Just a few days shy of six months ago I published a parody piece on Tom Ridge’s retirement from the Department of Homeland Security. At the end of the piece I published a (real) screen shot of the Homeland Security website, Ready.gov, and noted it wasn’t yet “ready” for children.
This is the screen shot […]
CapitolFax and the Chicago Tribune are reporting a deal between Governor Rod Blagojevich, Senate President Emil Jones and House Speaker Michael Madigan for Illinois Medical Malpractice reform that worked across the aisle to gain bipartisan support. While not everyone’s happy, and Senator Emil Jones has suggested he might not vote for the final bill, […]
You don’t have to be a Philistine to have questions about the Naperville Culture Fund. The most basic question is still being debated a year after the Naperville City Council created it - what is the Culture Fund? Since it’s inception one thing has been certain, it is a one percent food and beverage […]
Paul Krugman wrote today “America Wants Security” - I’ve already discussed this before and agree. It’s nice to have some empirical backing from Krugman - and his piece is a great reminder that I have two more “domestic security” pieces to add to retirement security mentioned above, healthcare and employment. They’ll be coming […]
Fourteen senators brokered a deal in Senator John McCain’s office that would permit confirmation votes for Priscilla Owen, Janice Rogers Brown and William Pryor, who had previously been blocked, with “no commitment to vote for or against” appeals court nominees Henry Saad and William Myers.
The deal permits filibustering only “under extraordinary circumstances” at the discretion […]
The number of prospective candidates vying for Illinois State Senator Peter Roskam’s seat (District 48) increased by one with Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau announcing he would seek the position (hat tip to Rick for bringing my attention to the Daily Herald article).
List of GOP Prospects Alphabetically (if I’ve missed any, please let me know)
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I have kept a little distance from the judicial confirmation filibuster issue because I have mixed feelings about the merits of the argument on principle, although this is clearly a power grab by the GOP Senate and George W. Bush’s Administration. As far as the arguments we mostly hear - what strikes me is […]
Over at Rich Miller’s Capitol Fax is a question about who would be a good primary challenger to Rod Blagojevich. The interest and number of responses doesn’t bode well for Rod. Neither does the talk about Paul Vallas, which is likely a pipe dream because of residency alone (despite getting some play of […]
While I don’t know his positions inside out, there is no doubt that I share a number of important policy views with Joe Biden. That said, I’m starting to notice a pattern with his press coverage. It seems that what I previously took for a “Joe Everyman” approach instead now seems like something […]
Today’s Chicago Tribune has a brief article, “County Board reps say aloha to trip, even paying part of way,” about DuPage County Board Chair Robert Schillerstrom, Vice Chair William Maio, Jr., and Board Members Robert Heap and James Healy (all of Naperville except Maio of Itasca) paying part of their own expenses (airfare) for a […]
