Well, we’ve hit the ugly phase of this political campaign, I think that means we’re almost at the end. (Or most likely just right back to the next beginning.) There’s less than a month to go before the vote goes down, Barack Obama is pulling ahead with every collapse of the economy, and John McCain’s […]
So I’m kinda stuck on this John McCain character of late, but he keeps providing me with so much to talk about I can’t really help it. The latest is his surprising choice of Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. This inexperienced governor has been vaulted onto the national stage after less […]
It’s now official; Barak Obama is the Democratic nominee for President. Sure, I’m happy about this. Despite a number of recent disappointments, I’ve been a big supporter of Obama as the best realistic option in this crazy thing our country calls an election for quite some time. But, I can’t help but be a little […]
I read recently about Miller Beer reviving their popular late-80s slogan “tastes great, less filling.” The ad campaigns built around this platitude were very popular, and why shouldn’t they have been, it’s a simple slogan that explains a simple beer and that’s just great for selling low-end beverages.
Unfortunately Republican Presidential candidate John McCain is following […]
John McCain’s campaign and the whole right wing got in an uproarious huff at the start of the week after retired General Wesley Clark made some comments pointing out John McCain’s military experience is not the type that would really prepare him for the whole Commander in Chief gig that comes free with the US […]
It’s been quite a while since I’ve made time for my much-neglected AptCoot, but I’m here today because I feel the need to make a few comments on the topic of health care in the current Presidential campaign.
I’m taking a big risk in even writing on this topic, but I’ve been away too long and […]
Our government’s fun habit of watering the lungs of a few of our terrorist captives was back as a topic of conversation this week as Our Fine President’s top lawyer and the head of the CIA made weighed in with some important news on the subject.
For the first time the use of the torture known […]
It looks like I’ll be cranking the heat up come next winter. The Illinois Commerce Commission today approved a rate increase from the friendly neighborhood gas company and gave them four years to pilot a new system where customers pay a set fee based on expected, rather than actual gas used.
Coverage in the Chicago Tribune […]
Wow, it has been a while. I’d like to say I’ve been staying away in sympathy with those brave striking writers walking their picket lines in the noble pursuits of respect and cash, but really it’s been for no reason at all. But here on the eve of the start of the Presidential campaigns I […]
Their tactic of standing behind a bold and baseless lie to turn an enemy’s strength into a weakness was so successful it’s been verbed. As the campaign season approaches, the phrase “swift-boating” and its various conjugations is rolling off the puns and pens of the media blabbermouths at an increasing pace as the legacy of […]