Government: December 2007 Archives

The following reminds The Hound of something Mark Twain said long, long ago: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."

Perhaps the bipartisan warning by congressional representatives Mark Kirk and Melissa Bean will kick start the mass transit impasse in Springfield. Either that or the region is in line to lose megamillions in grant money from Uncle Sugar.

Why does The Hound have the sneaking suspicion that all the complaints over the Waukegan Park District razing Orchard Hills Golf Course in favor of a soccer complex have more to do with who plays soccer and who plays golf.

Is The Hound alone in thinking Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his band of merry pranksters, i.e., the Legislature, are just a bunch of goofs. Granted, we elected them, but these special sessions with nothing getting done is starting to rile The Hound.