Sarah Palin Signed A Fat $1.25 Million Check Before Bolting Office

When Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska, she left $1.25 million richer thanks to her soon-to-be blockbuster memoir Going Rogue. Palin got the money, which the AP says she describes as a retainer, from HarperCollins to publish the book, due out Nov. 17. If she scored that much dough off the bat -- and who knows just how huge her advance really was -- just imagine what she'll receive down the line when Going Rogue goes gangbusters. It's already a hot seller on Amazon.com and

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow – McKenna’s TV ad

Click here to view the embedded video. Supposedly he is the only one of the candidates who has the money to run an ad. Click here for just some of the reasons why this ad is so disingenuous – other than the stupid tag line ‘hair today gone tomororw’ which is, in essence, blaming Blagojevich for Illinois’ troubles. This approach – of claiming to be an ‘outsider’ just brings all of their history in Illinois politics and being bedfellows with Chicago democrats clearer into focus. It sho

Guest Post: Crazy Joe - Real Men Love Yardsales

By Crazy Joe - Be A Survivor It is October and many folks are cleaning out the basement or garage one last time for that nice fall day to have one last yard sale. Ah men scoff - yard sales. The thing our women folk try to drag us to on occasion. Yard sales are a place some of our money goes to and in return the women folk bring home more dumb junk to hang on the front door or store in the garage. If we are lucky it will get sold when she has a yard sale in the spring. That does not guarantee

Saturday Paper

It’s below freezing for the first time since July, but at least the sun is out. If you learn nothing else from me, learn this: sunny and cold is better than cloudy and cold. Oh boy, guess I’d better eat at the Black Trumpet while I still can. Former partner Andy Ruggeri is being sued for money owed , though the city’s finance director (we have a finance director and a city administrator and a full time mayor?) says that the Black Trumpet and Clarke Hotel are current with the city. The ar

Life gets worse for the Madoffs.

When the tears never stop running and the shame continues. Here we go again with more ways to make you wonder how life could be bearable without the Madoff saga staring you straight in the face (trust us when rich people lose money you will always hear about it…). This morning Reuters reports that the hunting season has indeed begun with the introduction of a lawsuit against Madoff principals – Peter Madoff, (Bernie’s brother), his two sons – Andrew and Mark Madoff and Bernie’s niece –Shana, to

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