Governor Quinn is trying to warm up the state to “deal” with the state’s pension problems. While the video is presented with seemingly little bias, one has to fear the angle that the whole campaign of thisismyillinois.com is taking to blame the employees.

Unfortunately, we are in this mess (as a state) because the politicians raided the funds previously to pay for other things when budget shortfalls hit. Then some time after a payback plan was put in place, the politicians decided to take a “holiday” from paying those bills. You can see what happened in 1989 with a previous pension “fixing” session.

Beware, beware the Illinois Lame Duck session!

Could you watch a cooking show in this auto-tune/remix format?

The website http://www.political-prostitution.com/ has produced a video to share their views on government over-stepping at the beck and call of copyright holders.

Even Superman has to take Krypto out to do his business. This video is a reminder of the gross, weird places that some people’s minds can go.

US Senator Mark Kirk has given his second video update to the people of Illinois after suffering a stroke in January. He is physically improving and walking more, continuing work with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago as an out-patient. He is also active working with Illinois’ Senator Durbin on the nomination of a US Attorney General for the Northern Illinois District.

You can find his first video update here.

We previously saw a remixed Mister Rogers as the first remixed PBS property. Now Bob Ross, inspiring painter, joins him from the great YouTube in the sky.