Ward Room: What $750,000 Can Buy

$750,000 is the amount of money former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. took from his campaign funds. A crime that he recently pleaded guilty for with his wife former Alderman Sandi Jackson who also pleaded guilty for filing a false income tax return in federal court last week.

This Ward Room posting by Ed McClelland discusses what Jackson could've done with all that money for his constituents. Starting off mentioning free breakfasts struck a nerve because Jackson had robocalls in the past advertising free turkeys at an event he hosted. With the cash he was spending on personal items he probably could have spent them on food for the neediest constituents.

Still I have to admit what a sad end to a potential dynasty. And all it all started when he got caught up in the scandal involving Rod Blagojevich. Last year I attended a fundraiser held in Hyde Park - President Obama's neighborhood - by Sandi Jackson ward organization although no funds came from me for her it was nice to be at a venue for a fancy restaurant.

In any event there was a lot of press there. Mrs. Jackson was being interviewed by a local news anchor and there were news vans outside of this particular establishment. You would've thought she would've been in office for years to come and as it turns out she didn't have long before her career as Alderman was over. Not only that, the feds would have their eye on her as well.

Very sad.

If I had a humor blog, I've decided on background music...

[VIDEO] The theme to Curb Your Enthusiasm. I don't have HBO anymore is that show still on?

This music gives everything a hilarious feel to it! BTW, good thing I don't have a humor blog because I've learned over the years that well humor is not my forte. Although we do have our moments even if humor isn't what we're good at! lol

The Onion: Frustrated Inner-City Students Running Out Of Ideas To Motivate Teachers

[VIDEO] WOW! This is quite hilarious and it would be something there was a reverse story about not how teachers aren't able to reach their students, but how the students aren't able to reach the teachers. Although I'm sure the outlet wasn't The Onion there would certainly be a much different angle to it. In this case hilarity ensues!

Then again perhaps this satire makes a good point, are teachers really interested in educating? I apologize to those of you who are in the profession, but this may be a question that is asked by many parents around the nation! Also does the system expect their own teachers to fail?

BTW, this is comedy and Dunne High School doesn't actually exist in the Chicago Public School. Then again who's to say this isn't a suburban school? :P

A Martian Dream: Here's What the Red Planet Would Look Like With Earth-Like Oceans and Life - The Atlantic

A Martian Dream: Here's What the Red Planet Would Look Like With Earth-Like Oceans and Life - The Atlantic

The pic above is how our fourth planet would look like if it was earth like. With some landforms in the northern hemisphere it looks like they would've had a large continent similar to this fabled continent on Earth known as Pangaea. Well not so fabled as well there is a theory or perhaps it's proven that at one point all of Earth's continents were one massive landmass. Continental drift created the continents as we know them today!

In any case I can't wrap my head around Martian geography as well I know very little about it. I know about Utopia Planitia as this is the area where the Enterprise of Star Trek: The Next Generation was constructed. However I can't even begin to point to it on a map!

Well this show what Mars can look like with terraforming. And perhaps this could spur more interest in sending people to the Red Planet. Time can only tell.

Via Instapundit!