The Chicago Way… I’d comment on this at length, but honestly, there’s only so many ways you can say “cocksuckers” and still mean it. Cocksuckers. (thanks to Carin)

The LA Times’ Greg Rodriguez says it’s time to end racial preferences, not because it’s the right thing to do, necessarily, but rather because the continuation of racial preferences as a way toward a colorblind society is gonna piss off Whitey — especially those latently violent hilljacks who people increasingly racist Tea Parties. And then they’ll be hell to pay! Is there hard evidence that whites are hurt by affirmative

Naturally! Surprising even themselves, Democrats broke through Republican lines in the Senate Wednesday and moved quickly to call the House back into session to complete passage of a long-sought fiscal aid bill intended to avert layoffs of state workers and public school teachers this fall. […] The measure promises cash-strapped governors $16.1 billion to help meet Medicaid payments next year, and $10 billion would go to state and local school