More violence from McCain/Palin supporters

A couple of days ago, I blogged about an account of a reporter being assaulted by a McCain/Palin supporter at a McCain/Palin campaign rally. Now comes news a volunteer for the Obama/Biden campaign was assaulted by a disgruntled homeowner in Caledonia. The campaign worker, Nancy Takehara of Chicago, was canvassing…

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And now for something completely unrelated to politics…

My stepdaughter Alexis had her third Tae Kwon Do tournament today in the Chicagoland area. She entered two events – forms and board breaking – and in both events she won gold medals, and as great as that might sound, her day got even better. As the result of her…

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More bad news for John McCain

To say it’s been a bad weekend for Senator John McCain would be an understatement. First came news Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, had raised 150 million dollars in September, a record for campaign fundraising, then came a campaign rally on Saturday in St. Louis, where Sen. Obama…

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