Today, we learned that the South Side Irish Parade is no more. For the last 30 years or so, the parade that ran through Beverley from 103rd to 115th or so on Western Ave., has marked the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day (or St. Patrick’s Day, if on a Sunday). It was a great event. [...]
Posts under ‘Too ridiculous to be fiction’
I don’t get it
I don’t think I’ve watched a complete episode of the Daily Show since Craig Kilborn was the host. I enjoy satire, love to laugh, and enjoy the ridiculousness that’s politics. I’ve never found Jon Stewart that funny.
For one, I do not buy for a second that he’s an equal-opportunity comic. He leans left. I don’t need [...]
Flush
You know what’s wrong with the Illinois GOP? Guys like Gary Skoien. He adds very little to the debate (beyond his desire for power), brings little in terms of ideas, leaves good candidates (see: Jack Ryan) on their own, yet one-ups everyone with this latest for the archives.
Palatine Township Republican Committeeman Gary Skoien denies he [...]
Not so fast
When Rod Blagojevich was arrested back in December, some of the details we heard surrounded the Tribune Company’s attempted deal with the State of Illinois concerning a sale of Wrigley Field. This was back when Sam Zell was still trying to structure a deal that reduced his tax exposure as much as possible yet yielded [...]
Who would have predicted?
Just four months ago, Christopher Buckley paused from writing brilliant novels to endorse Barack Obama, an interesting stunt since he told conservatives to shut up and be happy with John McCain (Buckley’s favorite) just eight months prior in a New York Times Op-Ed piece.
The humiliation of the son of the father of modern conservatism endorsing Obama [...]
