January 7 Randoms
Poor blog - left to the side when I have better things to do.
But! Since I’m in vague study mode, now seems a good time to run down random crap.
Firstly, Roland Burris. I keep hearing things from non-Illinois talking heads about how qualified he is, etc. I admit that Burris is probably the most qualified person that would accept an appointment from Blagojevich, but that does not make him qualified for the senate seat, per se.
Four times the voters of Illinois said, “Meh, no thanks,” to Roland Burris. And that was for city and state office. If he’s so keen to be the junior Senator from Illinois, why did he never throw his hat in the ring before now? [Ed.- Sorry, I meant except for early in his career (1984) when he was Comptroller.]
Perhaps a resigned recognition of his popularity amongst voters had something to do with it.
Anyway, looks like Reid’s going to back down. But I guarantee that Burris will lose yet another statewide primary in 2010 if he chooses to run again. (Though I sincerely doubt he has any interest in doing that.)
Teen pregnancies are up in 26 states (for those of you doing the math at home, that’s over half). Some people are laying the blame at the feet of the $178mil we spend on abstinence only education in our schools.
For shame, you uterus-coddling liberals.
And finally, the reason the Obama’s couldn’t move in early to Blair House is… John Howard!
Everyone’s favorite slumming-it-on-YouTube former PM will be in town to receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Yes.
I nearly blogged about the medal the other day, but there was still a bit of spit up in my mouth. The combination of the medal plus the rejection of the Obamas earns my hair-trigger moral outrage.
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