February 24, 2021
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February 17, 2021
PREMATURE 2022 SPECULATION: "DON'T GIVE UP A GOOD GIG"
Politicians sometimes have a clear grasp on reality. They know not to give up a good gig when they have one or they might end up not having one. A "gig" is a temporary or transitory job or performance. But it especially applies to politics, where ALL jobs are temporary and transitory. HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW. But "tomorrow" can be delayed and/or postponed. Let's take a premature look at 2022: A whole lot of statewide or Cook County Democrats who already have gigs are eyeing better gigs. Their best risk-free scenario is to run for a new gig while mid-term in one's current gig. Full Article...
February 10, 2021
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February 3, 2021
POLITICALLY-CORRECT "WOKE-ISM" IS THE 21ST CENTURY'S "INQUISITION"
Inquisition is defined as period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation. It is also a historical entity, referring to the Roman Catholic Church's 13th Century tribunal created for the discovery, suppression and punishment of heretics, dissidents and non-conformists. Fast-forward to 2021 and now political correctness and "woke-ism" reign supreme. The difference is that dissidents and non-conformists do not get burned-at-the-stake, because imagine the air pollution that would cause. Instead, careers and/or credibility of heretics get torched, thoughts are censored on Internet platforms, and adjectives like "racist," "white supremacist," "insurrectionist," and "capitalist oppressor" are hurled at conservatives and Republicans by the left, along with dismissals of them as unenlightened bigots who are mentally challenged. There is an R-word for that but President Obama in 2010 removed the use of the term "mental retardation" in federal education, health and labor statutes and replaced it with "intellectual disability." So be it. The right is less pejorative and more pedestrian. They hurl epithets at Democrats and "progressives" like "socialist," "radical" and Marxist. They are accurate but too tame. They just do not have that juice to make them offensive. WARNING: This satire may be offensive to the Left. Full Article...
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