Remember when I signed up as a Republican so I could vote for Ron Paul in the Illinois primary? Apparently Republicans are very rare in this town. So rare, in fact, that I've received a letter from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners asking me to apply to be an election judge representing the Republican party. It's a form letter, and I suspect most registered … [Read more...] about Should I Be the Judge of That?
Archives for August 2012
Photos By Jim Jurica
As I've mentioned, I'm in the process of porting Windypundit to the Wordpress blogging engine, and I'm going to need a new site design since this template is specific to Movable Type. I'm using this opportunity to do a redesign. I've chosen a new photo for the header, and I'm using it to select colors for the rest of the page. And since I'm changing all this stuff … [Read more...] about Photos By Jim Jurica
TSA Metastasis Continues Unabated
The TSA is well-know for annoying air travelers, but I've been worried for a while about the TSA's attempts to branch out to annoy people using other modes of transportation. As it turns out, I wasn't imaginative enough: After all, why should the Transporation Security Agency limit their activities to annoying only people who are using transportation? They've been thinking … [Read more...] about TSA Metastasis Continues Unabated
Preckwinkle Damns a Drug Warrior to Hell
I don't know much about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, but as reported by Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick in the Chicago Tribune, here's a sentiment that you won't hear from too many politicians: CHAMPAIGN -- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on … [Read more...] about Preckwinkle Damns a Drug Warrior to Hell
A Libertarian Telling the Right Where They Go Wrong
Over at The Agitator guest blogger Jason Kuznicki has a post explaining how the right wing gets freedom wrong. I think he explains it very well, but that didn't stop me from writing some commentary on Kuznicki points over at Nobody's Business. … [Read more...] about A Libertarian Telling the Right Where They Go Wrong