QCE’s Greatest Hitz Of 2010

These were my top 5 posts for page views: 1. The Hare-Dispatch Presents Phil Hare’s Greatest Hits This was about how the H-D reported the Rock Island High School forum with Hare, Schilling and the 71st and 72nd district candidates. There was a lot of interest about this because it was one of the first [...]

Sore Loserman

Our Congressman-elect Bobby Schilling tells The Galesburg Register-Mail that “the transition hasn’t been as smooth as we’d hoped”, in part because Hare sent all his casework to the Dick Durbin. Ain’t that just like the Philster—screw his constituents for a power trip? Lane’s Chosen One will NOT be missed.

Who Knew?

In a fundraising letter, Nancy Pelosi exhorts The Faithful to open their wallets in order to prevent “reversing the progress we’ve made” because “special interests are aiming to roll back those measures.” Who knew liberals consider we, the people “special interests”?

Our First Black President Officially Decertified

“Chicago Mayoral hopeful former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun added her voice to a warning [to Bill Clinton] issued by mayoral rival Rep. Danny Davis: Don’t come to Chicago to campaign for Rahm Imanuel or risk his relationship with African-Americans.” Is it just me or do these “warnings” reek of racism? Can’t wait to see if [...]

Quote Of The Day

From Merle Haggard when asked about his impression of Barack Obama on their meeting at the Kennedy Center: “I think he knows he’s in over his head.”

Attention Shoppers . . .

TSA says spread ‘em.

Meet The New Boss, NOT The Same As The Old Boss

A very nice editorial in The Hare-Dispatch about our Congressman-elect Bobby Schilling ends this way: “[Schilling's] reverence [about being congressman] is welcome and his story is inspiring. But voters should be pleased to note that for all the hoopla surrounding these early days his feet appear to be firmly planted in the district he was [...]

You Can’t Always Get What You Want

What we need: “The people elected us to end the talk and act decisively.” “The people of our state are not convinced that state government, county government, local government has done all they can with the money we already gave them . . .” “Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we [...]

“Every Minute That I Have Here Is Going To Be Spent Debunking The Myth That This Country’s In Debt And We Just Can’t Spend . . .

. . . Well, you CAN spend”. The 111th Congress added more debt than the first 100 congresses combined: $10,429 per person in the United States.

The Cavalry Arrives January 5 . . .

. . . and General Eric Cantor has the battle plan: **GOP blocks unionization by regulation **All trade bills on the table pass **GOP House rejects State and local requests for bailouts **Oil price hikes spur passage of common-sense energy policy. Charge!