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© Misty Pfeil | Dreamstime.com Words fail me. But the electorate didn’t. It’s it for now. Thanks, –M UDGE Technorati Tags: Barack Obama , presidential election , 44th President of the United States Posted in Obama, Presidential election Tagged: 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, Presidential election Read Full Story

© Misty Pfeil | Dreamstime.com Words fail me. But the electorate didn’t. It’s it for now. Thanks, –M UDGE Technorati Tags: Barack Obama , presidential election , 44th President of the United States Posted in Obama, Presidential election Tagged: 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, Presidential election Read Full Story

© Misty Pfeil | Dreamstime.com Words fail me. But the electorate didn’t. It’s it for now. Thanks, –M UDGE Technorati Tags: Barack Obama , presidential election , 44th President of the United States Posted in Obama, Presidential election   Tagged: 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, Presidential election    Read Full Story

© Associated Press photo by Byron Rollins We’ve written before about our hometown newspaper , the Chicago Tribune . Taken most seriously in its home town. But proud of its Republican tradition. Its first editor of any distinction, Joseph Medill , was influential in winning the presidency for Abraham Lincoln. That Republican heritage caused it to be newspaper non grata in my grandparents’ and my parents’ households, and indeed, our household for many years, until its more favored... Read Full Story

© Associated Press photo by Byron Rollins We’ve written before about our hometown newspaper , the Chicago Tribune . Taken most seriously in its home town. But proud of its Republican tradition. Its first editor of any distinction, Joseph Medill , was influential in winning the presidency for Abraham Lincoln. That Republican heritage caused it to be newspaper non grata in my grandparents’ and my parents’ households, and indeed, our household for many years, until its more favored... Read Full Story

© Associated Press photo by Byron Rollins We’ve written before about our hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune . Taken most seriously in its home town. But proud of its Republican tradition. Its first editor of any distinction, Joseph Medill , was influential in winning the presidency for Abraham Lincoln. That Republican heritage caused it to be newspaper non grata in my grandparents’ and my parents’ households, and indeed, our household for many years, until its more favored... Read Full Story

© Kevin Renes | Dreamstime.com The last debate. Three weeks to go. Got me to reminisce about my early exposure to politics. The first presidential debate I ever watched was the first modern presidential debate: Nixon v. Kennedy, 1960. I was a kid, growing up in a very political household. My dad had been a precinct captain, and was soon to become Democratic township committeeman of our (before he took over) rock-ribbed Republican suburb. My mother was the brains of the outfit, who... Read Full Story

© Kevin Renes | Dreamstime.com The last debate. Three weeks to go. Got me to reminisce about my early exposure to politics. The first presidential debate I ever watched was the first modern presidential debate: Nixon v. Kennedy, 1960. I was a kid, growing up in a very political household. My dad had been a precinct captain, and was soon to become Democratic township committeeman of our (before he took over) rock-ribbed Republican suburb. My mother was the brains of the outfit, who... Read Full Story

© Kevin Renes | Dreamstime.com The last debate. Three weeks to go. Got me to reminisce about my early exposure to politics. The first presidential debate I ever watched was the first modern presidential debate: Nixon v. Kennedy, 1960. I was a kid, growing up in a very political household. My dad had been a precinct captain, and was soon to become Democratic township committeeman of our (before he took over) rock-ribbed Republican suburb. My mother was the brains of the outfit... Read Full Story

© Pemotret | Dreamstime.com Sometimes good things happen to good people. Paul Krugman of Princeton University and the NYTimes , frequently quoted in this space , was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics today. This is worthy recognition to an outstanding thinker, who not only thinks the deep thoughts of his “ dismal science ,” but articulately delivers complex concepts with clarity. Well done, Nobel committee, and Paul Krugman! —————– Last post, I spoke in glowing terms of... Read Full Story