They’ve taken away my freedom to say no

I like the word “no.”  It instills a sense of understanding from almost everyone I say it to — whether it’s someone I love and care for, or a customer who has high hopes for me... 

State of Illinois is in hock, productive people on the hook

There’s an aphorism that us free marketeers say often: “If you subsidize something, you get more of it.” That’s always the case when government starts a “war” on some... 

Amazon versus Macmillan, Hachette, Publishers, Authors, etc.

When Amazon decided to try to fight publishers by telling them they were going to sell e-books at a fixed price ($9.99), Apple came in with their iPad and another e-book store to give publishers the option... 

I voted today

I voted today. Not in a voting booth, and not with a ballot. I voted today when I woke up.  My internal alarm clock told me I had to get up early, so at just before 6am, I arose.  I turned on the lamp... 

RC2 Corp (Thomas & Friends) to pay $1.25 million fine for lead in toys

RC2 Corp, headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, and one of its subsidiaries, Learning Curve Brands, Inc., was hit with a $1.25 million fine for knowingly importing and selling Thomas & Friends toys... 

GM manufactures the final V-8 Big Block engine

Only accounting for 3% of GM’s Tonawanda plant’s production, General Motors finally retired their L18 V-8 big block engine on Friday, December 18, 2009. Dating back over 50 years, the big... 

President Obama rips “Fat Cat Bankers,” his lips are moving

“I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat-cat bankers on Wall Street,” President Barack Obama said when interviewed by 60 Minutes on CBS. Here we have what we’ve always... 

Why Climate-Gate doesn’t matter to me

Climate-Gate is big in the news, bigger in the blogosphere, and seems to be cluttering up my Facebook newsfeed with debate points from both sides. As with anything to do with corporate-shill “science,”... 

No to jumbo beer cans says City of Arlington Heights

It’s a sure-fire news topic of 2010: overcriminalizing. The Federal government is doing it (even though the Constitution restricts the Federal government to only criminalizing things like piracy... 

The Timothy Cole case: arrest and incarcerate Michele Mallin for conspiracy to murder

The story of Michele Mallin starts out heartbreaking.  At the age of 20, she was a victim of sexual assault.  In 1985, she was a student of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX.  Mallin was walking... 

Obama’s corporate cronies take power: Donald Verrilli, etc.

Republicans are known for their warmonger appointments to unelected positions.  Democrats are no better, although this time the enemy is you and I.  When Obama picked Biden as his VP candidate, people... 

Public Leaders should be taken out and beaten

When I say that Public Leaders should be taken out and beaten, I don’t mean the actual people given that title: I mean the title itself.  A cursory GoogleNews search for the term brings up 73 results.... 

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: Obama’s First Unconstitutional Act?

The job of the President is to execute the Constitution.  For those unfamiliar with this document, it is the legal paperwork that restrains government from trampling on the rights of individuals.  It... 

Ron Huberman is Chicago Schools CEO, response: boos, screams and more socialism

I had to laugh for 30 minutes straight when I heard the news that Mayor Daley’s choice for Chicago Schools CEO was Ron Huberman, and that he was approved unanimously by the Chicago School Board.... 

King worship gets worse: the Obama-themed Sox baseball cap

According to Street and Smith’s Sports Business Journal, the Chicago White Sox baseball team have designed a new Sox cap that introduces the Obama campaign logo on the front and back of the cap.... 

City of Chicago calls to end “dibs”: the act of putting furniture and junk on streets

In Chicago, we have an odd procedure that city residents use to call “dibs” on public street parking spots outside of their homes and apartments: they actually put old furniture and other junk... 

Obama: Don’t lower taxes, RAISE them: significantly

There’s word out in the mainstream and alternative presses that President Barack Obama may want to (or feel like he needs to) lower taxes to allow for middle income families to spend more, pay down... 

The G.U.N. welcomes the sixth black President of the United States

I tried watching the news today, I really did.  All I saw were indoctrinated little children in substandard public schools cheering what basically is the changing of the guard.  Did the public-union... 

Senators Ten Kennedy and Robert Byrd collapse at inauguration luncheon

Breaking news is that Senator Ted Kennedy may have collapsed during the inauguration luncheon. More updates as it happens. 1:55PM CST Update: He may have been taken away in an ambulance, according to... 

Inauguration Secret Service: Shoot the band if they make false moves

I’m subscribed to a variety of odd online groups to monitor where some traffic comes from.  This morning I was reading through those odds-and-edds of groups, when I came across something not really... 

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