October 6, 2009
Giving the President a Wedgie
Giving the President A Wedgie President Obama is like the new kid at the international school. The girls all like him, because they think he is cute, but the boys don’t like him, don’t trust him, and worst of all,...
October 5, 2009
No Tet
No Tet Starting on January 31, 1968, combined forces of the North Vietnamese Communist Army and the Viet Cong launched surprise attacks, with more than 80,000 communist troops striking more than 100 towns and cities, including 36 of 44 provincial...
October 4, 2009
Upon Further Review
Upon Further Review Upon further review, it seems that Chicago never really had a chance when it came to grabbing the Olympics in 2016. All of Michelle Obama’s tears, all of President Obama’s words, all of Mayor Daley’s...
October 3, 2009
Democratic Incompetence Not Funny
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Jon Stewart had a funny bit the other day on “The Daily Show” (well, I thought it was funny) where he lambasted the Democrats for not delivering on their “supermajority” status. As Stewart put it, “The Democrats seems...
October 2, 2009
The Windy City Goes for Gold
To honor the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America, Chicago held the Columbian Exposition, better known at the World’s Fair of 1893. It was a blockbuster event, planned by the noted architects Daniel Burnham and...
October 1, 2009
Democrats Choose Ideology Over Pragmatism
Democrats Choose Ideology Over Pragmatism In 1803, in probably the greatest example of pragmatism over ideology, Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territories from the French for about 15 million dollars. It was against Jefferson’s vision of small, republican government, it...