GUILTY!

Ald. Carothers pleads guilty to corruption in deal with feds

Carothers' conviction brings to 28 the number of alderman found guilty of wrongdoing since 1972.

One of those was Carothers' father, William, who was accused of similar wrongdoing as his son.

The elder Carothers was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison in 1983 for extorting remodeling work for his ward office.

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Won't these alder-jerks ever learn?

For those who are serious climbers

"Never measure the height of a mountain
until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."

Dag Hammarskjold
Former UN Secretary-General

Just FUN!

Christian and Kermit: What they have in common

HILARIOUS!

H/T www.sondrak.com

See Dick. See Dick dumb. See Dick losing it.

Actual quote from 'da Dick' re: Michael Scott:

"The credit card, that's all it was. It wasn't much, when you look at it," Daley said. "But, again, that doesn't -- I don't condone it. He can be accountable. If he was lying, he'd be accountable for it."


Hey, Dick!

He's no longer accountable. Remember, HE'S DEAD!

Truth or Dare?

OBAMA: We had nothing to do with the Cornhusker kickback

EMANUEL: Yes we did

Hours before his embattled boss gave his first State of the Union address, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel contradicted President Barack Obama’s claim made just two days before that he had nothing to do with the much maligned deal to get the vote of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) for the Senate’s healthcare bill just before Christmas.

Speaking to ABC News’ World News Tonight anchor Diane Sawyer in an exclusive interview on Monday, Obama denied being involved in what has come to be known as the “Cornhusker Kickback”.

SAWYER: A lot of people think you must say at the end of the day, this is not who I was in 2008, these deals with Nebraska, with Florida…

OBAMA: "Let’s hold on a second, Diane. I mean, I think that this gets into a big mush. So let’s just clarify. I didn’t make a bunch of deals. There is a legislative process that is taking place in Congress and I am happy to own up to the fact that I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked. So that’s point number one."

In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on Wednesday, Emanuel flatly stated that he and the Obama administration were heavily involved in the Cornhusker Kickback as well as the other deals that provoked outrage from the public and helped Republican Scott Brown win the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts.

Couric: As you know, people were pretty disgusted by deals that were made up on Capitol Hill like the one given to Ben Nelson to win his support. If the White House was so involved, was this done with your blessing? But…

Emanuel: "Look, we were involved in the legislation all the way through."

Couric: Were you involved in that?

Emanuel: "Yeah. I’m not gonna go through all of it…"

Couric: But in the Ben Nelson deal?

Emanuel: "We were helpful in getting the bill off the Senate floor. And in retrospect the things – as I said to you just earlier, things you woulda done different."

To repeat what Obama told Diane Sawyer about the Cornhusker Kickback:

"So let’s just clarify. I didn’t make a bunch of deals. There is a legislative process that is taking place in Congress and I am happy to own up to the fact that I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked."

The mainstream media has thus far ignored Obama being exposed as a liar by his own chief of staff.

A few conservative outlets have noted a Washington Post article from December 20, 2009 that reported the involvement of Emanuel and other White House staff in the Senate negotiations.

With Emanuel himself confirming the Obama administration’s involvement with the Cornhusker Kickback, Obama has some explaining to do.

Well, he would if he were a Republican president.

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Rahm is not long for this world.

Upon looking older and more partisan...

Obama Admits Partisanship at GOP Retreat; Forgets About Change.gov


Building on Real Clear Politics observation by Tom Bevan:There’s been a remarkable amount of coverage of President Obama’s appearance at the House Republican retreat today, but I haven’t seen anyone focus on the President’s rather stunning admission about the Democrats’ health care legislation:

President Obama stated at the GOP retreat in Baltimore:

“The last thing I will say, though — let me say this about health care and the health care debate, because I think it also bears on a whole lot of other issues. If you look at the package that we’ve presented — and there’s some stray cats and dogs that got in there that we were eliminating, we were in the process of eliminating.

"For example, we said from the start that it was going to be important for us to be consistent in saying to people if you can have your — if you want to keep the health insurance you got, you can keep it, that you’re not going to have anybody getting in between you and your doctor in your decision making.

"And I think that some of the provisions that got snuck in might have violated that pledge.”

Spewing, just spewing!

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And when will this man learn to speak in a proper grammatical manner, and throw to the wayside the 'Negro dialect' he thinks the American citizens desire (Kool-aid, anyone?)!

On a roll today...

Don't think I've ever posted so much on one day, but...just had to show you this.

The tall building is the 'Farcroft', on Fargo Avenue between Sheridan Road and Lake Michigan. Its apartments are empty now, after the magnificent building was purchased by James N. Pritzker. Total rehab will begin soon, I was told.

Here's a shot of the fireplace in the Farcroft lobby.

The entire building is quite a fascinating piece of architecture, and I am certain Mr. Pritzker (et al) will do it justice.

Downtown Evanston is at the center of the horizon.

Just wanted to share this lovely view with you, my few readers, and to thank my Creator for all the blessings bestowed upon me, as three and a half years ago, I was a quarter-inch from death, again.

Though I am no longer being given credit as co-founder (and SEEDER) of Rogers Park Chamber of Commerce, I have no regrets regarding my resignation from that entity.

I have a certain high standard of ethics...the rest of the board apparently does not. Simple as that. In fact, one board member, whom I shall thank so much for the "UNCONDITIONAL LOVE", has resorted to name-calling in my e-mail. Don't ya just love insecurity?

And, the Chamber still owes me over $1,000, for which I shall have to wait a year to be repaid.

In addition, Bill Morton has a more-than-significant personal debt with me...which he continues to ignore.

Rogers Park News, Updated

On January 12th, I posted these:

I noticed, the other day (but had no camera with me), that this VAST IMPROVEMENT has been made by Lake Shore Rehab.

Well, two outta three ain't bad!

Happy Days Are Here...Again?

Taxpayer-funded drinking...ain't it great?

No wonder she looked so whippy at SOTU! Or should that be SOT, YOU?