I Have a Sick Feeling About The Second Amendment

Only 5 of 9 supreme court justices supported American's right to keep and bear arms. And Obama is about to appoint ANOTHER justice after only 18 months in office? Is anybody else getting a bad feeling about this?

Interesting. I never knew the Chicago case was challenged by a black man wanting to protect himself from drug gangs and dealers in his neighborhood. The news forgot to report that side of the story.
And I challenge Mayor Daley's facts. In Switzerland, every home has a firearm. There was ONE murder last year. Disarming the good guys is not helpful.

Obama Heckled On Shuttle Bus In Illinois "Impeach!" "Liar!"

After the elements prevented his Memorial Day speech last Monday, he went to the bus. Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

Agree With Mayor Daley About Gun Control, Or He Will Shove A Gun Up Your ****

 
Seriously.  He said that.  In the same press conference where he said he hopes members of the U.S. Supreme Court get violently attacked on their way to or from work so they might change their opinion on McDonald versus Chicago and American's right to bear arms.
What a thug.  Is there any more obvious threat than that?  Sounds like something a Chicago mobster would say.  "You have a nice business here, it would be a shame for something to happen to it...."
I realize that he wants to reduce gun violence in his city.  But doesn't he understand that disarming law abiding citizens only encourages criminals to do more crime?  Is it fair that Daley himself travels with a team of men armed with the very devices he denies to Chicagoans?
Why are anti-gun advocates so violent with their words?

I Don't Have Much Time

I'm on my way to catch a flight to Chicago, departing in a few hours. There has been a death in the family, my aunt's mother. I will be there for a couple of days and then back home. I will be bringing the littlest guy, age 2, but I don't want to be away from the other little guys for that many days in a row, either.

I am looking forward to seeing Chicago and my relatives again. And the weather doesn't even put me off. I think it's exciting.

I will try to mobile blog from my Blackberry and keep you updated.

Mixed Feelings

I am determined NOT to let my negative feelings for a certain political figure who comes from the Chicago area to taint my memories of my original home town and birthplace. I must admit that I get a grim look, sometimes, as I look over my mug collection, and decide which one to use. But Darn it! There are a LOT of great people who live in that wonderful city. Among those my aunt, uncle, cousins, nieces and nephews. And the memory of my beloved grandmother remains with me always. She was a rock in the stormy seas of my childhood. I love Chicago.