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Illinois, From the Colder Prairie Now
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Via Ralph Durbin calls for a pardon WASHINGTON — President Bush should pardon six Army reservists from Ohio who were court-martialed for taking equipment to carry out their mission in Iraq, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday. In a letter to the president, Durbin said the members of the 656th Transportation Company may have committed […]
Who remembers the idiotic move by then Congressman Blagorgeous to try and require that napalm shipments be announced to communities they were being shipped through. This makes about as much sense as announcing when gasoline is being shipped through your community–actually less sense. Napalm is essentially a jelly form of gasoline liked by militaries because […]
and it’ll probably continue through the 9th of January just to warn you. Between the holidays, several projects coming to a head and a professional conference coming up, my time has been pretty slim. I should be posting more often than the last couple weeks, but don’t expect the usual volume until after the 9th […]
One can’t even do a GOP Republican Cattle Call for any office because there are too many possible combinations. Rich Miller’s column from two weeks ago addresses a bunch. Lauzen seems ready to jump in as well. Birkett is the Democrats’ wet dream. Few politicians are simply as unlikeable as he is. His bigger challenge […]
Because Miller got there first in his weekly column. It’s a winner, though one has to wonder why the Guv isn’t focused on other issues. It’s especially a winner with married women who are a key demographic. And obviously parents need to be more involved in these things as Miller points out. What I’ll say […]
Capitol Fax also has a bit on how the Govenor made a splashy announcement on a free book program for young children, but now it has been dropped without a peep. When I read the initial idea, I wondered why one wouldn’t utilize Parents as Teachers as the distribution mechanism…. Not flashy enough even though […]
I know the correct view in the blogosphere is that The Blagorgeous is a right wing fascist nanny state leftist who should be more libertarian about video games, but I’m at a loss as to why any decent business is selling Leisure Suit Larry to children. Or why it’s so absurd as to suggest kids […]
Leader Looper John Zahm is back in the State of Illinois and posting a up a storm in all sorts of places. He’s got his Looperness on at the Leader too When one is in a blog funk, just let the gadflies bring you back. It never fails.
Maureen Ryan of the Trib is doing the Watcher on the Trib Site. It’s very good and contains lots of good TV gossip. I’m already a fan and will be permalinking soon. Other new sites include Decatur Democrat A good site for Macon County and downstate politics WillyNilly focusing on Peoria IlPundit, my favorite new […]
In 1964, three brave Civil Rights Volunteers, James Chaney, Mickey Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman, were murdered in Mississippi for trying to help African Americans the right to vote. Although the murderers were identified, they were never tried, due to the racism of the time. Today, there is a growing movement, in Mississippi and across the […]
Rod McCulloch compared his statewide results to the final results and he shows pretty good numbers this cycle (his 8th District poll kinda stunk, but that happens) For the second straight election cycle, the most accurate statewide Illinois polling numbers came from McCulloch Research & Polling, a Chicago-based polling company, according to an analysis released […]
Come up with a slogan selling fuel efficiency to car manufacturers and win a new 2005 Prius. Brought to you by the fine people at the New American Dream. Don’t enter if you are an ingrate like some of the folks on Oprah who had to pay taxes on their new cars.
Giving speeches around the state. Remember to thank Steve and Dave
I know, slow lately. I’ve been doing some other writing as well as battling a computer virus and a cold/sinus issue sweeping through the house. One article I wrote got picked up in the St. Louis American’s Editorial And the Mayor who said: Because of the media circus, a lot of people are confused about […]