A Governor Bloggo Sermon
1956 - Milorad Blagojevich is born in Chicago to Serbian immigrant parents.2002 - "Rod" beats Roland "Himself" Burris and Paul "Ejukashun" Vallas for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Governator....
View ArticleMad Dog Obama Administration Serves More Peace Activists with Subpoenas
It's out of control, and it's all taking place as people smile and go shopping, and keep drinking the Obama Kool-aid of "Change We Can Believe." Freedom dies. What's important is not who these people...
View ArticlePatrick Fitzgerald Resigns
Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and a member of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel has resigned and will leave office on June 30. News...
View ArticleDaily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Veteran GOP Rep. Thad McCotter may not...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here.Leading Off: •MI-11: The news broke over the holiday weekend, so you may have missed it,...
View ArticleThe Hilarious Hypocrisy of the Bush League Leakers
On Friday, President Obama denounced as "offensive" and "wrong" allegations that he was behind the leaks of U.S. cyber attacks on Iran and the terrorist "kill list," while Attorney General Eric Holder...
View ArticleJohn Cornyn is the Very Model of a Modern Major Republican
During a highly charged Senate hearing on Tuesday, Texas Republican John Cornyn demanded the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder. That Cornyn would emerge from GOP central casting to lead the...
View ArticleRepublicans cheer as Woodward moves from Plame game to blame game
With the March 1 sequester looming, conservatives have a new hero. Bob Woodward, whom the Nixon Library once accused of "offering bribes" as part of a "coup" engineered by Tricky Dick's enemies, is now...
View ArticlePlamegate: When Woodward was not worried about threats from the White House
Bob Woodward's "I'm doing it for the kids" rationale for his interpretation of Gene Sperling's email as an attempt to chill his reporting is an about face from his previous posture when a White House...
View ArticleThree FBI Director Candidates Have Leaky Baggage
The Washington Postreported on possible candidates to replace long-time FBI Director Robert Mueller. Three of those candidates share a troubling enthusiasm for prosecuting so-called leakers, who are...
View ArticleWill Republicans oppose James Comey as FBI Director?
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that President Obama has narrowed his list of possible replacements for FBI Director Robert Mueller to two candidates. Senate Republicans probably won't be happy...
View ArticleHarold Meyerson knows Chicago-My old home town.
Ah yes, let's put a little humor into the latest revelations from my home state. I have been away just about half of my nearly 73 years but not much has changed. It took me a long time outside of...
View ArticleHaha! Comey Hires Fitz as His Lawyer!
Sorry for the short diary but I didn’t see this anywhere else here. Former FBI director James Comey just hired Patrick Fitzgerald as one of his lawyers! Oh this is sweet!As most here probably know,...
View ArticleJames Comey reveals he is working with an attorney who has a very particular...
Campaign ActionFormer FBI Director James Comey revealed that he has been working with an attorney since May 2017, the month he was fired by Donald Trump. His attorney isn’t any ol’ run-of-the-mill...
View ArticleRoger Stone the Russia colluder is sentenced to 40 months in prison
Today Roger Stone has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for lying to Congress, obstruction of justice and witness tampering in the Russia/Mueller case. This, of course, has thrown Donald Trump in a...
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