What will happen to a message in the right direction, provided by the wrong messenger [full message here]? I hope for its success, I fear for its failure. The right message is universal healthcare for all Americans. The right messenger is someone who can get the job done.
While I’m on record against O’Hare Expansion, what I’m against more than anything else is the deception we’ve been seeing, particularly in DuPage. If expansion proponents believe O’Hare Expansion is the right way to go, and destroying the homes, businesses and communities is justified, then I believe the proponents owe it to those who […]
The Chicago Tribute is reporting that the Bush Administration is pushing new rules for House Ethics Committee members. While in the past members who had, or professed, ethics often joined the committee, the Bush Administration has suggested these members show “an ethical bias” and are unfit to serve on the committee. They suggest […]
I called Illinois District 13 Representative Judy Biggert’s Washington, D.C. office (202.225.3515) this afternoon and asked what her vote was on the Republican rule change that would permit a criminally indicted House member to stay in leadership (Judy’s my U.S. House member). In this case the rule change is really about Majority Leader Tom […]
Pace, the suburban public busing agency, is working on some major restructuring and changes. Some of them include user-friendly web-based bus location checks, so that riders can get to the bus when the bus is actually getting to their stop. While I haven’t seen it yet, apparently some Pace buses now have TVs […]
Political Wire and The Capitol Fax both mention an Indianapolis Star article about Indiana Senator Evan Bayh’s presidential prospects. If you don’t know who he is - join the crowd. That to me is a problem. John Kerry wasn’t known for much, and John Edwards was known for less (at least legislatively). […]
In today’s New York Times, Walter Isaacson writes about Secretary of State Colin Powell’s legacy, and gives Powell far more credit than he deserves regarding Iraq. Many discerning readers of the press, and in the press (not to mention me) had a lot of skepticism about the public evidence for going to war in […]
I’ve talked about what the AARP did when it supported the Bush Administration’s Medicare Card program.
Don’t let their views on Social Security, that sound like they’re trying to preserve it, fool you. They’re selling out seniors of all political persuasions to a Republican privatization plan to destroy Social Security. If AARP wants to […]
Yesterday we in America honored our veterans, setting aside a day to respect their service, courage and sacrifice. We are right to recognize and pay homage to veterans, but it neither should start, nor stop, on a single day. Veterans are our family members and friends, our neighbors and our co-workers. They […]
I can’t agree more with Dan Conley about Gary Hart’s New York Times Op-Ed Monday. I’m also not a big fan of Hart - but this piece is extremely well written and thought out. If you care about religion and politics, read it.
While I’m extending praise, let me say that Rick Klau is […]
