Archive for November, 2008
Posted in November 24th, 2008
It doesn’t matter what you want for the US Senate appointment in Illinois. A lone madman has the power and it’s largely irrelevant what any of us think–in fact, pushing good candidates too hard might hurt them. The only thing we do know? It’s not going to be Jesse Jackson. * This looks like another […]
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Posted in November 24th, 2008
Via Rich Chicago Business News Durbin told a news conference that he first wants to sit down with the city’s top federal prosecutor and ask him what he wants in the future. Asked if he would recommend that President-elect Barack Obama renominate Fitzgerald, Durbin said: “Yes.” “I think he has done an extraordinary job as […]
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Posted in November 24th, 2008
Only made funnier in that the Constitution Party probably isn’t a big fan of publicly funded libraries. For those waiting on the Lauzen whack, why would I do that? It only hurts Republicans to divide their party further–more power to him. Given the Review’s doting on Bush, it’s a bit hard to figure they’d have […]
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Posted in November 24th, 2008
Steve Rhodes rolls out the old canard that John Cullerton was a stalking horse candidate to keep Dick Simpson from winning in 1994 against Dan Rostenkowski in the primary. The problem is….Simpson only pulled in 14 percent of the vote to about 30 percent for Cullerton and 50 percent for Rostenkowski. Stalking horses don’t pull […]
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Posted in November 24th, 2008
State behind in paying for child care subsidies Quality child care is an important determinant of future success. Making businesses operating on a small margin wait for their checks endangers the good providers out there who have made a go of it. Blagojevich kills historic site funding over $2.4 million. Seriously. The most publicized reduction […]
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Posted in November 24th, 2008
Seriously, SIU is thinking of getting an expert on Iowa politics to head the Simon Institute? Or Bill Freivogel from the Post-Dispatch? Freivogel is a decent journalist and Yepsen is quite good, but both are journalists and journalists without a whole lot of background in Illinois. Not many people could fill MIke Lawrence’s shoes, but […]
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Posted in November 24th, 2008
Hinz has a generally good look at the field here, but leaves out the guy with a $300,000 head start fundraising–Manny Flores. He raised the money for a potential race for Guitierez’s seat and has it sitting in a federal account if he makes a go of it. Flores appears to be serious and in […]
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Posted in November 18th, 2008
Where were those penetrating examinations of the response to Katrina? That’s right–they didn’t happen.
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Posted in November 18th, 2008
who cut off Rahm Emanuel’s balls because I’m pretty sure he wasn’t feeling conciliatory towards Lieberman. When the guys tells you he is supporting the other party–believe him.
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Posted in November 17th, 2008
Newsweek covers it On Nov. 5, Todd Strandberg was at his desk, fielding E-mails from around the world. As the editor and founder of RaptureReady.com, his job is to track current events and link them to biblical prophecy in hopes of maintaining his status as “the eBay of prophecy,” the best source online for predictions […]
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Posted in November 17th, 2008
After giving up comments–long after I thought he would for his own sanity he catches Tom Roeser using highly similar language to Allan Bloom regarding many issues including rock music and sex. Roeser: By this 5-pronged standard Christianity is largely out-of-date. When we enlightened ones discard it we all feel liberated, although we don’t care […]
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Posted in November 17th, 2008
And another attempt to pass an advisory referendum on passing a Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage. If they get on the ballot and if it passes the net effect? Nothing
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Posted in November 17th, 2008
It’s not Emil that would really anger everyone: So Jones, who is retiring as president of the state senate, is a perfect choice. Didn’t he resign just in time for his ward boss buddies to install his son, Emil III, on the November ballot unopposed? Didn’t he help Blagojevich in his blood feud with House […]
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Posted in November 17th, 2008
It’s a movement people Go join–we have the chance to catch J
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Posted in November 17th, 2008
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