http://biloxi.webloggin.com Politics, Pop Culture and Me Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:51:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even with a World Series victory in 2005 the Chicago White Sox management and some players (not to mention a large portion of the fan base) cannot seem to get over their jealousy and inferiority feelings towards their cross town rival Chicago Cubs. A Chicago Sun-Times article today relays more ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/must-be-low-self-esteem/ Is this the change the people are asking for? The Barakstar announced today that he will forgo public financing for his campaign. Such a statement made in February of 2007 might have been unique and refreshing but uttered now it only makes the cynical more so and shows the ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/ignore-the-man-behind-the-curtain/ I was following a Toyota Prius yesterday that was going slow enough to cause a hazard. As my car does not even idle at those speeds I was forced closer to the environmentally conscious driver's rear bumper than I really wanted to be. I was close enough to read ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/why-tibet-but-not-taiwan/ May we never forget the reason: http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/happy-memorial-day/ As the professional sports teams raise the cost of attending a game and the players are paid astronomical sums for what is not exactly rocket science the least we should be able to expect is accountability. During today's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs outfielder and highest paid team member ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/like-a-politician/ As a young man I learned about politics in part from the editorial cartoons of the day, some were average, others biting but they showed a point of few that while politically slanted at least tried to strive for a reasonable accuracy. Now we have Doonesbury's beyond reality, daily screed ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/good-editorial-cartoonists-are-hard-to-find/ 20 years is a long time and Barack Obama's repudiation of his former pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright is too little too late. The Junior Senator from Illinois who made excuses for Wright in his "more perfect union" speech just a few weeks ago now acts surprised by the rhetoric ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/i-havent-known-him-for-20-years/ Elvira Arellano and her handlers ought to be ashamed of themselves. Yesterday we were treated to this story in the Chicago Tribune. Although he stood on an orange chair to deliver a brief statement in Spanish, the language he says he's most comfortable with after nearly 8 months living in Mexico, ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/forced-sacrifice/ In this video, quickly descending mangod Barack Obama states that John McCain is a better option as our Commander in Chief than George W. Bush though he withholds that either he or Hillary Clinton would be better yet. Mr. Bush has been no prize but generally has it right ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/obama-hits-nail-on-head/ The [tag]Chicago Cubs[/tag] began their 100th year of futility...well, futilely. After holding the [tag]Milwaukee Brewers[/tag] scoreless for 8 innings the Cubs brought in new closer and 2003 futility poster boy Kerry Wood. He promptly gave up a Cub-like 3 runs. The Cubs came back in the bottom of the inning ... http://biloxi.webloggin.com/2008/loveable-losers-arent-so-loveable-anymore/