LEAVE IT TO PEEVER
Take me to rehab, for I have sinned.
— Bumper sticker of
the week: Make art, not war.
— Quote of the week:
ÒLove thy neighbor: Thy homeless neighbor, thy Muslim neighbor, thy gay
neighbor, thy Christian neighbor, thy addicted neighbor, thy minority neighbor.
But look with caution on thy white, Republican, fight-wing neighbor. TheyÕll
screw you in a heartbeat.Ó The Peever
— How nuts are we?:
The Republicans are making a big deal out of the Democrats being anti-war. The
really crazy thing is, some of the Democrats take offense. This is not the
first time this trick has been used by the war-mongers. When exactly did it
become so great and patriotic to be pro-war? Who in their right mind would
advocate killing and destruction to win an election? ItÕs bewildering at the
least.
— You can fool fools
almost 100% of the time.
— The city council
can stop the trains from honking, but they wonÕt. But we can.
— Water rates up: I
thought we were selling our water to neighboring communities so that our rates
would not go up? I guess I was mistaken.
— Bush lied to
Congress about the war. ThatÕs an impeachable offense.
— Election
prognostications:
¥ Blagoyevich will win. He
is an unusual type, and IÕm not so sure IÕd trust him with the family jewels,
,but heÕll beat Topinka by a fairly wide margin.
¥ Hare is an easy win over
Zinga. ÒThe PaperÓ touted her endorsement by The Chamber, which is about as
automatic as Friday following Thursday. SheÕs history.
¥ Reisinger over Sheehan.
Even though it will be a big Democratic year, the district is too Republican.
¥ Moffitt in an easy win.
HeÕs proven to be a pretty good Representative. I would have never thunk it,
but heÕs got my vote.
¥ Davis will remain in the
Treasurer's office. No contest.
¥ IÕve got Shipplett in a
close win over Rehn. Again, mainly because of a big Democratic year. I donÕt know
either one, but I understand they are both good guys, so I donÕt think we can
lose either way.
¥ Harris will remain the
Regional Superintendent. IÕve never seen a need for a Regional Superintendent,
but if we got to have one, IÕm glad itÕs her.
¥ Thompson by a landslide.
(This is commonly referred to as a ringer.)
¥ My crystal ball must be
broke. I see both the House and the Senate going Democratic. I better take this
thing in for a tune-up. But IÕm going to wait.
— Wal-Mart pulling
off another fast one: They intend on capping wages, already pathetically low,
hiring more part-timers, and working more employees on nights and weekends.
Wal-Mart says itÕs to better serve their customers. READ MY LIPS: We donÕt want
you screwing your employees in our name. Forget it! Pay them a decent wage,
give them benefits, including healthcare, and charge us more. If I were
Target or K-Mart, I would do just that, and watch Wal-Mart wither on the vine.
We should be out boycotting the new Super Wal-Mart already. WeÕre lazy.
— I never thought I
would see the day when people make a beeline to alcohol rehab to help them
cover-up behavior worse than alcoholism.
— ÒPolitics makes
lies sound truthful and murder reasonable.Ó Tony Black Feather, Lakota elder
— ItÕs about time we
all started to live like we were dying. Guess what?