About Chicago

President: Barack Hussein Obama

Senator: Dick Durbin

House Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr.

Governor: Pat Quinn

House leader: Mike Madigan

Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike)

Mayor: Rahm Emanuel

The leadership in  Illinois - all Democrats.

Thank you for the combat zone in  Chicago .

Of course, they're all blaming each other.

Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!

Chicago school system rated one of the worst in the country.

Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!

State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country.

Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!

Cook  County (Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% highest in country.

Can't blame Republicans; there aren't any!

This is the political culture that Obama comes from in  Illinois .

And he is going to 'fix'  Washington politics for us???

George Ryan is no longer Governor, he is in the big house. Of course he was replaced by Rod Blajegovitch who is...that's right, also in the big house. And Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned a couple of weeks ago. That is because he is fighting being sent to...that's right, the big house.

The  Land of  Lincoln , where our governors make our license plates.

But you know what? As long as they keep providing entitlements to the population of Chicago , nothing is going to change, except the state will go broke before the country does.

10th Day of Christmas

Merry Christmas

January 3

10th Day of Christmas

10 Pipers Piping (the 10 Commandments)

The tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Ten pipers piping,
Nine drummers drumming,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five gold rings,
Four colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree.

Song of the Day:  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCo3pH-6ZT0

New Year's Tradition - Pick Your Saint of the Year

             Pick a saint for 2013.

              If you'd like to choose your own saint for 2013, there is the Saint’s Name Generator just for you.

Now's the perfect time to run the program and find your own saintly companion for 2013.

             I encourage you to use the generator to pick your saint of this year and learn more about him/her.  

There is even a link for you to choose among other candidates that you might find more appropriate (male/female).

                Good luck! 

                I hope you pick a good saint to look after you and intercede/assist with your prayers to heaven this year.

Only in America - Observations by a Canadian

TOP-11 "ONLY IN AMERICA" OBSERVATIONS -- BY A CANADIAN*

1) Only in America could the rich people - who pay 86% of all income  taxes - be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who  don't pay any income taxes at all.  2) Only in America could people claim that the government still  discriminates against black Americans when they have a black  President, a black Attorney General, and roughly 18% of the federal  workforce is black, while only 12% of the population is black  3) Only in America could they have had the two people most responsible  for our tax code, Timothy Geithner, the head of the Treasury  Department and Charles Rangel who once ran the Ways and Means  Committee, BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher  taxes.  4) Only in America can they have terrorists kill people in the name of  Allah and have the media primarily react, by fretting that Muslims  might be harmed by the backlash.  5) Only in America would they make people who want to legally become  American citizens, wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while we discuss letting  Anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just 'magically' become  American citizens.  6) Only in America could the people who believe in balancing the  budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as  "extremists."  7) Only in America could you need to present a driver's license to  cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.  8) Only in America could people demand the government investigate  whether oil companies are 'gouging' the public, because the price of gas  went up, when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company  (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes  (Nike).  9) Only in America could the government collect More tax dollars from  the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a Trillion  dollars more than it has per year - for total spending of $7-Million  PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.  10) Only in America could politicians talk about the Greed of the rich...  at a $35,000.00 a plate campaign fund-raising event.  11) Only in America can a man with no background, no qualifications  and no experience ... and a complete failure at his job ... be re-elected.

9th Day of Christmas

Merry Christmas

January 2

  9th Day of Christmas

9 Drummers Drumming – the 9 Fruits of the Holy Spirit

On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me :
Nine drummers drumming,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five gold rings,
Four colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree.

Song of the Day:  Silent Night (from Dallas, Texas):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm5BrAycmzY&feature=share&list=UUHJR0TG_fUhCARb2pJLhFmw

St Thomas Aquinas
Catholic Church
Dallas, Texas

New Year's Day Tradition - Veni Creator Spiritus

A plenary indulgence is granted to the Christian faithful who, take part in a recitation or solemn chant of the hymn “Veni Creator Spiritus” on the first day of the year, imploring divine assistance for the whole of the coming year. 

You may recognize this version:  http://www.ameshymn.org/ht0110_.htm

Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest,
And in our hearts take up Thy rest;
Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made,
To fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

O Comfort Blest to Thee we cry,
Thou heav'nly Gift of God most high;
Thou fount of life and fire of love,
And sweet anointing from above,
And sweet anointing from above.

Praise be to Thee Father and Son,
And Holy Spirit Three in one;
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow,
The gifts that from the Spirit flow.

Watch and listen to these versions in Gregorian Chant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gkECJGvaVo

           

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVqalU2yKjI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33XotuYs-io

8th Day of Christmas - January 1

Merry Christmas

January 1:  8th Day of Christmas

Eight Maids A-milking (8 Beatitudes)

On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five gold rings,
Four colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves, and
A partridge in a pear tree.

Song of the Day:  Joy to the World (Nat King Cole):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5iRUABBiko