Screw you Rod Blagojevich

The sad thing is that with a blog title like that no one really knows which of many issues I might write about. I don't write about the Governor much because everybody in Springfield already complains about him constantly. But now it's personal.

Springfield is a nice town but it's no Chicago. We don't have the same endless entertainment options, unlimited variety of restaurant choices, skyscrapers, major sports franchises, a world famous theater district, or entire neighborhoods full of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture you can find in the Chicagoland area.





But we do have the Dana Thomas House. It's not just one of the nicest houses to visit in Springfield along with Lincoln's Home. It's considered the world's most complete example of Frank Lloyd Wright's early Prairie Style home architecture and interior design, and one of the nation's most architecturally important residences that's open for public tours. It's a site toured by tens of thousands of national and international visitors every year.





Holiday decorations at the Dana Thomas House aren't just a fun holiday activity. It's one of the best annual traditions Springfield, and the entire state of Illinois, has to offer. Besides being an excellent family activity, I've always ranked a Christmas tour at the Thomas House along side the Carillon Festival as the top two best places to take a date in Springfield.





I blame George W. Bush for many things. He lied to the country and the troops to justify the war in Iraq. He worsened a recession when he first took office by talking down the economy and we may be entering a depression as he leaves office. He tarnished the international reputation of the Unites States, perhaps permanently, by condoning acts of torture and unprovoked wars of aggression.





Yet, never in my life have I been able to blame George Bush for messing up my dating life. If anything, I should thank him because I once dated a woman I met at a rally in opposition to a Bush visit in Knoxville.

I've never had reason to blame any politician for messing up my dating life until Rod Blagojevich shut down the Dana Thomas House. That's a pretty big deal considering how meager my dating life is lately, and the Carillon Festival is six months away. For that, for the latest round of state workers to lose their jobs, and for all the much better reasons he's disliked by so many in Springfield: up yours Rod!