Turns out the Tea Party Caucus, supposedly anti-earmarks, has put in for a billion dollars worth of earmarks. You know, what we used to call pork barrel legislation -- federal bucks to somebody's home district or political ally. The "bridge to nowhere" stuff that wastes so much of our tax money.
How's that for talking the talk (one way), walking the walk (the opposite direction).
To be fair, these were "tainted" Tea Partiers, already in Congress. We'll have to wait and see how the newly elected ones act when they get in power next month.
Can't ever remember having a harder time getting the Christmas spirit.
Ron Santo died. Great Cubs third baseman, longtime radio broadcaster with the team.
Watch the old-timers finally put him in the Hall of Fame. Couldn't you guys have done it while he was still breathing? Kind of hard to enjoy something when you're dead.
Question to throw out -- and maybe find out if anybody's actually reading.
Does anybody who buys a "Choose Life" car tag actually believe in the "choose" part?
World Cup in Qatar? Have a suspicion that the winning side in 2022 will be Al-Qaeda.
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