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Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Overheard on facebook:

[State Rep.] is yay. recess!
[State Rep.'s friend] quick! grab the swings before the Republicans do!

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Mon Jan 12th, 2009 at 04:54:50 PM EST

Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 1)

So one of your facebook friends is an Illinois State Representative?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 02:46:55 AM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

Yeah - he's my rep. I actually knew his predecessor well, because I used to live around the corner from their office. We did our laundry at the same place. He died. His replacement is pretty cool. He's been liveblogging the impeachment. He's supposed to come to an inauguration party my friend is throwing. Hope he does.

FWIW, State Rep is really the lowest rung on the ladder in the world of Chicago Politics. It's considered entry level stuff, right above, oh, student council. Which might explain why our state appears to be run by a bunch of clowns.

Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.

by poemless on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 10:37:06 AM EST
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