Politics

Next month is when everyone in Washington D.C. takes vacation. After August comes the low-sun clear blue sky horror of early September. Here’s Frank Rich last Sunday: So give Mr. Chertoff credit for keeping his eye on the enemy while everyone else in the capital is debating never-to-be-realized benchmarks for an Iraqi government that exists…

News item: The father of a city alderman has been charged in an alleged fake documentation scheme following a recent raid in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. Federal prosecutors allege that the discount mall photo studio operated by Elias Munoz, 62, was at the center of a multi-million-dollar counterfeit ring that produced thousands of fake documents.…

N.J. governor critical after SUV crash       AP – 1 hour,  21 minutes ago        CAMDEN,N.J. – Gov. Jon S. Corzine was in critical condition Friday butexpected to recover after his SUV crashed into a guard rail whileheading to a meeting between Don Imus and the Rutgers women’sbasketball team.

Cheney Bombing Took Place Near Disney Drive, originally uploaded by juggernautco. This morning I was reading the story about the Bombing of Cheney in Afghanistan in the New York Times. Looking at the associated map, you can see that the Bagram Air Base is adjacent to a "recreation and shopping area" centered on "Disney Drive".…

The USOC‘s choice for the United States city for consideration as the host for 2016 is due in April. Just wanted to officially indicate my support for Chicago.