Will bringing Gitmo to Illinois bring ‘home’ the war on terror?
November 21, 2009 by Fran Eaton
Filed under Commentary
By Fran Eaton, published first @ SouthtownStar.com
All set to rant about our U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Gov. Pat Quinn pushing to bring Gitmo prisoners to western Illinois, I was pulled away by a demanding 3-year-old needing help with a project she was doing at the table across from me.
“Nana,” she said. “I need [...]
Good Guys are Bad, Says Very Bad Attorney General
September 1, 2009 by Teri Christoph
Filed under Commentary
By Anthony Bialy
Hopefully, CIA interrogators and terrorists got along during their question-and-answer sessions: they could be spending plenty more time together as fellow cellmates at federal prisons. It’s the result of just another day at work for Attorney General Eric Holder: since he can’t unilaterally close Gitmo and bring its prisoners stateside, he’s trying to at [...]
Luckily for Us, Obama Doesn’t Realize He Won
August 26, 2009 by Stacy Mott
Filed under Features
by Anthony Bialy
Barack Obama’s doesn’t seem to know that the year changed. His approach indicates that he thinks today is set in 2008, which has understandably led to him experiencing confusion. The president isn’t acting very presidential: in his mind, he seemingly remains a hopeful contender for the nation’s highest office whose job is using [...]
