L'Shana Tova Happy New Year

Happy and Healthy 5768
Rosh Hashana begins at sundown tonight

Tonight Jews all over the world will observe Rosh Hashanah, commonly known as the Jewish New Year. A more accurate translation would be "head of the year" or "first of the year." Unlike New Years in the United States and Europe, which is set by the Gregorian calendar, Jews will not be attending wild parties or drinking til they pass out this evening. Tonight Jews will attend synagogue, observing one of the holiest days of the year.

If there are any similarities between New Year in America and Rosh Hashanah it is that people traditionally use this day to improve themselves, better known as "resolutions." People reflect on the previous year and decide how they can improve their lives as well as be a better person. Rosh Hashanah begins "Yamim Noraim" or Days of Repentance, which is a ten day period ending with Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. During this period, we take a hard look at our lives and remember our sins of the past year, so we can repent before Yom Kippur.

Paulies Point wishes everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year. L' Shana Tova

Trophy Wife to State Representative
Julie Hamos uses CTA to display ignorance

When appellate court judge Alan Greiman married Julie Hamos, an attorney 18 years his junior, he was undoubtedly setting the stage for himself and his bride to become a Chicago power couple.

Hamos has been labeled Greiman's trophy wife ever since I can remember. To her credit she does have the education and professional credentials to stand on her own two feet. However, a law degree in conjunction with a strong resume doesn't mean you are the sharpest knife in the drawer.

When State Rep. Jan Schakowsky became the Democratic nominee for Congress in 1998, Hamos was her hand picked successor. The Democratic machine pumped in minimal, but adequate money to her sure win campaign. Her financial disclosures read like a Democratic machine Bar Mitzvah invite list. Since your brilliant blogger ran the campaign of her opponent, Jonathan Walker, I learned quickly that Hamos had more going for her in the looks department than upstairs. To bad the election was held in a district that would elect Sadam Hussein if he had a (D) next to his name.

Currently the Chicagoland area is on "Doomsday watch," which is the name given to September 16Th or the day the Chicago Transit Authority will drastically increase fares as well as eliminate routes and jobs if the state of Illinois won't cough up more money. Hamos has made herself the CTA savior with a bill, SB 572, to increase the regional sales tax in a six county area to rescue the public transit system.

The fact of the matter is that the CTA is a bureaucratic mess that can never be rescued. Raising taxes is the typical Democratic solution to every problem, regardless the incompetence behind the system. The area that would see the tax increase is already one of the highest taxed regions in the country that continues to experience services cut, while taxes go up. Mrs. Hamos, what does that tell you?

It tells me that the system, not money, is the issue. The CTA is a prime example of a system that needs to be overhauled instead of sticking the average citizen with higher taxes. The increase may be minimal, but that is not the point. Once bureaucrats are given a dime they next want a dollar.

Hamos and her lack of wisdom only knows the Democratic playbook. Keep union workers happy and raise every ones taxes to remedy a problem. Unfortunately you can't put a band aid on a gun shot wound.

The Ron Paul Follies
Why Paulie continues to be amazed and disappointed

Why can't I stop writing about Ron Paul? Please understand that the current Presidential race has been hard on your brilliant blogger. Paul has been a champion of limited government for decades. His Domestic policy views should be the standard every Republican is compared to. Unfortunately, the Texas Representative rides the short bus to the foreign policy class.

In a recent interview with Bill O'Reilly, Paul displayed his simplistic world view. His answer to every question is that the Neocons have hijacked the Party. When it comes to Iran, Paul referred to their quest for nuclear weapons as acting "logically and defensively." He admits that he doesn't view Iran as a major threat, even though they are the worlds biggest sponsor of terrorism. Once again it's part of the Neocons plan to overhaul the middle east, "they want another war."

Paul has become part of the blame America first crowd. He doesn't believe Islamic extremists want to destroy our way of life, everything is the fault of our foreign policy.

How a man can be so brilliant regarding Domestic policy and so ignorant about foreign affairs, boggles the mind.

Paulie