I really, really do.

“They can’t believe _we’ve_ killed a thousand men and women over there.”
– /Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, on CNN’s Larry King Show describing
what she hears from citizens during her travels across America./
Ann, I believe those people were killed by /our enemies/. You know, the
terrorists. The insurgents. But then, I suppose the only enemy you
acknowledge is […]

Kerry insists that if he were president, Osama bin Laden would be
captured. Capturing Osama is what the War on Terry is all about, Kerry
says. Capturing Osama is the very definition of victory, in fact. So why
invade Iraq and not devote resources to Afghanistan where they can look
for him, Kerry asked.
Ummm … maybe because he isn’t […]

Neither Bush nor Kerry had a spectacular presentation. Both of them
stayed “on message” — Kerry insisting that going to war without U.N.
approval was a mistake and Bush insisting that true leaders don’t send
“mixed messages.”
But I think Bush did a credible job making a case for staying the
course. Oddly enough, Bush scored big points on the […]

? /Journal Star/: Armory may be history

/The city can demolish the State Armory, a historic building across
from Taft Homes where First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and President
Lyndon Johnson both spoke, a judge ruled Wednesday.
But whether the state, which has a […]

Finally, someone in the “official” media has dared
utter the phrase.
/Not since nearly a dozen years ago, when Joseph Miller murdered
four women, have the words serial killer been uttered.
Not since then has a joint police task force assembled to
investigate […]

My posts about the
situation at Big Al’s
(if in fact there really is a “situation”) have created some debate at
Strip Club List , the site
where I got my information (after a tip from someone with second-hand
information from a witness).
I’ve attempted to reply, but my posts get erased. Go figure.
So, I’ll answer questions about my […]

Peoria’s first official Blogger Bash will be begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Oct. 13, at the Recovery Room, 802 W. Pioneer Parkway in Peoria (map
here ).
Any blogger who lives in Peoria and the Peoria area, as well as friends
and family, is invited. This includes people who run serious political
blogs and people who blog about the pets.
If […]

There isn’t a link available yet, but I just saw Marcella Teplitz
arguing against closing Fire Station 3. Completely impractical, she said.
Funny, Marcella was gung ho for the closure of Fire Station 11.
Station 3 is located is the Marcella’s Second District. Station 11 is
located in Bill Spear’s 4th District.
You do the math. So is station 11. […]

A post
from Alex’s new site:
Anyway, when I got the new templates I lost all my links, now I have
to schedule an evening to get all those links back, but I wanted to
let all of you know that I just added the link […]

? MSNBC: SpaceShipOne whirls into space for a prize

SpaceShipOne landed safely Wednesday after a tilt-a-whirl start to
its bid to win a $10 million prize for private spaceflight.
Judges with the Ansari X Prize confirmed at a news conference later
in the […]

We now have Prairie Lawyer , who
says that I am to blame for inspiring this new blog.
Just three posts so far, and I can’t say I find much there with which to
disagree.
Seems like a fine start.
I’ll be adding it to my blogrolls soon.
Also, Alex is hurling expletives at
Blogger for trashing his original templates, which […]

As you may or may not know, I’m in the process of buying a new computer
… one component at a time. This way, I can buy a powerful system over
time and not spend too much money all at one. I know I could save my
money, but I know from experience I’ll blow it on some […]

It’s the end of September and the nights are getting too cold to leave
the windows open. It won’t be long before I won’t be able to sit out
here, drink iced tea and lambast the powers-that-be. I’ll have to do it
inside in my stuffy old office.
Should I even admit that I blog from my house, let […]

I’ve just been cutting down on the browsing and blogging this week.
Today’s my day off and I have time to post links to some of my favorite
blogs today.
I particularly enjoyed this one
:
Peoria, wake up!! Your current leadership is failing you. Your money
is being used to subsidize businesses […]