernando Diaz,
February 9, 2010 at 9:40 am
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