Must write “I must not tell lies” 100 times! A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has directed the Obama administration to clarify its position on Marbury v. Madison (H/T: Ace of Spades HQ): In the escalating battle between the administration and the judiciary, a federal appeals court apparently is calling the president’s bluff — ordering the Justice Department | Read More »
Image source: DailyHerald.com Winning Illinois would have a been a major upset for Rick Santorum. It would have been Big News. Mitt Romney won Illinois. No caveats, no exceptions, no bullets. Not only did Romney get more votes than Santorum, he got more than 2nd-place Santorum and 4th-place Gingrich combined. Romney got more votes than 2nd-place Santorum and 3rd-place Ron Paul combined. Santorum would have | Read More »
The Cost of Corruption – This is not something you will read for fun. But it’s something you must read, as a parent or taxpaying citizen. It’s a sordid story about crime and corruption where anyone would least expect to find it: In a suburban elementary school district. In response to Freedom of Information Act requests, activists of the Lake County Tea Party organization have | Read More »
Every politician makes political appearances with their kids. Every candidate makes campaign appearances and produces campaign materials that include their kids. The Clintons did it with Chelsea, the Obamas do it with their daughters, I did it with my kids. But one politician — just one — has taken flack for appearing with one — just one! — of her kids. That politician is former | Read More »
I always know, when I read the reviews panning a movie I’ve been looking forward to, that I’m going to enjoy it. This rule proved true for me again in seeing Atlas Shrugged Part I. Taylor Schilling as Dagny Taggart Directed by Paul Johanssonn (who also plays the mysterious John Galt), working from a screenplay by John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O’Toole, faithfully based on | Read More »
I had an idea about burning the Koran. It is, of course a highly disrespectful act. It is discourteous. It is even a hostile act. But hey, so are murder and war. But as the Bible tells us (in Ecc 3:1), “All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven.” It really seems to have a big effect on some | Read More »
Caterpillar may leave Illinois I’m currently reading Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged for the first time, in which the producers in an unspecified future America go “on strike”, disappear, and refuse to produce because of government over-regulation making it impossible to run their businesses efficiently or effectively. Written over 50 years ago, Atlas Shrugged seems remarkably prescient in many respects. So I couldn’t help thinking of | Read More »
Follow the money. Michael Carbone When my friend, fellow parishioner and fellow Knight of Columbus Michael Carbone, a member of the Grayslake School District #46 School Board was censured by the unanimous vote of his fellow board members this past Wednesday, what was the real reason? Follow the money. D46 board president, Mary Garcia, who is also the president of the local teachers’ union in | Read More »
It’s appropriate for a president to veto a law on the grounds that it is unconstitutional in his opinion. Many have done so. But imagine if, as Attorney General Eric Holder has announced regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) the executive refused to defend the constitutionality of settled laws (DOMA, signed by Clinton, has been on the books since 1998) based on whether the | Read More »
I was there, I saw it. Watch this short video, then scroll down for my impressions. It was a League of Women Voters candidate forum featuring three sets of candidates. Illinois 8th District Congressional candidates Melissa Bean (D, incumbent), Joe Walsh (R), and Bill Scheurer (G) were up first. They were followed by 31st State Senate District candidates Michael Bond (D, incumbent) and Suzie Schmidt | Read More »
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