Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Korrupt Kane Kounty GOP
Does the Kane County Board Chairmanship come with a license to print campaign cash? Karen McConnaughay must think so. So many county vendors became campaign contributors that the Daily Herald Editorial Board wrote, “We encourage McConnaughay to quit taking money from county vendors…” She’s now running for state senate on a track record of presiding…
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National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012
Good news for Second Amendment types: Today, March 13, U.S. Senators Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) introduced S. 2188, the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2012.” The bill is the Senate companion to H. R. 822, which was approved by the U. S. House last November by a vote of 272-154. S. 2188,…
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State Rep. Derrick Smith Charged, Arrested
Ha ha ha ha! State Rep. Derrick Smith, a Democrat from Chicago, was arrested today for allegedly pocketing a $7,000 cash bribe to write an official letter of support for a day care center he believed was seeking a state grant. The arrest came after an undercover operation launched by the FBI in December with…
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Sandra Fluke is a Plant
Ok ok, I realize someone’s going to criticize use of the term “plant.” … Aaah, who cares: “For six days, we have been telling you that the 30-year-old Georgetown law student has become a major player in the presidential election,” O’Reilly said during his show last Friday. “Last night, we reported that she is now being handled pro…
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Energy Sec. Wanted High Gas Prices
“Somehow, we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” — Steven Chu, President Obama’s Secretary or Energy in 2008 via POLITICO. Gas prices are exactly where Obama wants them. Billions invested in bogus and failing technologies. It’s easy to beat up on oil companies, however they average high…
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Obama Transparency Scaled Back… as to Wine
When British Prime Minister David Cameron visits President Barack Obama this week, one detail may stay bottled up: the labels on the wines the White House pours at the state dinner tomorrow night. For Obama’s first three state dinners, honoring the leaders of India, Mexico and China, the White House released the name, year and…
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JPMorgan Bests the Fed
At 4:30 PM today, the Fed will announce stress test results. Whats interesting is that they were supposed to come out on Thursday at 4:30 PM. Why the change of schedule? Well, basically, JPMorgan came out with its announcement of dividends and buybacks around 3:00 PM. In that announcement they said they had passed the…
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$3.6M Settlement in Alleged Police Misconduct Case
A key City Council committee Monday signed off on a $3.6 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who spent nearly 10 years in prison for an attack on a woman who later said she made a mistake when she identified him as her assailant. Robert Wilson had sought $9.9 million, a figure…
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Mayor’s Friend Brings You the Speed Cameras
When Rahm Emanuel was a first-time candidate for Congress, Greg Goldner was behind him, quietly marshaling the patronage troops that helped get him elected. When Emanuel ran for mayor, Goldner was there again, doling out campaign cash to elect Emanuel-friendly aldermen to City Council. And when the rookie mayor was looking for community support for…
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John Boehner, Telling it Like it is.
“People think I’ve got this job as a leader. They don’t realize that I have about 200 responsibilities and roles. I’ve gotta be the big brother, the father, I gotta be the disciplinarian, the dean of students, the principal, the spouse—you can’t believe all the roles that I have to play! But one of them…
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