Category Archives: CRANK’S CORNER

SWEET 16 POSSIBLE NEW JOB TITLES FOR DAVENPORT MAYOR BILL GLUBA

Well why not?  Hasn’t Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba demonstrated his team spirit?  We note that President Obama has apologized practically for America’s very existence.  We think his administration needs  an official bower and scraper. To reflect the emphasis the administration … Continue reading

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One BO Helping Another BO

Although he’s “watchin’ out for us”, Bill O’Reilly does sometimes have to twist himself into a pretzel to be oh- so- ” fair and balanced”.   Last night (Wed.) was such an occasion.   Bill has always had it in for … Continue reading

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Needed: Local Project to Measure Economic Literacy of Government and Its Franchisees

Mediacom, our local government approved “public-private partnership” cable monopoly sent out a letter encouraging its customers to participate in a broadband performance test.  One of our discerning contributing editors noticed the “no cost” obfuscation and  then went to the FCC … Continue reading

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Mitt and the Tax Return issue

Romney should not succumb to the hectoring by the Oba-media (echoed by Gingrich) regarding the release of tax returns without drawing some blood from the agitators real sponsor. He should say . . . I’ll release them when Obama releases … Continue reading

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Cranky But True?

BO has dropped all pretense of being anything other than a wannabe (or “soontobe”) dictator. He has presented Congress with so many challenges to its constitutional authority, with new ones issued daily, Congressional Republicans seem unable to decide when and where “a line must … Continue reading

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Speaking of Marines

This from our resident Crank . . . There is much outrage and condemnation over the video allegedly showing US Marines urinating on Taliban corpses.I wonder why there isn’t at least a little outrage over BO sh*****g all over the … Continue reading

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The Long Knives Might be the Dullest Ones in the Drawer

If there’s one endorsement that should immediately kill a candidacy, it seems to me,it is that of John McCain for any GOP hopeful. I think ol’ Willard would have been well advised to refuse to accept McCain’s endorsement. It makes Mitt … Continue reading

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WELCOME TO CRANK’S CORNER . . . NOW GO SUCK AN EGG

Introducing Crank’s Corner. This is where your editors will `cut lose occasionally with some trenchant comments for which on occasion it may have been better not to push “send.” These items do not necessarily reflect policy or even considered opinion. … Continue reading

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