California Recall
ArchPundit
Kos sums up my feelings about the California recall quite well.
2003
Now That is a Random Act of Kindness
Go Read Kass Today–I think this fits with Jeff Trigg’s original idea for his site.
An Unfortunate Moniker
The Milk Dud is back. What would the world be if Neal didn’t have someone to kick around. So far, Hynes, Obama and McKenna seem to pass the test, but he hates the rest.
Tour de Amazing
The Bad News, Freddie Rodriguez abandons. (that was actually the day before the rest day)
The good news, Lance stays even today and there is only one real chance for Ullrich to catch up on time–the time trial. The other stages are flat and shouldn’t be an issue. Given Lance’s legs appear strong again, I wouldn’t count on Ullrich putting more than a couple seconds on Lance, and I’m guessing Lance may put a few on Ullrich.
The amazing news–Tyler takes the stage by almost 2 minutes. Lance gave him a big bear hug when he came in.
Capitol Fax Goes Sort of Bloggy
Instead of the traditional single post, Rich Miller is creating a sort of blog like front page with excerpts of the Capitol Fax. Stil no permalinks though…
Get Over the Clenis
Via The Political Wire,
There is a going to be a Counter Clinton Library.
Someone needs to get a life…seriously.
Of course, strike one up for the post-modernization of the social sciences with this quote,
“We already hear he’s going to bring a bunch of egghead economists to his library to say how great the economy was when he was president,” LeBoutillier says. “And we’ll find our own who can say it had nothing to do with him
Now, I Understand the Center-Right Coalition
Despite Jeff Trigg’s professed indifference to the Illinois Center-Right Coalition, it is really his dastardly plot to blow up the Republican Party and make the Libertarians the 2nd party in Illinois.
Heh. Heh. So no one is confused, I’m poking good natured fun at Jeff and I certainly don’t represent his views.
But the second article by John Zahm is exactly why I call the Illinois Republican Party the Illinois Circular Firing Squad Team.
The charge of the CRAV Committee will be to make recommendations to the Steering Committee about which primary and general elections should be contested. The committee can interview and research prospective candidates to identify top prospects. Surely, in some cases, the candidate will arise without need of recruitment, in other cases, an effort to find a candidate may be necessary to fill an open seat or oust an incumbent
If you split your own coalition by going after those members who are socially moderate you find yourself in a hole when it comes time to cobble together a majority coalition.
Joyce Morrison: On the Dole
After the Joyce Morrison column last week made the rounds of cyclist mailing lists and Bulletin Boards, the Illinois Leader was apparently inundated with letters.
The best work was done by Bob Foster who figured out that Ms. Morrison’s husband is on the dole to the tune of $129,000 over the 5 years.
Now that is damn funny.
Her most recent string of sentences is available and not as funny as usual.
Free and Equal Elections
Jeff Trigg is doing some great work on ballot access and is blogging about it to boot.
I wish the effort the best, even if I’m less optimistic than Jeff about the chances for success. The challenge isn’t to get enough lege members to sign on, the challenge is to get it out of committee.
Lisa Madigan’s Spine
Often I have been critical of those who use family connections to leap frog into higher positions than their experience would suggest warranted. The most obvious example in the last election was Lisa Madigan, who ran against such a nitwit that she was far more attractive of a candidate. Can anyone explain what Birkett’s position was on concealed carry to me? I mean I know what he said, but c’mon.
Anyway, Lisa Madigan has been a pleasant surprise in office especially with her handling of the Emerald Casino License. She has gone after the insiders trying to get their money back from a shady deal at the expense of Illinois taxpayers. The Trib appropriately lauds her.