They Will Rise Again From the Tundra

So the Obama administration is presently hemorrhaging classified information courtesy of WikiLeaks, the Bush administration is doing so posthumously, the earth’s crust is hemorrhaging oil, and Tom Vilsack is simply battling an embarrassing case of hemorrhoids after/during the stress of the Shirley Sherrod debacle. [...]

There are few activities more masochistic than golf. The twisted nature of the sport has been covered all too well by golfers and comedians alike, so I will spare you the banal jokes. I’m in no mood for them after what happened this afternoon.

I’m not one of those people that plays golf [...]

The rants don’t come easily these days — at least not as easily as they once did — save for a few impromptu outbursts when something ruffles the feathers or playing the jester. Other than that, there is little to be said about current events. Things continue much as they always have [...]

I was stumbling around the internet when I happened across the full text of Gen. George Patton’s famous speech to the Third Army. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but up until about fifteen minutes ago, my only knowledge of this oratory marvel came from anecdotes and the film Patton starring George C. Scott. [...]

Illinois is not noteworthy for its scrupulous politics. The state’s back alleys are awash with tales of discarded votes and large-scale fraud—even murder—and the tendrils of corruption reach far into every level of the government. I’ll spare you the historical examples suffice it to say that Rod Blagojevich’s arrest by federal agents this morning is [...]

Perhaps I’ll have more later on the potential implications of the Obama Administration once I can wrap my head around all the potential boons and pitfalls suffice it to say that a recent issue of the Chicago Reader said it best: don’t screw this up.

In the meantime, Newsweek has released a series [...]

I think that’s a damn good quote. It’s catchy and true, and I’m friends with the man who said it. All good reasons that it’s been stuck in my head for a week or two.

There is a sad lining to these words, though [...]