I first became aware of Elburn, Illinois’ interest in smart, sustainable growth when I somehow happened upon the mayor of Elburn’s blog three months ago. I don’t know diddley about Elburn politics (or much about the Mayor, Dr. James L. Willey (a dentist)) but I do respect the mayor’s blog and what he discusses […]
Showing he can have his cake and eat it too, Ohio Senator George Voinovich positioned himself perfectly in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on the Bush Administration nomination of John Bolton for U.N. ambassador. Voinovich surprised everyone April 19th during the hearings, saying, “I’ve heard enough today that I don’t feel comfortable about […]
ARBUSTO, TX, May 11 - Hearkening back to a theme he used running in his first presidential campaign, President George W. Bush spoke today to the Austrian Economics Society of Central Texas about Social Security funding, saying we need a “New Math for a New Majority.” The president shared the stage as a guest […]
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has earned his share of criticism - and could use some easy victories to improve his appeal if he wants to win a second term. Neither of these are knockouts by any means, but here’s a chance for Blagojevich to shine - he can sign Senate Bill 75, the Rental […]
It’s immoral.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Eugene Wedoff ruled yesterday that United Airlines can terminate its four major pension plans with $6.6 billion in liabilities, sending them to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the federal agency that insures defined-benefit (fixed payments for life) pensions. PBGC will pay only some of United Airlines’ pension […]
I owe a big thanks to Aaron Swartz (and his Mom). I’ve never met him - and couldn’t have told you who he was until yesterday - when I looked him up and gave a call to his home because the New York Times Link Generator was still down (it’s normally here and “future-proofs” […]
There are people that believe government is not out there to solve problems - just to defend our borders. They are not a majority.
There are people that believe government should help bring a religious revival to America. They are not a majority.
There are people that believe that government should not create the conditions […]
I first suspected something notable was happening in Illinois medical malpractice reform with the Chicago Tribune’s front page article last Sunday, “Lawmakers target bad doctors: High malpractice costs forcing state to try to weed out medical misfits.” Now today the Tribune follows up with “Door opening for tort reform: Democrats unveil bill; GOP frets […]
Today about twenty thousand people gathered in Poland at the site of a former concentration camp to remember genocide - and how some survived. They heard speeches. Many made a two-mile march, symbolically defiant, from the Auschwitz concentration camp to the Birkenau camp to honor the six million Jews that died in the […]
The quote came from a Yahoo! News story “Midwesterners: Economy Top U.S. Problem.” The stats are from an AP-Ipsos poll that asked the open-ended question “in your opinion, what is the most important problem facing the U.S. today?”
If the economy is “the most important problem” to the Midwest - and few politicians are talking […]
