Category: The First Ward Report

If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit. – Johnnie Cochrane OJ Simpson was always the prize in our ubiquitous 70’s Start-O-Matic football leagues. On

No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. – Philosopher Hannah Arendt Doing her damnedest to send a

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other. ― Mark Twain So, sixteen days after the fact we

Turning it blue! So, the Kane County Maga minions, led by no-threat-to-Mensa Republican chairman Andro Lerario, are hooting and hollering over Eric Stare and Fred

What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is. — Dan

Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.’ – Ronald Reagan As my friend and attorney Jeff Meyer often observes, “On occasion,

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Oh, my bleepin’ lord! Illinois FINALLY gets something right and all it takes is one well-intentioned state rep to completely screw it up. As

A Naperville ceasefire? Personally, I never thought Naperville would require UN intervention, but perhaps our DuPage County neighbors are a wee bit more raucous than

I will not speak with disrespect of the Republican Party. I always speak with respect of the past. – Woodrow Wilson It wasn’t as if

Just when you think Kane County Republicans can’t get any dumber… That’s exactly what they do! Because last Saturday afternoon the GOP loons assembled at