Politics

  • Early Voting Locations in Chicago

    Early voting for the February 2 primary starts on January 11, 2010. I support David Hoffman for US Senate— he's the most qualified candidate on the ballot and stands the best chance of keeping President Obama's former Senate seat in Democratic hands. Get out there and get your vote counted early! 1. Goldblatts Building 1615…

  • Me and Hoffman

    In October 2005, Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed David Hoffman to be the new Inspector General of the City of Chicago. He breathed new life into a moribund, embarrassing department in city government. Shortly after the appointment, I helped create the first Web site for the department. That’s when I first met David Hoffman. He…

  • A Closer Look at the Summary Report for Chicago Inspector General’s Office Case #’s 09-0481 and 09-0482

    I've been reading a goodly amount of sturm und drang coming from various places about a recent report from Inspector General David Hoffman calling for, among other things, the firing of City of Chicago Commissioner of Human Resources, Homero Tristan. So I decided to take a fresh look at the report at the center of…

  • We are earthlings

    Today my President made a speech in Africa about people on this planet cooperating with each other. Rod Serling would have been proud. We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning, keeping in mind what has been written. The Holy Koran…

  • Conflict cohesion theory: Put those shoes *back* on your feet, sir.

    So, you'd have to go pretty far to find someone who dislikes our current President more than me. But anyone who's ever enjoyed the conflict cohesion episodes of Twilight Zone or Star Trek (aliens attack Earth and former enemies find common ground in fighting the Other) can appreciate this video of our President ducking a…