Ross Sounds Pathetic

In today's News Journal we get the official Republican reaction to Gov.-elect Markell's naming of Republican Dennis Rochford as his Chief of Staff: State Republican Chairman Tom Ross said he…

Conflicting Observations.

Alright, the national media reported the following observations and considerations regarding the timing of Joe Biden's resignation as Senator and the appointment of his replacement. Biden says he does not…

Sunday Talk

Take a look at this lineup of guests on the Sunday shows: THE RED LINEUP: It's like there wasn't a lopsided election recently or sumthin.... Meet The Press: Senators Carl…

Now this is interesting.

Apparently the Obama team is underwhelmed by their current crop of candidates for Secretary of State.   Those candidates are New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (who was once Secretary of Energy,…

The Game is Afoot

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that President-elect Obama will resign his Senate seat this Sunday.   That is earlier than I expected but I suppose it is necessary with the lame…

How They Do It in Illinois.

The New York Times has a good story on how Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) is pursuing the task of filling President-elect Obama's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.    It would seem…

Beau off to Iraq

He is leaving before Thanksgiving, according to a report in Politico.   I know that there were some among us that always expected Beau to be kept home once Joe Biden…

Adams Lies to Us Again.

I love this "calling out" by "Speaker-elect" Bob Gilligan: Rep. Bob Gilligan, D-Sherwood Park, predicts his party's increased influence in the House won't change its ability to get bills signed…

Is Christmas Over Yet?

After an election season that has last 2 years, I find that I now long for Christmas to be over with too, all because of the DL Holiday format.   Thanks…

Honorific

In a 13 minute address at a Veteran's Day service in New Castle, Biden exemplifies why he is going to be fun the next four years: "I want to tell…