The whatever-it-takes gang from national TeeVee

2 TV reporters cited for violating rules during Hastert’s arraignment – Chicago Tribune. via The whatever-it-takes gang from national TeeVee.

The dreaded HHS mandate, by M. Thomas

I start my day ever suspicious of the Sun-Times, which I have called the Obama Reelection Newsletter (fits handily in your pocket), so I have some wondering to express as regards Monifa Thomas on Wheaton College joining the Catholics vs. the dreaded HHS mandate — dreaded a la W-Sox announcer the dreaded Harrelson, referring of…

Chi Mayor Emanuel does his Wisc. Gov. Walker imitation

Not too badly, for starters.  Consider Mayor Rahm Emanuel, late of the global office, winner of primary in one-party city, now with Fifth Floor Office on LaSalle Street, and his “pension plan.”  As elucidated by Sun-Times people Spielman and McKinney 5/9/12. Their story shows Democrats getting the Wis. Gov. Scott Walker message.  Showing the way…

Trib's hit & run story – slings, arrows

Trib Breaking News lags behind home-delivery hard copy coverage of last night’s hit & run by SUV driver running red light, sending two female pedestrians, aged 53 and 71, to the hospital. In the Loop! Comments say it: * Mawitz at 9:40 PM February 10, 2011: chicago tribune has more information [i.e. home-delivery etc. as…

Red State magic

A little publicity is a dangerous thing, as Erick Erickson explains: Late yesterday RedState broke a significant story, found in this morning’s Morning Briefing, which points to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nations premier public health organization, making a conscious decision to stop publishing the only federal report on abortion. To briefly…

Tough guy will out

Crain’s Chicago Business likes Rahm, arguing persuasively. For openers: What Chicago needs most from its first new mayor in 22 years is a clean break with the past. While all the top contenders to succeed Richard M. Daley are political insiders of one sort or another, Rahm Emanuel is the most independent. He’s a product…

Hang down your head, Mike Madigan

Jimmy John is out of here, and his company will apparently be not far behind. Goodbye, Champaign. Hello, Somewhere-in-Indiana? Somehow I blame Democrats. And you?

A prominent new Sophist

A man named Ezra confounds a Socrates-less land. But Victor Hanson sells himself short. PowerLine Blog has it here.

Slouching toward insolvency

Just got this. Welcome to Illinois, which don’t need no stinkin’ Amazon Associates business anyhow. Greetings from the Amazon Associates Program: We regret to inform you that the Illinois state legislature has passed an unconstitutional tax collection scheme that, if signed by Governor Quinn, would leave Amazon.com little choice but to end its relationships with…

Can't keep a good tea party down . . .

They shall not, They shall not, They shall not be moved.  . . . Chicago Tea Partiers return to the scene of the crime for their “We Will Not Be Silenced Do-Over Christmas & New Year Party” Friday, January 7th, at Dugan’s Irish Bar, 128 South Halsted Street in Chicago, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.…