Ah, the People of Illinois have GOT to be SO proud - our junior Senator, whose track record at showing up for votes in Springfield was less than stellar, is so wrapped up in his Presidential campaign that he seems to have forgotten he already HAS a job - representing us in the upper house of Congress.

Illinois' favorite son *COUGH* Jesse Jackson just can't seem to keep his nose out of affairs that really ARE NOT HIS BUSINESS.

In a reversal of the usual Democrat plan, Barak Obama proposes tax cuts, but for the other end of the spectrum this time.