Archive for June, 2009
Posted in June 30th, 2009
From press releases on the Climate Change bill. While a bunch of blue dogs defected–I’m looking at you Bill Foster–Quigley points out one of the most important elements of the entire deal–lower income individuals will end up saving money over time. While this bill is inadequate, change in the United States is incremental and it’s […]
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Posted in June 30th, 2009
Up at Kos: Why I Support Cram-Down Reform. As a former community banker, I know that there are many good, conscientious lenders who will do whatever they can to make sure families are not kicked out of their homes and onto the street. Good bankers understand that foreclosures don’t help our banks or communities […]
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Posted in June 30th, 2009
The House of Representatives is filled with cowards. Not surprisingly it’s headed by the father of a candidate for something next cycle who can’t be found to take a position on a very basic issue–how to close a huge budget deficit. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjw_jiN7VJ0[/youtube] Every option the House is offering is inadequate and we are getting more […]
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Posted in June 30th, 2009
The media keeps talking to the guy who wrote Is She Really Going Out With Him…
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Posted in June 29th, 2009
So sayeth the base about Mark Kirk and his reality based vote for cap and trade. With Mark Kirk being one of the eight Republican U.S. House members to give Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi the votes they needed to pass the huge tax-increasing Cap and Trade energy bill last Friday night, most say […]
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Posted in June 24th, 2009
Not to minimize the gross dereliction of duty, but at least when Sanford got up there he talked to the public like adults and did not try to make excuses or try and hide behind his family. Imagine Rod Blagojevich like that. LOL–neither can I.
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Posted in June 23rd, 2009
Hiking the Appalachian Trail Back in the morning
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
Hysterical Sneed bit from when I was gone: It’s Chris The Kennedy beat… Begorrah! The Merchandise Mart’s Chris Kennedy may not yet have “officially” announced his bid for the U.S. Senate in Illinois — but his cousin, Ted Kennedy Jr., did the “unofficial deed.” * To wit: “I was told not to talk politics […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6QmgoHsnXw&feature=channel_page[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPKwGhKvqgc&feature=channel_page[/youtube] Other than his name is Kennedy there is no justification for his run for US Senate. While DC goes all aflutter for Kennedy’s its hard to say why a Kennedy would be a good Senator or candidate even from Illinois. His background is largely in taxpayer subsidized busines which in itself […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
It’s ugly and it’s going to hurt the public “This is really a complex question, but the wrong answer could be disastrous, and the wrong answer is really major cuts,” said Ralph Martire, executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a Chicago-based bipartisan think tank that studies the Illinois state budget. […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
Huberman is announcing the introduction of new assessment tools at the school level to be led by principals: “You’re given the freedom, but you can’t make those decisions based on hunches,” Huberman explained at an editorial board meeting at the Sun-Times before the principals’ meeting Tuesday. “You have to make them based on the […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Schmidt has been incredible in not making a public spectacle of his perjury investigation of Roland Burris. Sometimes we just complain about the bad, but the good deserve credit as well.
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
Metra is whining that he forced them to accept credit cards. Metra customers will be able to buy their monthly passes or ten-ride tickets online and pay with a credit card starting in September, Metra officials announced today. Customers will be able to use credit cards at stations with ticket agents and at machines at […]
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Posted in June 17th, 2009
Team America in comments: # 2 Team America Says: June 17th, 2009 at e Gents, here’s the bottom line. The FEC complaint gudiance says the following: “Receipt of Complaint The Office of General Counsel (OGC) reviews each complaint to determine whether it states a violation within the jurisdiction of the Commission and satisfies the above […]
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Posted in June 16th, 2009
Team America again screws up the facts with his breathless attack on Michael Bond for not forming a campaign committee within 15 days of announcing and links to two different links that are accurate, but not complete. The full context must be understood in with 100.72 (a) (a) General exemption. Funds received solely for […]
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