By Steve Rhodes
1. “Very reluctantly, the Bears clinched home-field advantage Sunday throughout the NFC playoffs, which will proceed as schedule whether anyone shows up or not.”
– Don Pierson, “Bears Lack A Sense Of Urgency“
2. Peter Francis Geraci has no sense of humor.
3. The self-proclaimed most accessible public official in the nation will once again refuse to engage his campaign opponents. There will be no debates
4. “Illinois is a low-spending (42nd) and low-tax (48th) state, despite being fifth most populous. The ongoing state deficits are caused primarily by revenue shortcomings, not wasteful or profligate spending,” says Ralph Martire, of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. “Illinois also has one of the most unfair, regressive tax systems in the nation.”
As opposed to this one.
5. We can’t win in Iraq if we repeat the mistakes of Vietnam. Er, wait . . .
Posted on December 18, 2006