The DuPage Democratic Convention attracted a great crowd tonight - it was standing room only (I was among those standing). Gayl Ferraro was re-elected Chair of the Party, as expected, but was unchallenged because of the late withdrawal of an opposition candidate who had failed to attract support from the rank and file. […]
Here are a few links to U.S. Senators that made the explicit comparison between Iraq and Vietnam prior to Ted Kennedy’s recent remarks. While they may not have advocated explicit removal of Bush because of Iraq, it isn’t reading too much into things to see they were arguing that Iraq could become “Bush’s Vietnam.” […]
As the casualties mount, it is worth considering Senator Ted Kennedy’s charge that Iraq is “George Bush’s Vietnam,” thinking about what that means and how the press has covered it. Kennedy’s speech is largely about Bush Administration lies and failures across a number of policy areas (economy, Medicare, education) of which Iraq is but […]
When people say “dollars to doughnuts” they mean it’s a sure thing. While nothing is sure about studying people based on the places they frequent, there surely must be something one can learn from comparing drafts to doughnuts. I’m guessing there’s more socializing with the drafts, just because take-out is less likely. […]
The AFGE, a union representing 600,000 government employees just launched a more interactive blog. This permits the public and members to interact on the blog they’ve had since October 2003. It will be interesting to see how this changes their communication with members.
In the wee hours of this AM I wrote about the Kerry fundraiser in DuPage, and mentioned the large-dollar one in Chicago. Now, just before going to work, it occurs to me what has changed since the last fundraiser I attended for Dean. I wanted to find a link to a story about […]
While the big Kerry money ($1,000 a person) was in Chicago, Bob Wagner and some other Kerry organizers had a small dollar fundraiser just before the DuPage Democratic Club Meeting. While the amount raised at this fundraiser was modest, as the Dean campaign showed, little money adds up to big money (and gets more […]
I had never heard Mike Quigley, 10th District Cook County Commissioner, speak - but I’m glad I did tonight. Quigley presented a common-sense case for streamlining government so that it can save money on redundancy, and spend money on the needs of the citizens. His arguments are worth serious consideration - all the […]
While it seems cliché to say, the Cegelis campaign is open to new approaches and ideas - a great first step for a challenger going against a powerhouse like Henry Hyde. Pat Mogge, a student of David Wilhelm is managing the campaign, and looks to have it pretty together. He is savvy about […]
Going to my first John Kerry Fundraiser tonight in Lombard. Will report the results of that and a meeting with Pat Mogge, Christine Cegelis’ campaign manager that follows. Running late, gotta hop!
