Comments on: No musical in the new “Chicago” http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Fred2 http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103491 Fred2 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:34:55 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103491 If Rahm gets thrown under the bus, who replaces him? I wouldn't bet, though, on either Rahm or Barack being as dumb as Hot Rod. Besides, as long as it's somebody in the Senate seat who's reasonably loyal as a Democrat, why would they care who? They've got bigger fish to fry now and were on the glidepath up and out of Illinois politics. If Rahm gets thrown under the bus, who replaces him?

I wouldn’t bet, though, on either Rahm or Barack being as dumb as Hot Rod.

Besides, as long as it’s somebody in the Senate seat who’s reasonably loyal as a Democrat, why would they care who? They’ve got bigger fish to fry now and were on the glidepath up and out of Illinois politics.

]]> By: Barry Dauphin http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103461 Barry Dauphin Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:18:13 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103461 With Obama's, "Don't waste your question" comment, I guess we'll be seeing a lot of the audacity of nope. With Obama’s, “Don’t waste your question” comment, I guess we’ll be seeing a lot of the audacity of nope.

]]> By: Mike_K http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103458 Mike_K Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:58:42 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103458 Actually, that Senator was from Texas and what he said was: "With a little better climate and a little better class of people, this would be just like home." Actually, that Senator was from Texas and what he said was: “With a little better climate and a little better class of people, this would be just like home.”

]]> By: CR http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103456 CR Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:10:39 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103456 "anyone still believing in that “hope and change” nonsense is a certifiable nitwit." Well, the election IS over... A certain Senator, after his 70-100 years on this mortal coil, went before the Heavenly Court. The judges told him that he would get to vote for his preference in an afterlife. First they showed him "Heaven"; a searing hot, barren desert with stinging winds, dust devils and tumbleweeds blowing about. Then they showed "Hell"; a verdant garden teeming with colorful flowers, tall trees and singing birds. Naturally, the senator chose Hell. When he got there he was presented with a barren desert. "Hey!" he cried to his escorts, "this isn't what you showed me before!" "Oh yeah, that was just inartful, overheated campaign rhetoric." “anyone still believing in that “hope and change” nonsense is a certifiable nitwit.”

Well, the election IS over…

A certain Senator, after his 70-100 years on this mortal coil, went before the Heavenly Court. The judges told him that he would get to vote for his preference in an afterlife. First they showed him “Heaven”; a searing hot, barren desert with stinging winds, dust devils and tumbleweeds blowing about. Then they showed “Hell”; a verdant garden teeming with colorful flowers, tall trees and singing birds. Naturally, the senator chose Hell. When he got there he was presented with a barren desert. “Hey!” he cried to his escorts, “this isn’t what you showed me before!”

“Oh yeah, that was just inartful, overheated campaign rhetoric.”

]]> By: David Thomson http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103449 David Thomson Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:16:32 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103449 Rod Blagojevich must be a secret Republican. He is truly God's gift to the GOP. The dude apparently cannot be forced out of office until he is convicted in a court of law---and he has no intention of leaving anytime in the near future. Is it possible that this madness could continue for at least the next twelve months? Rod Blagojevich must be a secret Republican. He is truly God’s gift to the GOP. The dude apparently cannot be forced out of office until he is convicted in a court of law—and he has no intention of leaving anytime in the near future. Is it possible that this madness could continue for at least the next twelve months?

]]> By: Wellspring http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103447 Wellspring Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:42:52 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103447 It's the chief of staff's job to be the bad guy for the administration. The CoS says NO, and the President says YES. This is how it works. Then, when the chief of staff builds up a long enough enemies list or the President comes under heavy enough attack, the chief falls on his sword for his exec. This is a nasty, thankless job. But Emanuel could well set the record if he goes through that whole cycle before his boss is even inaugerated. I was very skeptical when I heard Obama denying contact with Blag; how could he possibly claim he hadn't discussed his replacement in a nearly veto-proof caucus? So no surprises here. The media won't cover for him until the re-election campaign. Until then, he can't simply hide from scandal. He'd have been smarter to lay out the facts early, while the press was still reporting that "Obama has nothing to do with this." It’s the chief of staff’s job to be the bad guy for the administration. The CoS says NO, and the President says YES. This is how it works. Then, when the chief of staff builds up a long enough enemies list or the President comes under heavy enough attack, the chief falls on his sword for his exec.

This is a nasty, thankless job. But Emanuel could well set the record if he goes through that whole cycle before his boss is even inaugerated. I was very skeptical when I heard Obama denying contact with Blag; how could he possibly claim he hadn’t discussed his replacement in a nearly veto-proof caucus? So no surprises here.

The media won’t cover for him until the re-election campaign. Until then, he can’t simply hide from scandal. He’d have been smarter to lay out the facts early, while the press was still reporting that “Obama has nothing to do with this.”

]]> By: Steve Y http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103445 Steve Y Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:50:34 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103445 Plus ca change: 2008: Look on the bright side, Rahm is a tough SOB who will restrain the worst excesses of the leftwing crazies. 2003: Look on the bright side, Saddam is a tough SOB who will restrain the worst excesses of the Iranian mullahs. Plus ca change:

2008: Look on the bright side, Rahm is a tough SOB who will restrain the worst excesses of the leftwing crazies.

2003: Look on the bright side, Saddam is a tough SOB who will restrain the worst excesses of the Iranian mullahs.

]]> By: David Thomson http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103443 David Thomson Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:40:29 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103443 "...as I had read that he was a (sort of) hawk on Israel" Rahm Emanuel was also a member of the childishly naive Clinton administration---and it is responsible for the murders of countless Israelis. Good intentions are simply not enough. Their heads were not screwed on tight. At the end of the day, Barack Obama is probably a self hating American. Israel and the United states have supposedly victimized the dark skin people of the world. We must therefore beg their forgiveness and embrace policies premised on appeasement. Emanuel will unlikely do anything to put a stop to this nonsense. “…as I had read that he was a (sort of) hawk on Israel”

Rahm Emanuel was also a member of the childishly naive Clinton administration—and it is responsible for the murders of countless Israelis. Good intentions are simply not enough. Their heads were not screwed on tight. At the end of the day, Barack Obama is probably a self hating American. Israel and the United states have supposedly victimized the dark skin people of the world. We must therefore beg their forgiveness and embrace policies premised on appeasement. Emanuel will unlikely do anything to put a stop to this nonsense.

]]> By: Kevin http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103442 Kevin Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:26:47 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103442 When it comes to Barry's political survival, everyone is a candidate for testing of the bus' suspension. When it comes to Barry’s political survival, everyone is a candidate for testing of the bus’ suspension.

]]> By: Mike_K http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/12/17/no-musical-in-the-new-chicago/#comment-103441 Mike_K Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:14:48 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/?p=4672#comment-103441 I dunno. I hear Barry and Rahm are an item. Can't see him going under the bus unless it is really serious. Sort of like Rev Wright. I dunno. I hear Barry and Rahm are an item. Can’t see him going under the bus unless it is really serious. Sort of like Rev Wright.

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