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Well, really an old one, but you gotta click on the ad to the right–Draft Ditka for the Republican Party Chair.
Angering Soccer fans everywhere…..
Oh, and go donate to Obama.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
I gave credit to the Illinois Leader for publishing the full talking points the other day, Fran Eaton comments on them…
We also provided the raw, unedited version of the Ryan campaign?s distributed talking points. Frankly, I thought several points made were weak and embarrassing attempts to point attention away from the candidate and his culpability for the situation he found himself in. But we trusted our readers to make their own decision.
I think that was an excellent choice and good for the Leader.
Leader Lawsuit Watch Day 2
The Leader says they are still planning on suing, but we still don’t know if the records are even sealed. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if they records weren’t sealed and the Boston Globe had already reviewed them?
A good place to start on that marriage, might be the book Julia Thorne wrote on the divorce and her depression.
Oh, that Other Guy
Gets another glowing press treatment from EJ Dionne.
One of many reasons he resonates with so many:
The numbers story can distract from the larger story Democrats need to tell. “Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the globalization of the economy,” he says, “we have policies that are accelerating the most destructive trends of the global economy.”
Hotline Says—He’s Out
Sources close to ex-teacher/ex-Goldman Sachs exec. Jack Ryan (R) tell The Hotline that the candidate will announce his withdrawal from the race this afternoon. With virtually no internal support from the IL GOP leadership, Ryan had no choice. Members of the GOP exec. cmte will likely tout IL Board of Ed. member Ronald Gidwitz as Ryan’s replacement on the ballot against state Sen. Barack Obama (D).
Ryan’s formal announcement will happen after he finishes making calls to family, friends and supporters (Hotline reporting, 6/25).
Let the scrum begin.
Update: WGN is going to carry his announcement live.
UPDATE 2: Leader reports conservative conference call at 1:30, Jack’s public comments at 2:30. May or may not be accurate.
UPDATE: No speech, but perhaps a statement. I missed Science Friday for this?
I think it is somewhat like Miss America
A strange way to start off a Draft Oberweis campaign.
And I think Oberweis would make a fantastic Republican Nominee.
Really!
Leader Lawsuit Watch Day 1
Since the Leader is going to sue for the release of John Kerry’s divorce records I think the process should be watched to see how it turns out. So today, we’ll just start with Leader plans to sue for Kerry’s divorce documents.
It’s the Trib’s Fault
His statement is up at the Leader.
Thirteen months ago, I announced my determination to seek the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. I entered this race because I love my country and my home state of Illinois – and because I believe that one man, living for purposes larger than himself, can make a difference.
“The media has gotten out of control. The fact that the Chicago Tribune sues for access to sealed custody documents and then takes unto itself the right to publish details of a custody dispute – over the objections of two parents who agree that the re-airing of their arguments will hurt their ability to co-parent their child and will hurt their child – is truly outrageous.
“The debate between competing visions and philosophies is a vital one – one the voters of Illinois absolutely deserve. Elections, after all, are about choices. But it’s clear to me that a vigorous debate on the issues most likely could not take place if I remain in the race.
“What would take place, rather, is a brutal, scorched-earth campaign – the kind of campaign that has turned off so many voters, the kind of politics I refuse to play.
“Accordingly, I am today withdrawing from the race.
“To the 234,000 Republican voters who cast a ballot for me in March, to the thousands of supporters and volunteers who have invested in our campaign the two most precious resources they have – their time and their money – I say thank you. I will never be able to properly express the depth of my gratitude for the trust you placed in me.”
Or it’s the Republican Party’s fault.
Not, I gambled and lost.
Leader Suing, but
I’m not sure they have to… Thanks to a tip in comments, Dan Proft is leading the fight to open Kerry’s divorce records.
Problem is I’m not sure they are sealed. Anyone? I’m looking and they appear to be open records in Massachusetts. Did Kerry seal them?
They should be open if so.
Easy Oppo
Really my readers ought to be employed doing oppo
Trib Editorial 4/21/99
FILLING CITY COLLEGES’ LEADERSHIP GAP
Ronald Gidwitz did Mayor Richard Daley a big favor last week by resigning as chairman of the board of City Colleges of Chicago.
It’s a favor not because Gidwitz reportedly was edged out by Wayne Watson, Daley’s hand-picked chancellor, but because his resignation gives the mayor a priceless opportunity to appoint a chairman who can turn the colleges into the asset they should be for the city.
Gidwitz’s nearly eight-year tenure as board chairman was marked by a continuing decline in enrollment at the colleges and a lack of a clear sense of direction for the system as a whole.
Ouch. Worse, the fight between Gidwitz and Vallas was over when standardized tests would be given. The tests were designed to incorporate the full year of instruction, but under Gidwitz the State BoE wanted to give thm in the middle of the year. IOW, the tests were testing material not yet covered by curriculum guidelines. Vallas was right on a very basic issue.