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Since we're on the topic of my planned road trip in Illinois in Missouri, I've discovered some interesting political facts and figs!
It appears almost unavoidable that we'll end up going through Cape Girardeau, Missouri - hometown of a certain...
I might - I repeat, might - go on a brief fact-finding mission in Illinois and Missouri next weekend.
My last 2 fact-finding missions were only for public protests, and I went no further than Indiana. The total length of my last 4 trips doesn't even...
You can argue until you're blue in the ears about government powers to use eminent domain for public projects.
But what if a private company thinks it has eminent domain powers for its own private projects?
In Kentucky (as in some other states),...
Gum is cool.
So is Alice Cooper.
I even have the shock rocker's "Poison" vinyl single that I got at a used record shop for 50 cents. (It appeared as if the previous owner of this record peed on it, judging by the condition it was in.)
I know I've...
Hahaha, I forgot about this for 30 years!
Since this is the weekend, you'd rather read about old candy commercials than politics. And I would too!
There was a commersh for the Nestle $100,000 candy bar (later renamed to 100 Grand) back in the '70s...
The Online Lunchpail is a breath of fresh air. Tim has an intelligent and informed way of describing current events and public policy that differs greatly from the "Stepford" news we get elsewhere. In Seattle, earlier this week, our local Fox affiliate actually called themselves the "Stepford" news. At least there is truth in reporting once in a while.
Thank you, Tim for exposing corruption and fighting the good fight. Keep it up!
Dunno why everyone is hating on this blog, which is one of the better political blogs around. This (not that awful "Power Line") should have been "blog of the year".