Hi ChiRalph,
Just posted this article on Facebook. As anitcipated - no response at all. Not even a damn "Like"! :) The truth hurts, my local Obama-voters, eh?. Every time I read Kass, I wonder how he's still working in this town. Then I remember about the calculated minority-Repubs vs. majority-Dems of The Combine. I hope the best for him.

Thanks for the advice! Being a single female living alone in the city, I've been thinking about lessons actually.

Same with me. Though I live in Chicago so I can't. The challenge to the guns laws here has come just in time.

That's what I'm thinking. I see xhristopherus' point about foreign meddling, but the precedent was set long ago, good or bad. I live in Chicago, which unfortunately sways the whole state in a big way. There are TONS of Poles here that remember what communism is, and who came here to get away from it. Walesa is famous for fighting against it in Poland. I'm hoping the Polish vote will come out to counter-balance the welfare-state vote all too prevalent in Chicago (and probably being bused to the polls by unions today).

I agree with Cowboy. And how does it differ from Obama actually going overseas (hello - Germany?) to campaign as "citizen of the world"?? And him getting foreign campaign funding?

I voted for you last Tuesday at Early Voting. Good luck!!! Lech has given you national coverage, so hopefully otherwise apathetic Illinoisans will have seen you on the news and head out to vote for you today. A little snow never stops Illinois citizens, especially those of Polish descent!

Thank you for posting this, Dana! I was hoping the Illinois races would go national on a site like this. I did early voting here in Chicago today, and I almost voted for Dillard because "people in the know" think he's got the best chance against a Dem. Instead I voted for Adam A. (and Patrick Hughes for Senate, NOT Kirk - another RINO) after watching him in a debate, and after the Lech Walesa endorsement. Adam's got a great chance IF people hear about that endorsement, because of the large Polish population here.

I have visited Alaska and found the people very down-to-earth and easy to relate to, just like Palin. Maybe that's because I'm from the midwest - not elitist-country where Mr. Anderson seems to inhabit. I've also not read the book (by Dana, not Debbie - was wondering why a senator from Michigan is writing novels about Alaska), and would tell her that should I ever meet her. I'm not a suck-up and neither are Alaskans, which seems to be Anderson's main objection.

I took it off my Netflix queue after reading the WaPo article. I like to try to see the nominated films ( the few that are available on DVD anyway) before the Oscars, but having a brother and sister-in-law in the Air Force who I'm very proud of, I think I'll pass. I replaced it with another Oscar nominated film - Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf and Death. I'm sure I'll enjoy it much more!

Thanks so much for this link! I heard it yesterday while listening to the radio show at work, and I was crying I was laughing so hard. I was just wondering if I could find it somewhere to send it to friends, when I read this post. Thanks again!