From the Saturday, Dec. 29, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST Wish lists are for Christmas. But Wisch Lists? Well, just like every year, they’re for New Year’s. As you read today’s column, I’m with my wife out in Los Angeles for the first leg […]
Category Archives: Politics
On Chief Illiniwek, Free Speech and Curious Decisions
From the Saturday, Feb. 3, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST To me, freedom of speech is a serious thing. But I also find it funny. Funny in how people can twist it. Funny in how some seem to feel it only applies to arguments […]
Driving Tom Daschle
Former Sen. Tom Daschle, who withdrew from a Cabinet appointment this week because he owed $128,000 in back taxes for a personal limo and driver, wasn’t always Miss Daisy. Nah, he used to be the one Washington pol who drove himself to work in a beat-up jalopy. Well, I guess the old ’71 Pontiac must […]