Archive for February, 2003
Posted in February 21st, 2003
I’ve not commented on the fire at E2 yet because I was unable to make any reliable judgments of the politics surrouding the whole deal. Certainly, the city dropped the ball in checking on the location as Phil Kadner points out. This seems to me not to be a big story. The question is whether […]
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Posted in February 21st, 2003
It might seem odd to many readers of this blog why I have so much respect for Richard Devine. I am highly critical of his positions on death penalty reform and what is a somewhat mediocre view on prosecutorial misconduct. In the interest of disclosure, I’m familiar with some people close to him though I […]
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Posted in February 21st, 2003
Steve Neal of the Sun-Times is running an excellent series of columns on the upcoming Aldermanic races. This is an excellent series and well done. The columns on the 12th, 20th and 18th are probably the best in learning about Chicago politics and how it works.
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Posted in February 21st, 2003
Here it is. Segal has been targeted by the most aggressive federal prosecutor since Jim Thompson, and well, frankly, Patrick Fitzgerald is probably more aggressive than Thompson since it doesn’t appear Patrick Fitzgerald has any political goals in Illinois. Peter Fitzgerald is responsible for placing him, and it has produced excellent results. While no single […]
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Posted in February 21st, 2003
Oh please, no. Poshard is thinking of getting in the Senate Race. Poshard is a nice guy and clearly a stand up guy, but he is too conservative and too old. One of the promising aspects of this race is that there are excellent young candidates running. If he wants to be of service to […]
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Posted in February 20th, 2003
Asks Slate. They kind of let her off the hook and certainly don’t draw a conclusion. The nearly five-year investigation did turn up some splurges, like a $4,000 tab at the Four Seasons Hotel in Maui, but the agency declined to take legal action, citing a lack of resources. The Justice Department similarly turned down […]
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Posted in February 20th, 2003
It looks like some operatives out there are trying to tie the Madigan line about indiscretions on the part of Blagojevich to an extramarital affair. The story hasn’t broke that I have seen and my guess is there isn’t anything to it. It is ugly politics though.
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Posted in February 20th, 2003
As I predicted in my Political State Report article on the death of Sis Daley, John Kass is pushing for the Chicago Cultural Center to be renamed for her again. He had pushed the idea previously, but she had called and asked him to not continue. I agree with Kass and would hope that it […]
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Posted in February 20th, 2003
Via Centerpoint– Apparently there is speculation that three ships might contain Iraqi chemical or biological weapons. The ships have been sailing around in circles for months and even stranger they are maintaining radio silence. What isn’t said in the article is what seems pretty clear to me–that before hostilities break out, those ships will have […]
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Posted in February 19th, 2003
Virginia Postrel points out the Weyrich letter to The New Republic isn’t even about an article in TNR and that it is weird. She is correct. Then again, Lind and Weyrich are pretty weird guys.
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Posted in February 19th, 2003
At the Political State Report –Sis Daley –New Gov Stumbles sort of –Quick profile of IL Democratic Senate Candidate for 2004.
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Posted in February 18th, 2003
but he caught another problem with Lott’s work. Apparently the parabola does not fit, but one must not acquit… Drip, drip, drip…
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Posted in February 18th, 2003
This idiot claims that it would have taken him an 2 hours to get from Belleville to Lambert Airport by Metrolink. Sure-if he lived an hour from the Belleville station. The trip is one hour. Of my many complaints with Bi-State, Metrolink isn’t one of them. However, there is a problem if some people are […]
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Posted in February 18th, 2003
With the tactic to try and bring back the ERA for consideration to the US Constitution gaining steam, the Illinois Leader opens fire and is either too dumb or just lying about the effect of the Equal Rights Amendment. It is really a twofer for them since Illinois House Minority Leader, Tom Cross, is a […]
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Posted in February 18th, 2003
But Joyce never disappoints and chimes in again with a nearly unreadable essay on consensus building.
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