I Voted For Forrest Claypool: Stroger and the Daleys Must Go

…and the next time Todd Stroger comes up in the Democratic primary, I’ll vote for whoever opposes him in the race for Cook County Board President – I hope that will be Forrest Claypool again. Because starting tomorrow, Cook County will have the highest taxes in the country, brought to us by Todd Stroger and his cronies on the Board, along with assists from other local pols and unions and jamokes with a little clout.
Your Stroger-Daley Tax — chicagotribune.com

Fourth, think summer 2009. Relentlessly. There’s barely a year until candidates begin collecting petition signatures to get their names on ballots for the February 2010 Illinois primary. Which means those of us who live in Cook County have about 12 months to find electable, reform-minded challengers for Stroger and the County Board members who enacted this tax increase. To find challengers who, when they take office in December 2010, will reduce Cook County’s budget—and its tax burden—to what citizens and employers can afford.

Fifth, spend quality time this holiday weekend confronting every Democratic politician you encounter at public events. They’ll be everywhere, trying to bond with you. Ask each pol these questions:

1) In 2006, did you endorse Todd Stroger or any of his 10 County Board taxers: William Beavers, Jerry “Iceman” Butler, Earlean Collins, John Daley, Roberto Maldonado, Joseph Mario Moreno, Joan Patricia Murphy, Deborah Sims, Robert Steele or Larry Suffredin?

There’s more detail, but I wanted to make note of who the players were.

GateWorld – Don S. Davis: 1942-2008

With great sadness we must report that veteran actor Don S. Davis passed away on June 29, 2008. He was 65 years old.

This is really, really sad news. “Hammond of Texas” is gone. According to the fan site, his family requests donations to the American Heart Association.

Dear Fans and Friends of Don S. Davis,

So many of you have been touched by not only the work and art of Don S. Davis, but by the man himself, who always took the time to be with you at the appearances he loved, that it is with a tremendous sense of loss I must share with you that Don passed away from a massive heart attack on Sunday morning, June 29th.

On behalf of his family and wife, Ruby, we thank you for your prayers and condolences. A family memorial where Don’s ashes will be scattered in the ocean will take place in a few weeks, and should you wish to, please make a donation to the American Heart Association in Don’s memory.

Davis appears in the upcoming Stargate: Continuum DVD movie, and in 3 other films still to come.