Category: The First Ward Report

Every now and then a trusted reader asks me why I was “so hard” on a particular public official and that feedback generally makes me

And you don’t meet many real good guys in this too-brief existence, particularly when they’re investigating you for suspicion of being a serial bomber. But

Since I’d face the equivalent of a journalistic firing squad if I failed to swiftly offer my post-election analysis, let’s get on with it! 1.

Pineapple Studios and Eric Benson deserve a boatload of credit for finally doing my fascinating Unabom history justice. And they managed to do it in

The Party of FDR and JFK has become the Party of LOL and WTF. – Bill Maher All the howling, shrieking, and rending of garments

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws. –

Oh sure, its fine when a monkey does it. But when I throw barrels at an Italian plumber, they call it a hate crime! –

Liar, liar pants on fire. – Author Unknown Considering this writer was a crucial part of Richard Irvin’s first successful mayoral run, a number of

God, I loved that place! To give my wife a break, I’d pack my then two young boys into that well-worn green Dodge Caravan and

A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes they will even tell the truth. – Patrick Murray Spoiler Alert! For all of the