well, the day of reckoning for ROD BLAGOJEVICH finally arrived and his parting gift from federal judge JAMES ZAGEL was a smothering sentence of
14 years which should send a pretty clear message to area politicians that back door politics will no longer be met with a wink of the eye. but every dirty pol thinks he's too smart to get caught.

HERMAN CAIN is the worst type of public figure. despite overwhelming evidence, the slime ball continues to deny any improper behavior but drops out of the race citing 'family concerns' but denies anything improper with his secret 13 year 'friendship' that even his wife didnt know about. i'd love to be a fly on the wall at that dinner table.


on the other side of the coin, RAHM EMANUEL continues to amaze me with his vision and non-stop energy as he tries to fix a broken city. i hope that it's all about being a long time mover and shaker rather than a short term fixer but one has to wonder if a guy like him won't get bored after he's left his footprint on the city.


does MITT ROMNEY have too much base foundation to be overtaken by NEWT GINGRICH? newt's late push is running into obstacles like petition signatures, campaign offices, hiring professionals at this late date and just plain old dollars. remember, newt's people walked out on his campaign back in the summer and it was all over but the shouting at that point and he's already missed the deadline for signatures to get on the ballot in missouri for the february 7 primary. iowa is first up on january 3rd but gingrich's campaign offices have yet to open. the clock is ticking.


just read an article about sanitizing your house. kitchens have 100,000 times more germs than the bathroom. i immediately moved my microwave into the shower.


i've always enjoyed FRANK SINATRA and his song stylings but i just heard him singing 'silent night' and the only person more off-key with this song was my sister at grandma hatfield's house when i was a kid. i can't believe they let sinatra's version go public. just terrible.


this has been a great autumn for weather. already in december with just a trace of the white stuff and no drastic temperatures. guess mother nature is making up for the rainy july and wet spring. i guess if you live long enough, it all evens out.


done for now.