Marvin Klein

You Can Blame It On Mike! Marvin Klein

There is a streak of Don Quixote in Marvin... and perhaps in you.
In an earlier era, Mike Royko was the Journalistic Don Quixote of Chicago and Marvin's idol. Mike wrote a newspaper column that was syndicated in 600 newspapers around the country. His insights were brilliant, his observations on target and his comments enlightening. When Royko died at the age of 62 in 1997, Marvin tried to pick up his lance and started to write commentaries for a few friends and relatives. Although obviously, no one can replace Mike Royko, today hundreds of people enjoy reading and commenting on the Political Updates from Marvin. In this book, Marvin encourages us to enjoy and understand the politics that shape our society. Just like Don Quixote, we seem to be up against impossible situations. But by reviewing a similar key election cycle of ten years ago we can better understand and react to our current challenges. Marvin writes about why we should care more about the politics that are shaping our lives, and maybe even chase some windmills along the way. The Political Updates are about life, current events, and of course, ourselves as citizens, voters, non-voters and... dreamers. Although he hopes these old Updates are enjoyable to read, they allow us to reminisce about how we felt about a very similar political situation and hopefully help us understand our current challenges. We can and should learn from the past as history often repeats itself. But for better or worse and for your enjoyment, education or confusion, here are the Political Updates from Marvin for 2004 and 2005. And if you don't like them or disagree with the commentaries, Marvin says... You can blame it on Mike!