Posted in April 21st, 2008
The problem for Blagojevich in appointing someone to be Senator should Obama vacate his seat is that he has a running feud with half the state and on that alone he won’t appoint most of the people mentioned in Laura Washington’s column. Emil Jones as Senator doesn’t seem likely to me, but hey, it probably […]
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Posted in February 22nd, 2008
My superstitious side isn’t thrilled with this, but Eric Zorn asks who might replace Obama if he were to become President. Second, let me throw out a few names of possible replacements for your consideration and analysis: * U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. * U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky * U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel * U.S. […]
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Posted in February 4th, 2008
Durbin has no competition, but the Republican race is a bit interesting. Not in the sense someone may matter in the fall, but it could be another disaster for the Illinois Circular Firing Squad Team AKA the Illnois GOP. The preferred candidate is a fellow named Steve Saurberg. I think we see the problem Who? […]
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Posted in October 25th, 2007
I believe there’s a threat in there too. Given the pretty clear bipolar issues, someone might want to check him out. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-7643264540058027657″ width=”400″ height=”326″ wmode=”transparent” /]
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Posted in October 24th, 2007
Tancredo calls Border Patrol on Dick Durbin. Everyone was legal. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Posted in September 7th, 2007
Durbin on Iraq: Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin promised today that he would no longer vote to fund the war in Iraq unless the money is tied to a withdrawal strategy. Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, has been a consistent critic of the war in Iraq but is a pragmatic party leader […]
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Posted in March 20th, 2006
I actually think Feingold’s motion is being handled well by the Party–not worrying about the specific motion and discussing the substance of the President making up bizarre Constitutional Law is a great way to keep that discussion going. That the Republicans are avoiding having hearings over a serious breach of the separation of powers is […]
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Posted in June 9th, 2005
There’s a one man Democratic Values Debate Machine out there and while technically he’s not my Senator, he’s My Senator. Barack Obama at the National Press Club: Taking responsibility for oneself and showing individual initiative are American values we all share. Frankly, they’re values we could stand to see more of in a culture where […]
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Posted in April 8th, 2005
Dan Proft replies to the Cross guys and includes this bit: On paper, Keyes could have provided a legit challenge…it lasted for about a week before Keyes embarked upon the Road to Damascus by himself. Wish that would not have happened but the easiest thing we could have done was just sit back and watch […]
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Posted in April 5th, 2005
See, here’s the problem. Keyes isn’t even answering whether he’d consider a run for the Senate in Maryland…. Via NewDonkey from which I stole the title. As a lover of trainwrecks, I want to say Keyes should stay in Illinois. As a native Illinoisan temporarily displaced, go East man, go East.
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Posted in March 31st, 2005
He might run against Durbin Sneed is told U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk is heading to the top of the GOP list of emerging future leaders. *To wit: “Kirk is highly respected by the senior leaders of the National Republican Congressional Committee — and is being eyed as a candidate to run against U.S. Sen. Dick […]
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Posted in March 15th, 2005
So both Rich Miller and I posted on Keyes’ new scam to sell DVDs of the Senate Debates to raise cash. Rich asked Could this be legal? Just wondering. I replied in his comments: It’s legal assuming he’s doing it legally–which is a big assumption. Wingnuts love to do this kind of fundraiser–Bill Federer does […]
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Posted in February 3rd, 2005
Floor Statement from Senator Barack Obama on the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General Thursday, February 3, 2005 Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thursday, February 3, 2005 A few days ago, the world watched as the seeds of democracy began to take root in Iraq. As a result of the sheer courage of the […]
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Posted in February 3rd, 2005
Obama started his PAC calling it the Hope Fund. Obama’s PAC, called Hope Fund, will give Obama more leeway to raise money than he has with his existing campaign committee, said Ron Michaelson, an expert in campaign finance, and David Axelrod, a consultant for Obama. Gene Callahan, a longtime observer of Illinois politics, said the […]
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Posted in February 3rd, 2005
Looks like a former US Senate Candidate has a bright daughter who has been fired and is looking to find gainful employment. Keyes fired Maya apparently because she took part in the counter-innaugaral protests and she is losing her housing and her job. As she seems like a pretty bright young woman, maybe someone out […]
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