Dear Sheriff David Clarke,
I am a Deputy Sheriff and a proud wearer of the Police Officer badge. As I sit in the trenches day after day, I must deal with the uncertainty of what has become of my vocation, a burning passion, and my life.
As a member of law enforcement, like the military to [...]

It’s the deep south and no one could have thought that Louisiana would even consider voting for a democrat since the south went red after the civil rights act was pushed through by Democratic Lyndon B. Johnson.
But tonight that all changed.
Numbers don’t lie. With 99% of the primary vote in, here’s the totals.
Obama 217,291
Clinton [...]

Candidate Barack Obama has inspired many people to vote for the first time in their lives.  This keynote address from the Democratic Convention four years ago makes it clear how Obama can reach out to inspire millions of Americans. 
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Hat tip to the Brawler for finding this video on youtube. 

Here’s a scoop you’ll find amusing.
Taxpayers are having their money wasted on Internal Affairs cases being generated for Jail personnel’s legal signatures.
Sheriff Clarke wants to force his deputies to make their legal signatures legible, and anyone who they think is not legible is being referred to internal affairs. This is not a choice being [...]

Dominated by whackos and malcontents, the Republican shill group CRG, inappropriately named Citizens for Responsible Government, now appears to have members who feel the need to get involved in the race to succeed Alderman Mike D’Amato.
Nik Kovak hosted an event where CRG mouthpiece Orville Seymer was in attendance. Dan Knauss of Riverwest Neighborhood Network [...]

I wasn’t happy when the total accumulated snowfall reached 18″ by my house. I had to snowblow the driveway three times.
But this isn’t about me — this is about the men and women who have to deal with the elements on a daily basis.
Please be sure to dig out your mailboxes, paper boxes, garbage [...]