Nicky Cheese

Whew. And I thought Alderman Bernie Stone’s defense of a $5,400 taxpayer-funded shower was bad.
No, the most ridiculous statement of the month — hands down — goes to Cook County Commissioner (D-Chicago) Deborah Sims who, in defending Cook County President Todd Stroger’s plan to make Chicago’s sales tax the highest among big U.S. cities, stated:
“This [...]

Wow. It took a little over two hours but I did it.
I read the John Galt speech, 50+ pages of Objectivist philosophy, found in part III, chapter VII of Atlas Shrugged. Pretty brutal. Although, I suppose compared to other philosophical treaties — like say, anything by Kant — it’s a breeze. Ugh, Kant. The mere [...]

“Who cares? What’s wrong with that?” asked Ald. Bernard Stone (50th). “These guys who work 14, 15 hours a day — that doesn’t bother me.”

Quote origin linked here.
Showergate, for those of you unaware, is the latest scandal (I use that term somewhat loosely) to break out of Chicago, involving an alleged $5,400 taxpayer-funded shower in [...]

Coming from reason, Michael C. Moynihan writes Still Stuck on Castro: how the press handled a tyrant’s farewell. Great article. Media bias aplenty — including a CNN internal memo telling staffers to focus on Castro’s positives — the most preposterous instance comes from, surprise, a politican:
The ridiculous Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) was the only American [...]

Yesterday, Drew and I stopped by City Hall in order to witness and record a press conference by the Lawndale Alliance, a group of concerned residents from the 24th ward who are victims of the city’s latest land grab.

So says veteran Nessie-hunter Robert Rines. After 37 years on the job, he’s throwing in the towel, citing his old age and the probability that the Loch Ness Monster is dead, a victim of global warming.
How about that. Global warming getting an endorsement from cryptozoology’s finest. Signs that climate skeptics have lost the debate…
Or a [...]

I’m not sure how the story has gone this long without appearing on the blog — especially when my own co-worker, Izzy Santa, has been quoted in relation to it — but, in any case: “Pig roaster’s citations from Wheeling have Filipino consulate, ACLU, libertarians crying foul”.
For those link averse, a man from Wheeling [...]

Wow. What a great picture. I need to get this up as apart of the title header. Someone help…
So, count this as my first post on Blogivists. Yes, me: a blogivist! I love that term: blogivist, an activist who blogs. Genius.
FYI, any post prior to this one came from “Tea Party“. I just wanted to [...]