July 2006

All the Best to the Hynes

This one is a bit personal since my wife had twins and we had a couple scares that turned out to be nothing. I’m sure they are having a difficult time–at a time they need to have as little stress as possible. Best of luck to Hynes and the two little ones on the way.

Jennifer made it to 36 weeks which is considered full term for twins with hypertension. The girls were hovering just under 5 pounds and were very, very healthy, but that should give you some idea of the dangers at this point in the pregnancy. While it’s a little unclear when the due date is exactly, if she can make it towards the end of September that will probably be 36 weeks–right when the girls were born.

Hey Dems–STOP SPENDING MONEY AT SAMS CLUB

Just stop. Find a union grocery store or whatever you are buying there. Since January 1, 2005.

Champaign County Democratic Central Comm
Citizens for Deborah Sims
17th District State Central Comm
Citizens To Elect Anthony Beale
Citizens for Selinger
Citizens for Carrie M Austin
Citizens for Eddie Jackson
Annual Roosevelt Cocktail Party Comm
Friends of Mike Jacobs
Citizens For Edward Acevedo
Friends of Sharyn Elman
Friends for Monique Davis
Friends of Martin A Sandoval (Ahem–Dan?)

And Walmart too
Citizens for Selinger
Committee for Frank J Mautino
Citizens for Granberg
Citizens for Deborah L Graham
Citizens for Deborah Sims
The Committee to Elect Sheldon Sobol Grundy County State’s Attorney
23rd Ward Regular Democratic Organization
Citizens for Redpath
Glasgow for Will County
Edwardsville Twp Democratic Precinct Committeemen
Pike County Democratic Central Comm
Mike Grchan for Sheriff Campaign Comm
Citizens for Mangieri
Citizens for Lance Peterson
Michael A Miller Candidate for Shelby County
Friends of Linda Chapa LaVia
Committee to Re-Elect Chuck Jefferson
Friends of Kathy Ryg
Citizens For Colvin
Citizens for Kinkelaar

Slow

Due to several factors–getting life back to normal last week
Missouri Primary one week from tomorrow
Landis
Watching the Trading Deadline pass for Fantasy Baseball
Watching the fundraising reports coming in

More later, lots this week as I catch up. A bunch of Congressional updates in the pipeline. For fun, check out Blog Saint Louis for the Missouri stuff this week.

Friggen Artie

A Scene from Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

Funny thing about the staff:

Artie Harris–the guy suggesting Phyllis call donors is now working for the Maryland Dems working Steele over.

Clay Haynes, the thinner guy in the white shirt is field director for Harold Ford.

Josh Levin in the blue shirt–is the master of all campaigns Illinois.

It’s safe to say Artie and Clay will probably never work in Missouri again (not that it’s something to aspire to) after this scene.

Heading to Springfield for the Night

Jeebus

A second storm packing high winds and rain blew out power to another 200,000 customers as it roared through the metro area late this morning.

The National Weather Service said more such storms are possible through the afternoon.

Before the new storm struck, said an AmerenUE spokeswoman, repair crews had restored service to about 270,000 of the 590,000 customers who had been without power since Wednesday’s storm. Early reports indicated the worst damage and most outages from today’s new storm were roughly from St. Charles County, eastward through north St. Louis County and into the Metro East.

The weather service said the new storms brought winds of 50 mph, with some gusts as high was 70 mph — almost as wild as the 80 mph winds that shattered trees and ripped down power lines throughout the heart of the metro area Wednesday evening.