From the Huffington Post:[...]
To my three readers + Pete: Sorry for the lack of posts recently.
My friend, former co-worker, and occasional business partner Marie sent me this. She might be better known to some in the blogosphere as Lincoln Park Dem. 
I was going to save this for a future Friday Fun segment but it's cold out and we all could use a little smile on hump day.
Because it is the only reason that I can think of as to why I let her get me out of bed so that I can go out into the dark, snow, and single digit temperatures to start her car before she leaves for work in the morning. [...] 
Howard Dean, former Democratic presidential candidate, governor, and head of the DNC has suddenly appeared on the People You May Know tool on my Facebook page.Lake County GOP Chairman John Curley grudgingly admitted Thursday that early voting went well, even though Tuesday's historic election went awry [...]
John McCain is a maverick and Barack Obama is a postpartisan problem-solver. But [...]
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“I couldn’t be angrier at the Wall Street executives who have put our jobs and futures at risk. However, [...]
"... In 1991, when Congress was considering repealing the Glass-Steagall Act and its regulatory framework, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., stated that repealing the Glass-Steagall Act would usher in a 'golden age [...]
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Waiting for a legislative fix will only delay the much needed levee project from moving forward.
By undertaking Visclosky's plan to remove Gardner, requesting the governor to fill his vacancies and then naming a new executive director, new life will be breathed into [...]
Republican members of the county Election Board voted to block the creation of new voting offices in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago -- traditional Democratic strongholds.
But after consulting state law, the Democratic majority on the board decided it could institute the three early [...]
Family health care premiums rose an estimated 7.3 times faster [...]
Basically, after having spent a year and a half telling everyone that things were under control, the Bush administration says that the sky is falling, and that to save the world we have to do exactly what it says now [...]
Because of his strong middle class values, Myron is dedicated to strengthening and protecting the ability of working men and women in Indiana to have good paying jobs with good benefits. That’s why he’s completely opposed to [...]
"I'm absolutely certain that we're going to gain [...]
John Blair, president of Valleywatch.net, a health and environmental organization [...]
Visclosky told the union rally crowd that everyone deserves "a living wage, a secure pension and health insurance --- three things that slipped away with Bush [...]
The Porter County Election Board heard suggestions for election reform, based upon results from a report compiled by Valparaiso University Professor Emeritus [...]
The Hoosier state ranked second nationally for business filings per 1,000 residents, behind only Michigan, which has been hurt by a shift in auto manufacturing from large cars and trucks to more [...]
"You have to pay your own [...]
"This is the most cynical, artificial presidential campaign in Indiana's history," Clark said. "From bogus storefront offices, to false negative ads, [...]
