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• Commented on Durbin, Schakowski to Re-Introduce Patriot Employers Act
  The only way for a person to get richer is to spend less than he or she earns. The same goes for nations. America consumes more than it produces thanks in part to politicians like Durbin (and George W. Bush,...
• Commented on The Guardian Angels vs CTA Graffiti: Detain or Assault?
  Uh, I believe if someone breaks the law, GA or otherwise, you call the police. Just because they're helping enforce the law doesn't mean they're above it....
• Commented on Chicago Closer to High-Speed Hub Reality?
  I'm an ex-Chicagoan living outside Shanghai (in Hangzhou), and I can say that the maglev referenced in the article is nothing more than a publicity project. The thing runs mostly empty and at a prohibitively high price. On the whole,...
• Commented on 500th Homicide Brings Out Jesse Jackson
  The only suggestion of his I agree with is banning ex-cons from having guns. If you've never committed a crime in your life, there's no reason simply owning a piece of metal should land you in jail. Democrats are supposed...
• Commented on DePaul To Host Financial <del>Bailout</del> Rescue Town Hall Meeting Tonight
  Is there an original press release/link for this somewhere?...