Archive for September, 2003
Posted in September 24th, 2003
Jill Stanek makes the mistake of basing her argument on a document that directly contradicts her claim. The article she links to is here Stanek: This was followed by a detailed report released last month that is quite shocking in its description of just how severe the world underpopulation crisis really is, particularly after we?ve […]
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Posted in September 24th, 2003
Dems–who is up who is down? Why? Any leads out there? Cattle call will be up Friday–and other posts will be later tonight.
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Posted in September 24th, 2003
Republicans–who is up who is down? Why?
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Posted in September 24th, 2003
The Illinois Leader covers Steve Rauschenberger’s entry into the Senate Race. Steve shaved. He looks good, if a bit uncomfortable with the new look. I know, deep analysis.
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Posted in September 23rd, 2003
So I’ve had two different liasons from the Hynes contact me in about 12 hours. One used the better tactic of ignoring anything mildly negative I have said about Hynes, the other tried to spin a little. Both were very gracious though and I appreciate it. Perhaps I should start slagging on other candidates for […]
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Posted in September 23rd, 2003
Eric Zorn joins the pile on of Carol Moseley Braun which I gladly contributed to when she was thinking of getting in the Illinois Senate Race, he writes "When (Carol Moseley) Braun announced her exploratory campaign in February, she said she wanted to learn whether there was widespread support for her stand as a `peace […]
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Posted in September 23rd, 2003
Dan works for the Midwest Democracy Center, runs this blog, and has a page of good info. He could probably use a bit of design though. In comments, Dan points out the advantages of cumulative voting or of Irish style instant run-off voting. While I generally agree that such changes are better than a simple […]
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Posted in September 23rd, 2003
You have got to be kidding me? President Bush’s uncle will be heading his re-election effort in Missouri. State Republicans announced today that Bucky Bush of St. Louis will serve as campaign chairman for the Bush-Cheney re-election effort in the Show-Me State.
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Posted in September 22nd, 2003
Because I’ve been away from my computer, Charles Kuffner has organized a blogburst to offer advice to the Texas Dems about their next move.
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Posted in September 22nd, 2003
For cheap drugs and even picks up Chris Lauzen’s support. The idea is to import cheap drugs from Canada and then resell them in Illinois saving consumers money. On the surface it seems like a no-brainer–after all why should a border make a bid difference in drug costs? A couple objections have popped up. The […]
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Posted in September 22nd, 2003
Rich Miller continues reporting from Iraq, with two stories. The first concerns the shooting of Iraqi Police Officers by US troops and offers an interesting analysis of the different skills sets for war and peacekeeping. Remember–that which was mocked by the current administration. A second piece discusses his experiences in Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit. Both […]
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Posted in September 19th, 2003
Greg Easterbrook has a great post on why. If you don’t laugh, you must be a Senator.
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Posted in September 19th, 2003
The Leader has two eating your own items with the the Church Lady taking on Judy Baar Topinka amongst others and John Zahm going after Tom Roeser for daring to say nice things about Tom Cross. Fighting corruption in a party is one thing, fighting for ideological purity….keep it up.
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Posted in September 19th, 2003
Okay, I didn’t do a comment period, but what the hell 1. Jack Ryan. Money, looks and backing from up high. Seems a little awkward talking about specifics, but it is still early. Lots of flash so far, but a good start. Needs more ground support. 2. Andrew McKenna. Lots of connections, cash from the […]
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Posted in September 19th, 2003
1. Dan Hynes. Announced, is doing okay, but not as well as he should be. Some troubling rumbles for him if he doesn’t get on the ball. Still in first though. To hold on, needs cash and some visibility. 2. Barack Obama. The media darling-Rich Miller, Kristen McQueary, Steve Neal and many others join the […]
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