Over at Simple Justice, Scott Greenfield has a nice tribute to the late Joel Rosenberg -- gun rights advocate, science fiction author, husband, father, and one-time Windypundit co-blogger. When Joel died, Scott wrote a simple eulogy, which was recently visited by an anonymous commenter calling himself "Bill": I'm glad this fat, POS is dead. Joel was a complete fucktard.Rest in … [Read more...] about Joel’s Still Got It
Should I Be the Judge of That?
Remember when I signed up as a Republican so I could vote for Ron Paul in the Illinois primary? Apparently Republicans are very rare in this town. So rare, in fact, that I've received a letter from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners asking me to apply to be an election judge representing the Republican party. It's a form letter, and I suspect most registered … [Read more...] about Should I Be the Judge of That?
Photos By Jim Jurica
As I've mentioned, I'm in the process of porting Windypundit to the Wordpress blogging engine, and I'm going to need a new site design since this template is specific to Movable Type. I'm using this opportunity to do a redesign. I've chosen a new photo for the header, and I'm using it to select colors for the rest of the page. And since I'm changing all this stuff … [Read more...] about Photos By Jim Jurica
TSA Metastasis Continues Unabated
The TSA is well-know for annoying air travelers, but I've been worried for a while about the TSA's attempts to branch out to annoy people using other modes of transportation. As it turns out, I wasn't imaginative enough: After all, why should the Transporation Security Agency limit their activities to annoying only people who are using transportation? They've been thinking … [Read more...] about TSA Metastasis Continues Unabated
Preckwinkle Damns a Drug Warrior to Hell
I don't know much about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, but as reported by Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick in the Chicago Tribune, here's a sentiment that you won't hear from too many politicians: CHAMPAIGN -- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on … [Read more...] about Preckwinkle Damns a Drug Warrior to Hell