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I'm sitting at Starbucks in Chicago's Pipers Alley. This is my favorite Starbucks in the area. I drive a private taxi for  #Lyft. Every driver needs several coffee breaks  I do not order coffee anymore though. I now order black, unsweetened, lemonade iced tea. I used to drink coffee but the tea seems to be way better for my fragile prostate gland and kidneys. I am supposed to be very happy today. I had a major romantic break through with someone I'm nuts about. She finally let me into her heart this weekend. No, not all the way but a lot of progress was made. For a love junkie like myself the feeling I have after our last date a few days ago is what I live for.  She had shot me down again and again for about a month but she never shot me dead. Each rejection would only reinforce my determination to win her over. She kept seeing me but continually insisting she was not going to go for me. Well, play the bugle ...

I like Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. I think he is a kind, devoted, loyal, public servant who does his best at his job everyday. I do not think he is sleazy, corrupt, bogus, and vicious as most of his contemporaries are. If one follows their heart they will re-elect Quinn. I do not like and will not vote for Bruce Rauner. I  think he stinks of having a ton of tainted money, being elitist,  and having no heart and soul .He is clearly in the race for the power and prestige of holding the governors office. Let's not give it to him. After all, he is just trying to buy it. Quinn has walked the walk. Rauner has never been a public servant. I do not think he knows how to act in the interests of anyone who is not rich, powerful, and successful. If he wants to really offer public service he should volunteer to help the poor and underprivileged, get a job teaching or mentoring budding entrepreneurs. Something to satisfy his supposed craving for us lowly citizens....

Laz Parking made a deal with an ignorant, desperately cash strapped Mayor Daley several years ago which was one of the worst deals ever made on the planet. He sold the parking meter rights to Laz  which has made a fortune that keeps appreciating each day while the city of Chicago goes broke. Who are the investors in Laz Parking? Why can't Mayor Emanuel get out of that atrocious deal that rips the city off daily for a bundle of critical cash? We never hear about Laz. Why not? We get financially raped each day by Laz and no one says a word about those robbers. What about Laz Mr.Rauner, Gov.Quinn, Mayor Emanuel? Can any of you guys why we stay stuck in perpetuity with a deal that seems worth breaching despite the consequences. There are powerful people who own the equity in Laz parking. Let's hear about the Laz rip off

I would like to see Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman smash a chair over one of his pathetic players heads. Or punch a SCORE radio commentator in the mouth. That is what people want and love to see and read about. Remember big bully Mike Ditka? The hottest mess of any coach when the Bears were losing. He would angrily flip out just like people want Trestman to do. That sure helped didn't it? Ditka got fired and his Bears got worse. But, the  "tomato can" fans loved him. Still do. Why? Because macho morons always keep things exciting. Action is what people want. Sex drugs, and rock n roll does it every time. So does sensationalism Who cares about intelligent, responsible behavior. That does not sell advertising or attract listeners. Craziness sells and don't think all the announcers and reporters don't know it. It pays their salaries. Some people understand  that concept. Many others don't. So, people and mad dogs out there who are gettin...

Tomato cans are what radio commentators Doug Buffone and Ed O'bradovich insultingly called weak, easy to knock around teams before Sundays Bear game against the Miami Dolphins. During the game those two has beens agreed that the Chicago Bears were the real tomato cans since they were playing so badly. Well, did anyone ever stop to think that ratings from all Chicago media skyrocket when the Bears get defeated? The airwaves are filled with Bear bashing radio hosts going on a feeding frenzy. Advertising dollars must come pouring in when the Bears stink up the field otherwise airtime would not be wasted with around the clock Bear bashing. The reporters argue with each other, with fans, and have a verbal orgy after the Bears lose. And they should. The listening audience would quickly tire if all the Bears did was win. There would be no controversy and that's what all reporters thrive on. So, stop acting like you are so incensed and ...