Some Chicago Boyz know each other from student days at the University of Chicago. Others are Chicago boys in spirit. The blog name is also intended as a good-humored gesture of admiration for distinguished Chicago School economists and fellow travelers.
Two quotes from Antoine de St-Exupery:
A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them
and
If you would have them be brothers, have them build a tower. But if you would have them hate each other, throw them corn
Most liberals would probably argue that the British rioters did what they did because not enough had been done for them. Conservatives, on the other hand, would tend to say that it was because not enough had been expected of them.
So, my daughter and I have been terribly amused by Governor Rick Perry announcing that he’s going to run, since we’ve actually met him face to face. It was a little over two years ago at a Tea Party event in San Antonio, and I will confirm that in person he is quite brashly charming. And I even have pictorial evidence, since there was a photog from the San Antonio Express news who commemorated the event.
Michael Barone says it looks like he is running. (Citing this.)
WAY cool.
I was starting to get bummed.
To brutally oversimplify, the lay of the land was looking like this to me:
1. Michele cannot do it.
2. Mitt sucks.
3. Rick is Mitt in a cowboy hat — my second impression, subject to further revision.
4. The race is over for the rest of them.
But Paul Ryan. Now, him (I think) I could get behind.
Back in June I was hoping he would get in.
I eagerly await the debate between Ryan and Obama.
We have had some queries about this image.
Permission is hereby granted for anyone to use this Gadsden 2012 logo for any reason whatsoever including commercial use.
(Note that Liberty Jane had a lot of stuff for sale using this image. I got a bumper sticker and a t-shirt both of which I like very much.)
Dems picked up 2. They needed 3.
(Next week: 2 of their fleebaggers are up. Looks like we will get 1. )
$30 million of union dues down the rat hole.
An all out effort by the unions, by the Left, by the media, to undo an election, by all means fair and foul.
Fail. Massive fail.
The people have spoken. Again.
Get used to it.
Next: More rollback.
Here, there and everywhere.
Today Madison, tomorrow DC.
Today Wisconsin, tomorrow America.
I can see 2012 from my house.
Hope and Change? Meet the snake.
UPDATE: Michael Barone crunches the numbers. Despite everything, the Ds are weaker in Wisco than they were in 2008. This bodes well for the recall elections next week and any recall effort against Gov. Walker.
UPDATE II: Lots of good detail here. One of the GOP defeats was candidate-centric: The guy cheated on his wife and made an ass of himself. A loss is a loss, but that particular race was apparently not a referendum on much of anything substantive. The overall vote was 53/47 GOP/Dem. That is solid.
