Author: Jimmy
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Eat, Drink, & Be Merry For Tomorrow We Die
Back on Monday I had a fairly lengthy email exchange with a colleague. In addition to a prediction of the race he wanted something a little more down the trough so to speak. I told him that if Obama won it would be the beginning of the end of our beloved U.S of A. I…
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Craigslist Ads Seek Election Night Sex
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama make one final, last-ditch effort to win the presidency, some Washington, D.C. and surrounding area folks are using Craigslist to make one last-ditch effort to find an election night companion for some adult entertainment. Here are some of the best lines from personal ads seeking to relieve some stress…
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US Out Of The Top 10 In World Prosperity Index
The Legatum Prosperity Index assessed and ranked the prosperity of 142 countries based on eight sub-categories: economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, health, governance, education, safety and security, personal freedom, and social capital. via Business Insider. We are now 12th. Embarrassing. No wonder people are leaving in droves.
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Gov. Can Plant Hidden Cameras In Your Home
This government, our government, a supposedly moderate government of Barack Obama (he has an iPad and a Spotify playlist and likes dogs and is funny on Jay Leno! He must be moderate!) is now claiming the legal right to install surveillance cameras in your home or on your property without a warrant. And is doing…
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Bloomberg Turns Down National Guard Over Guns
Bloomberg has reportedly turned down additional help from the U.S. National Guard. “We don’t need it,” Bloomberg insists, despite pleas from the boroughs for back-up. “The NYPD is the only people we want on the street with guns.” via TheBlaze.com. Do I have this right? New Yorkers would rather starve than have someone with a…
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Who’s Helping; Who’s Talking
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Forget FEMA, Get Walmart in There!!
In the wake of hurricane Sandy we’re hearing stories of hungry New Yorkers being forced to dumpster dive for food. This is in addition to the stories of looters dressing like Con Edison workers to get access to houses, elected officials expressing their frustration with the Red Cross, state troopers being deployed to N.J. gas…
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Mike Madigan: Speaker King
Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan has many advantages as he tries to extend his nearly uninterrupted three-decade control of the Illinois House. His Democrats have more campaign money. His party has home-state President Barack Obama to drive the vote. Perhaps most important, Madigan drew the district boundaries for each of the 118 House contests that will…
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CPS Pays Parents for Good Behavior
Blatantly stolen from Second City Cop: Is the lure of a $25 gift card enough to persuade a parent who’s not involved in their child’s education to get involved? Seventy Chicago Public Schools that have struggled to engage parents are about to find out. At Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s request, Walgreen Co. has agreed to provide…