Archive for July, 2009
Posted in July 24th, 2009
Rich has Dan Hynes’ response to Governor Quinn and it’s decidedly un-Hynes like: Statement from Dan Hynes’ Campaign Spokesman Mike Rendina on Governor Quinn’s Negative Attack “Governor Quinn is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. After Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn spent 6 years in silence watching Rod Blagojevich drive our state […]
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Posted in July 24th, 2009
Eric asks the GOP candidates if they are birthers: As you know, there are some on the right who have serious concerns about whether President Barack Obama qualifies as a “natural-born citizen.” They question the validity of his birth records and therefore the legitimacy of his presidency. To what degree, if any, do you share […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2009
The usual suspects are trying to claim Henry Louis Gates is at fault for not obeying the police in his arrest from his own home: I’m saying ‘You need to send someone to fix my lock.’ All of a sudden, there was a policeman on my porch. And I thought, ‘This is strange.’ So […]
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Posted in July 22nd, 2009
Or holy shit, my base hates me: KIRK: If this comes back — and I don’t think it will, I think this bill has died in the Senate — I will be going through every detail and thinking about all of my constituents who got a hold of me on this issue. Because there […]
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Posted in July 21st, 2009
Is how one former State Rep described the base’s reaction to Mark Kirk’s vote on the climate change bill: Most of the comments and questions were respectful, but disappointment, sense of betrayal and outright anger was apparent. Though the Congressman cited his many calls to c.e.o.’s as experts, he found in Sunday’s audience a […]
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Posted in July 21st, 2009
Dear Friend, Thank you for all of the kind letters, phone calls, and e-mails urging me to run for Congress. I am writing to tell you that today I am indeed announcing my candidacy to represent the people of the 10th district. I am running to help the families of our community get back on […]
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Posted in July 21st, 2009
I tend to find Rob Sherman a bit of a gadfly, but he’s also often correct. Eric Zorn has a round-up of funds going directly to religious institutions for what are not solely secular purposes: Here are the three worst examples of blatantly unconstitutional expenditures that I’ve found, so far: On page 170, a […]
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Posted in July 21st, 2009
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvvy0pydeyY[/youtube]
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Posted in July 10th, 2009
Unless there is a third serious contender on the right wing, Kirk is simply not pure enough for the Republican base. He’s pro-choice, pro-gun control, not anti-gay at least, and doesn’t deny science. If McKenna primaries him one on one, McKenna takes that race. The only minor problem for McKenna is the Jack Roeser […]
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Posted in July 10th, 2009
Pretty impressive ping pong ball there Congressman Kirk.
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Posted in July 10th, 2009
http://www.rollcall.com/news/36689-1.html Kirk Says He’s Still Mulling Senate Race July 10, 2009, 4:18 p.m. By Shira Toeplitz Roll Call Staff Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is still considering running for Senate, despite a report Friday afternoon that said he was taking himself out of the race in order to avoid a primary with state Republican Party Chairman […]
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Posted in July 10th, 2009
Cilizza Update, 4:17 p.m.: Although Kirk has already told several national Republicans today that he will not run for the Senate, there is an ongoing effort now to convince him to re-think that decision, according to several sources close to the discussions. Pressure is now being brought to bear on Andy McKenna, who, according […]
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Posted in July 10th, 2009
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZgdkykWmyA[/youtube]
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Posted in July 10th, 2009
Posted in July 10th, 2009
“As you know, there have been many marquee names thrown out for this seat and so far they have all fizzled,”
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