http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/19/special-election-now/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/19/special-election-now/#comment-732 Illinois Deserves a Medal! « The American Catholic Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:33:04 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=3000#comment-732 [...] by Democrat leaders in Illinois and nationally until two factors became evident:  if a special electionwere held for the Senate seat a Republican might well win with Blagojevich the poster child for the [...] [...] by Democrat leaders in Illinois and nationally until two factors became evident:  if a special electionwere held for the Senate seat a Republican might well win with Blagojevich the poster child for the [...]

]]> http://the-american-catholic.com/2008/12/19/special-election-now/#comment-731 Gerard E. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:10:38 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=3000#comment-731 More fun than this heart can stand. Where I hear the voice of the esteemed H.L. Mencken, Sage of Baltimore. Who loved democracy much as a drama critic enjoys a first-rate stage production. What a grand stage. What a wonderful cast of characters. Even our beloved Shakespeare would be hard-pressed to create characters on the order of the unpopular governor; the fighting prosecutor- an archetype in U.S. of A. politics; the state AG; HER father, Speaker of State House and blood enemy of the unpopular governor; of course, numerous members of House of Jackson; Hizzoner Da Mare; all manner of other hustlers, activists, and the like; with the President Elect- that's what it said on the sign, in the background. And his Chief Of Staff Elect, who may be into it up to his eyeballs. Fire up the popcorn machine. Make sure the cola dispenser has enough syrup. Hope And Change will just have to wait. As the Broadway song noted, "Tragedy tomorrow- comedy tonight." More fun than this heart can stand. Where I hear the voice of the esteemed H.L. Mencken, Sage of Baltimore. Who loved democracy much as a drama critic enjoys a first-rate stage production. What a grand stage. What a wonderful cast of characters. Even our beloved Shakespeare would be hard-pressed to create characters on the order of the unpopular governor; the fighting prosecutor- an archetype in U.S. of A. politics; the state AG; HER father, Speaker of State House and blood enemy of the unpopular governor; of course, numerous members of House of Jackson; Hizzoner Da Mare; all manner of other hustlers, activists, and the like; with the President Elect- that’s what it said on the sign, in the background. And his Chief Of Staff Elect, who may be into it up to his eyeballs. Fire up the popcorn machine. Make sure the cola dispenser has enough syrup. Hope And Change will just have to wait. As the Broadway song noted, “Tragedy tomorrow- comedy tonight.”

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