Politics

  • Let’s Re-Relect the President.

    Let’s Re-Relect the President.

    The President of the United States is in a very close race against the Republican challenger and the cynical Republican money machine. If you were eating solid foods in 2004, you remember the searing tears and physical pain of the day after Tuesday, November 2 of that year. We have to win this thing. Don’t…

  • On Clint Eastwood & Playful Moderation

    The other night I saw Clint Eastwood on TV. He was at the Republican National Convention, giving a speech of sorts. He had a conversation with the President, who was represented by a chair. I found the whole thing odd and wonderful. I think Clint Eastwood is a great director, even though he seems to…

  • Some Thoughts on Rush Limbaugh and Advertising

    I don’t have much unique to add to the amazing and effective campaign to muff up Rush Limbaugh after his heinous remarks of last week. It’s wonderful. I have, however, listened to this person for many years (it’s the best way to figure out Republican political strategy) and I’m kind of obsessed with reverse-engineering facts…

  • The Best 4 Jim Warren Paragraphs I’ve Ever Read in My Life

    This is solid, unfettered gold. Barbara Moore, the wife of an independent-minded Chicago alderman and backed by Michael Madigan, the omnipotent House speaker, seemed impressive. But, as she began, Joe Berrios, the county assessor and committee chairman, rose and headed to the back, where two boxes of Frisbee-sized concoctions had just arrived, emblazoned with a…

  • Let’s Feed The Occupiers

    Tonight, around 12:30 AM on my way home from Winfield, I drove past the northeast corner of LaSalle and Jackson, which is the center of the Occupy Chicago movement. There were about 25 people there, and I’m glad they were. Tomorrow I’m going to go over there and see what their food situation is. I…