It’s official! We’re tired of the same old ideas from our politicians, so we’re founding The United States Billy Goat Party- a third party that will take care of our Kids’ future!

We don’t want to butt heads with Democrats and Republicans. Our goal is to bring people together. After all, we’ve been serving both parties since we famously let Republicans in during the 1944 convention.

We’ve got some great ideas that we’ve cooked up here at the Billy Goat. From the environment and economy to foreign policy and healthcare, we’ve got a plan to Take America Baaaack! Stay tuned to this blog. We’ll be posting our ideas about each issue right here, so you’ll have lots of reasons to “Vote for the Goat”!

It’s been 104 years since the Cubs won a World Series. We thought we’d commemorate the milestone with a few observations about 1908.

The last time the Cubs won a World Series in 1908…

- the Titanic was under construction. So was the Cubs’ farm system. Eerie coincidence?

- their Opening Day pitcher’s name was Orval Overall, who went on to win MVP: “Most Vicious Parents.”

- space flight was just a dream. So was the Cubs’ next World Series.

- the Hoover Company was founded. Ironically, the Cubs have sucked ever since.

- the Empire Carpets guy threw out the first pitch.

- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in Bolivia. The Cubs have been killing their fans ever since.

- the first year the New Year’s ball was dropped in Times Square. Oh, the irony.

- the same year funnyman Milton Berle was born. Berle died in 2002, making the Cubs America’s oldest comedy act.

Hamburger America is a book, documentary movie, and TV Show on the Travel Channel about the travels of George Mott to the most famous Burger spots in the country. Of course, Billy Goat steals the show!

Our friend Rick Kogan enjoyed it: “Hamburger America is not an indictment, but rather a celebration of burgers and the people who make them.” It’s almost as good as his book A Chicago Tavern - (Learn More)

Visit their website: http://www.hamburgeramerica.com

Hamburger America Blog: http://hamburgeramerica.blogspot.com/