Comments on: Feel Better? http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/15/feel-better/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:58:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Illinois Deserves a Medal! « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/15/feel-better/#comment-696 Illinois Deserves a Medal! « The American Catholic Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:32:55 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=2917#comment-696 [...] call.  First, we presented the nation with ex-Governor Blagojevich, a topic of prior posts here, here and here.  Now just because Blago has been thrown out of office doesn’t mean Illinois has [...] [...] call.  First, we presented the nation with ex-Governor Blagojevich, a topic of prior posts here, here and here.  Now just because Blago has been thrown out of office doesn’t mean Illinois has [...]

]]> By: Fr. Cory Sticha http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/15/feel-better/#comment-695 Fr. Cory Sticha Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:37:12 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=2917#comment-695 Ryan: At least Wyoming's legislature meets every year. The Montana Legislature only meets every other year, unless there's an emergency that has to be taken care of immediately. Nothing like legislators trying to plan two years in advance. Ryan: At least Wyoming’s legislature meets every year. The Montana Legislature only meets every other year, unless there’s an emergency that has to be taken care of immediately. Nothing like legislators trying to plan two years in advance.

]]> By: Fr. Cory Sticha http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/15/feel-better/#comment-694 Fr. Cory Sticha Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:34:03 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=2917#comment-694 Having lived in both Downstate Illinois and the Chicagoland, there really are two states of Illinois. You have Chicagoland Illinois and Downstate Illinois. Springfield, the state capital, is located in Downstate, but is really a colony of Chicagoland. Most of Downstate Illinois is fairly rural, with lots of farms and small towns, like much of the Midwest. Chicagoland Illinois is, well, Chicago with all the corruption and politics that go along with it. Needless to say, Chicagoland pretty much controls the political process in Illinois due to the population differences between the two regions. I'm sure a lot of the Downstaters are completely unsurprised by the news regarding Gov. Blagojevich. Having lived in both Downstate Illinois and the Chicagoland, there really are two states of Illinois. You have Chicagoland Illinois and Downstate Illinois. Springfield, the state capital, is located in Downstate, but is really a colony of Chicagoland. Most of Downstate Illinois is fairly rural, with lots of farms and small towns, like much of the Midwest. Chicagoland Illinois is, well, Chicago with all the corruption and politics that go along with it. Needless to say, Chicagoland pretty much controls the political process in Illinois due to the population differences between the two regions. I’m sure a lot of the Downstaters are completely unsurprised by the news regarding Gov. Blagojevich.

]]> By: Ryan Harkins http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/15/feel-better/#comment-693 Ryan Harkins Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:46:30 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=2917#comment-693 Gosh...If only Wyoming politics were this exciting. Our claim to corruption runs more to the "most of our legislators are ranchers and thus pass bills accordingly". Our claim to insanity is more along the lines of "we only meet for three months of the year, so we have to pass legislation through rapidly, thus increasing our burden for next year when we have to pass legislation to fix the problems from rapidly passing legislation through the previous year". I guess we also had something with Rep. Cubin, given that we kept electing her despite all her broken promises. One of the professors in my department groused about how Wyoming only elects Republicans to the House and Senate, claiming that one day he would run a dog as a Republican contender to one our three federal seats, just to see if the dog won. Gosh…If only Wyoming politics were this exciting. Our claim to corruption runs more to the “most of our legislators are ranchers and thus pass bills accordingly”. Our claim to insanity is more along the lines of “we only meet for three months of the year, so we have to pass legislation through rapidly, thus increasing our burden for next year when we have to pass legislation to fix the problems from rapidly passing legislation through the previous year”.

I guess we also had something with Rep. Cubin, given that we kept electing her despite all her broken promises. One of the professors in my department groused about how Wyoming only elects Republicans to the House and Senate, claiming that one day he would run a dog as a Republican contender to one our three federal seats, just to see if the dog won.

]]> By: Gerard E. http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/15/feel-better/#comment-692 Gerard E. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:59:49 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=2917#comment-692 Hugely entertaining. Blessed be God that there is a political columnist for a Dying Dead Tree Journal chronicling this mess like Mr. Kass. Clearly channeling the spirit of Mike Royko of blessed memory. The equivalent of Howie Carr- of Boston Herald and afternoons on WRKO- to People's Republic Of Taxachusetts. By my view, Blago no nuttier than any other testosterone and ambition fueled pol. Our PA Gov. Fast Eddie Rendell has hottempered moments and no one questions his sanity. Then the twist of State AG La Madigan offspring of blood enemy Speaker Madigan. Hope and Change clearly on display. Let the show roll on. Hugely entertaining. Blessed be God that there is a political columnist for a Dying Dead Tree Journal chronicling this mess like Mr. Kass. Clearly channeling the spirit of Mike Royko of blessed memory. The equivalent of Howie Carr- of Boston Herald and afternoons on WRKO- to People’s Republic Of Taxachusetts. By my view, Blago no nuttier than any other testosterone and ambition fueled pol. Our PA Gov. Fast Eddie Rendell has hottempered moments and no one questions his sanity. Then the twist of State AG La Madigan offspring of blood enemy Speaker Madigan. Hope and Change clearly on display. Let the show roll on.

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