Archive for March, 2009
Posted in March 31st, 2009
I keep forgetting to link to this blog that is a repository for Rosanna Pulido FREEP posts. There’s a lot of comedy gold in there, but my favorite is her denunciation of American doctors and instead goes to Chinese herbalists who would be doctors in China! To: Agnes Heep WHY do they want to do […]
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Posted in March 31st, 2009
From Rich: CBS2 asked Republican strategist and Cicero town/township/park district/TIF district spokesperson Dan Proft his opinion about Dart. Maybe they should’ve also asked Proft about the quite weird but oddly persistent and credible reports that Proft wants to run for governor. I just tried calling him, but there was no answer, so I left a […]
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Posted in March 31st, 2009
While everyone wants to talk about newspapers dying, and certainly there are long term issues they must deal with, the reality is the problems at the Tribune and Sun-Times are not all about losing readership–they are about debt. In the Sun-Times case, Conrad Black left a $600 million bill with the IRS unpaid. Otherwise, the […]
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Posted in March 31st, 2009
or How a man child ruled us for 6 years. Project Elwood—an apparent reference to a “Blues Brothers” character—was code for secret negotiations between former Gov. Rod Blagojevich‘s administration and Tribune Co. for the state to buy Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Two days later, the plan grew far more complicated when Blagojevich […]
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Posted in March 30th, 2009
Georgia10 over at Kos has the scoop. The election of Barack Obama signaled that [the] age of skewed policies is coming to an end. The change Americans voted for in the 2008 election was a call to take back our government from those few, narrow interests that dominated Washington for far too long. Today, in […]
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Posted in March 30th, 2009
It’s pretty much consensus, Blagojevich indictments should be coming down the pike this week.
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
Pat Quinn is before the Journal-Register’s editorial board live. Times have changed. While I think he could be more effective with some message discipline, he’s kind of refreshing.
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
While I think Holland does a great job and one of the reasons he’s so trusted is that he’s not a grandstander, his office could make their work more accessible with a just a few changes. First, add RSS feeds for new audits releases. Second, offer an e-mail alert for new audits. Virtually every time […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
Bill Holland, probably the most unsung hero of the Blago years, releases another audit documenting the absolute incompetent of Rod Blagojevich. According to a lengthy report issued Thursday by Auditor General William Holland, the number of backlogged cases at the state police labs ballooned during Blagojevich’s tenure in office. Yet, the audit found the state […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
In any normal world Sneed would be making this up: Rod’s reality . . . Yipes! Is embattled former governor Rod Blagojevich eyeing his own reality TV show? • • To wit: “I’m told a reality show is being discussed by his inner circle,” said a source familiar with Blago’s inner circle. Ya gotta be kidding. • • Hmmm. […]
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Posted in March 26th, 2009
ICFST== IL GOP As predicted, Cornyn’s litmus test bit didn’t go over well with the purity of essence crowd: Then, quite to my surprise, this past Monday, March 23, 2009 Senator Cornyn of Texas was heard heralding the very same thing—“no litmus test”. And to whom is he speaking of to the Main Stream Media—none […]
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Posted in March 25th, 2009
From Rod’s appearance: Actor from Rod Blagojevich Superstar to Rod Blagojevich: Springfied. Great town…you been?
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Posted in March 25th, 2009
Seriously: Rep. Pete Roskam (R-IL) paid tribute to the NRCC, which he credited with helping him beat Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat and Iraq war veteran who lost both her legs in combat. He recounted how the media loved to tell Duckworth’s personal story. “Even Al Jazeera came in and covered the candidate debate,” he said. […]
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Posted in March 25th, 2009
Skoien: In a report accompanying Mrs. Skoien’s arrest earlier this month, police say Mr. Skoien, the Palatine Township Republican committeeman, claimed his wife beat him with the toy guitar after finding him in their children’s playroom with two prostitutes. Gary Skoien denies he was with two prostitutes when police say his wife attacked him at […]
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Posted in March 25th, 2009
While he’s making a fool of himself again, remember, the new indictments are due in a couple weeks.
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