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Monthly Archives July 2005

Judy Baar None On The Web

Political Web Note - Hey Judy, this one’s for you!
Just had a bizarre experience trying to get Judy’s middle name spelled right. It should be “Baar” (at least it is in the Illinois Treasurer’s website and in the campaign website) - but when you type “Baar” in as part of the url for the […]

Posted 07 July 2005 † Hiram Wurf § Illinois Governor Race 06 § Illinois Political Campaigns § Illinois Politics § Political Communication § Republican Party § Technology ‡ Comments (1) °

Osblog Nails Birkett’s Problem…10 Years Is More Than Most Governor’s Serve

Rick Osborne nails Joe Birkett’s problem with opening the Nicarico case just before the governor’s race he hopes to run in:
“10 years after failed attempt at prosecuting Cruz a third time- the DuPage County State’s Attorney, Joe Birkett…has decided to have a Grand jury investigate [Brian] Dugan’s role in the crime.
Quoth Birkett, ‘I have been […]

Posted 07 July 2005 † Hiram Wurf § Court System § DuPage Politics § Illinois Governor Race 06 § Illinois Political Campaigns § Illinois Politics § Political Communication ‡ Comments (0) °

Illinois State Senator Steve Rauschenberger Takes Page From John Kerry In Governor’s Race

In an interesting political comparison, Elgin State Senator Steve Rauschenberger, while arguing for GOP unity (behind him) in the Illinois Republican Gubernatorial Primary he plans to enter soon, suggested the eventual GOP nominee’s strategy against Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich has to be more than a list of criticisms:
“If there’s anything that John Kerry showed us […]

Posted 07 July 2005 † Hiram Wurf § Illinois Governor Race 06 § Illinois Political Campaigns § Illinois Politics § Political Communication § Republican Party ‡ Comments (1) °

Technical Difficulties Slowing WurfWhile Down….

I’ve been fighting some bugs in computer code for this blog the last week - and while I’ve won a few battles, the war continues. I will keep trying to post, but may not always be successful.
Stay tuned.

Posted 07 July 2005 † Hiram Wurf § WurfWhile Housekeeping ‡ Comments (0) °

Living Standards: The New York Times Bumbles, Then Gets It Right, Sort Of….

The Sunday, July 3 New York Times article, “Were the Good Old Days That Good?,” suffers from incoherence and poorer quality than their recent series Class Matters, but if you can avoid being sidetracked, you might find the story of lessening American living standards interesting. It’s worth noting that healthcare costs are one of […]

Posted 05 July 2005 † Hiram Wurf § Economy § Education § Housing § Medicine § Working Hard - Living In Poverty ‡ Comments (0) °

Rally For A Good Replacement - Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Retires

Yesterday Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice on the Supreme Court announced her pending retirement. O’Connor has been described by many as a “moderate conservative” justice on the court, which makes some sense, but masks O’Connor’s importance. O’Connor was valuable to those who are not right-wing because she was, at times, willing […]

Posted 02 July 2005 † Hiram Wurf § Bush Administration § Court System § Democratic Party § Illinois Politics § Republican Party ‡ Comments (0) °