ADAMS COUNTY PARAMEDICS NEED A NEW PUBLICITY ADVISOR

When they were plugging for a tax increase, they were quick to assure the public "This is isn't about us getting more money. We just want to make sure that ambulance services remain available to the whole county!"

Now they've voted to strike and....oh, by the way.....Good Luck on the "Service to the whole County" thang.

Not saying who's right in the pay dispute. Still, a strike is inconsistent with a concern for consistent service for our citizens here in Adams County, Illinois. Make up you mind, folks, which is your priority?

NOTE TO ADAMS COUNTY YOUNG DEMOCRATS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Everybody in the party looks forward to your annual "Beef in the Boonies" Party. You're always gonna need the money. The party always needs unity events. How about you get it on the calendar so we can plan around it and promote it.

Note: It doesn't have to be an election year for money to be a cool thing for a YD org. to have.

ELECTION RETROSPECTIVE, PART TWO, VAUNTED GOP "72 HOUR EFFORT"

(There is so much to write about at this time that I may precook some things and put a couple of them up a day--depends on my day job).

First, let me concede on a national basis, the GOP GOTV "72 Hour" effort is really well organized and based on an accountability model that truly works. We've paid it the best compliment we can. We've tried to steal most of it. In the suburban southwest and in the "redneck riviera" it is pure killer stuff.

But Rover said they had it on line in every county in the US. Maybe, but in Adams County it fell around seventy one and a half hours short. They did the impossible here, they made ours, which was not bad, but not our best, look really good. We were on track for about 20,000 ballots. The great weather probably accounted for another thousand and the turnout was 22,5xx. for the most part the extra 1500 were ours.

I went to a number of polling places and never saw a poll watcher from the State GOP, Spike, McCoy or anybody else on their side.

I did find some evidence of a very slapdash democrat voter suppression attempt by the GOP or the Greens (not sure which but I can't imagine why the Greens would want to do that), but no effort to mobilize their own voters. (NOTE TO KARL: I did talk to one ill-tempered, drunk democratic voter who went for your pitch "they're all crooks. They're all in your pocket. Just don't vote for any of 'em". Probably saved him a DUI getting to the polls. Public service, nice job.

So, Andrea Zinga, please note, Rover & Co. kissed you off before election day. Hastert wouldn't know a GOTV if one bit him in the fanny and Mr. Reynolds, your campaign head, was busy trying to save his own rear end in New York. Good thing you and your buddies could count on the White House to be there till the last dog died.

Our GOTV got the able adults out. We had some other technical problems like........Oh, wait......that'd be telling, wouldn't it? I'll just save it for the Chairman

SATURDAY SPECIAL: BY POPULAR DEMAND

Thank you for the calls and emails about my Election Night Tee Shirt and gear. Most of the night I was in the bunker. When I was out of the bunker it was mostly covered by my fatigue jacket. A souvenir from a previous election night, it says "ECONOMIC HOLOCAUST RAPID RESPONSE TEAM 2001". There are only five copies in existence. Since a Japanese Collector offered me $50,000.00, I limit the number of times I wear it.

If I have to explain it to you, it won't be funny.


The Hat Says "Camp Echo, Iraq" and is a gift from a dear friend who served there. It has no electoral significance.

The button on the back of the hat says "Jesus Loves you.....everybody else thinks you're an @$$hole. " It ended up on my fatigue jacket during one very successful midterm election and now I wear it for all midterm election nights, not city elections and not presidential generals. No, I'm not superstitious--just try to repeat success patterns.

The earpiece was just a standard bluetooth because I needed two hands in the bunker. I'm not fond of them in normal circumstances.

No, I'm not prepared to discuss this year's souvenir Tee yet.

ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF: PAST HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS OFTEN THE BEST PREDICTOR OF FUTURE HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Nall/McCoy administration--only supported Task Force @ 50%; no overhear equipment of its own; no K-9. McCoy, as Chief Deputy, had 17.5 years to fix that.

Fischer/Anderson administration--Fully Equipped, Full Support of Task Force (2 deputy/agents); created and found funding for a K-9 Unit. (Just added a fully trained and certified SRT).

And this election would be a difficult decision..........Exactly why? There are three principles of physics and philosophy that are inescable: You can't destroy matter; You are judged by your associations; and you can't simonize a turd.

Doctor, I get these terrible headaches........