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Alan Keyes In Missouri
Apparently he knew I was in a bit of a blog funk:
Alan Keyes, the keynote speaker, said embryonic stem-cell research is the moral equivalent of Nazi medical experiments on the inmates of death camps during World War II.
He’s on this mini-tour with Rick Scarborough and David Limbaugh. I just wish to thank them for the support for the stem cell initiative on the ballot here in November. With those three against it, it’s clearly going to pass quite easily and I can already invoke Godwin’s Law
I believe the Illinois Republican Party is setting up a Minuteman type of project to keep him from crossing the border.
Wrong Problem
Austin Mayor points out that Tom Roeser is off on a paranoid binge, but what’s really odd about the whole thing is the most damning thing on the Roeser blog is what Roeser writes.
Quick Note
Back at the beginning of July I taught a seminar to a group of elected and professional local finance and election folks at a conference in San Francisco. The cool thing about that is that they are very interested–so much so they show up at a conference to actually learn something. There is a certificate they receive once they have enough of the classes, but that hardly gets you reelected. It does, hopefully, train you to be more effective.
There were a couple of Illinois folks there, one was Lee Newcom of McLean County. Lee and I had a small go around about some events that were long ago some time ago, and first, I have to say he was one of the most pleasant people who I’ve ever called out. He didn’t threaten to sue me for slander or anything else which is usually the first response. He engaged me in a discussion and we agreed to disagree. We were able to talk after the seminar and without going into the long details, I was completely satisfied with Lee’s explanation over our point of contention and I apologize. I also have to say that he’s brining a good deal of modernization to his office in McLean County and that is great to see it. I know one critical thing from my perspective is an emphasis on historical preservation.
Don’t get me wrong, Lee and I agree on about zero on the ‘big’ issues, but I find him to be a pleasant guy and honest. McLean County voters can also be assured that when he traveled to the event, he, unlike many, actually took part in the conference for more than socializing.
And, of course, with a name like Newcom, I reserve all rights to use it in pithy headlines….
Any Chance Nancy Grace will have a Stroke?
Apparently I won’t be watching any cable news tonight.
Or perhaps the security alerts just aren’t distracting people enough.
People Powered Politics
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.”
Back to regular posting on Thursday. And while that could be about Ned Lamont, it’s more personal this time with Jeff Smith winning with big margins in the 4th District State Senate Race in St. Louis last night. Jeff was an original Dean Dozen candidate in 2004. We took nearly 72% of the vote in my old ward.
?This shows what blind loyalty to George Bush and being his love child means,? said Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the leader of the Democratic House Congressional campaign. ?This is not about the war. It?s blind loyalty to Bush.?
Standing against a war that is hugely unpopular and horribly mismanaged to the point that one has to wonder if anything can be salvaged from it is hardly radical. Republicans can delude themselves that this is some sort of radical outcome, but with recent polling it seems that 60% of the population, not just Democrats agree with Ned Lamont. They can then try and tell everyone how Chafee probably losing to Laffey is really quite different….
Durbin and Obama are backing Lamont.
I’ve been on the losing end of many primaries and you know what you do, barring the person being a criminal or sorts, you back the winner. However, insurgent candidates cannot just be people professing the right things, they have to put together a decent operation and have access to money. Lamont had that as did Jeff.
Cook County Republicans
Rolling in Cash.
Raised: $51,544.86
Spent: $38,261.68
Debt: $77,694.34
On-Hand: $24,105.73
Technically they can pay on their bounty on Daley, but they’re still in the hole by about $50,000. Maybe Skoien will just write it off…..
Question on State Parties Transferring to Their Federal PACs
The Illinois Republican Party transferred about $415,000 from its state account to its federal account. The thing is, much of that comes from corporations. Is that legal? I don’t see how, but maybe I’m missing something in BCRA.
At Least Rutherford is Trying
Raised: $338,906.76
In-Kind: $16,603.95
Spent: $272,198.94
On Hand: $591,666.86
only $50,000 more than he had on January 1st.
Stu Who?
Jeebus
Raised: $67,090.00
Spent: $26,305.89
In-Kind: $40,720.86 22,500 from the Party, $3000 from Charlie Trotter–say it isn’t so Charlie
On Hand: $44,301.82