It’s obviously not about the DuPage Theatre, which is sad. Lombard Trustees who recently argued that $1 million in Illinois First state grants for DuPage Theatre restoration was money that they would never see have fulfilled a self-fulfilling prophecy. That money was released this week by Governor Rod Blagojevich. The only problem […]
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Posted 30 September 2005
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From today’s New York Times, “For G.O.P., DeLay Indictment Adds to a Sea of Troubles,” comments by Joe Gaylord (pdf)
“‘When you couple Iraq, Katrina, DeLay in the House, Frist in the Senate,’ and other ethical flaps, ‘it looks like 10 years is a long time for a party to be in power.’
‘And when you […]
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Posted 29 September 2005
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Democracy for America at Quenchers is having Cook County Board President Candidate Mike Quigley speak at it’s monthly meeting Tuesday, October 4th at Quenchers. You can read a bit about Mike in one of my posts. I’ve met him a couple times now, and he really seems like a good guy (in addition […]
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Posted 28 September 2005
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DuPage Democracy for Illinois is hosting a 6th Congressional Democratic Candidate Forum on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:30 PM. I’ll be moderating the event (leading DuPage DFI has it’s privileges) and it should be a good, informative time. All three announced Democratic candidates Christine Cegelis, Peter O’Malley and Lindy Scott (in alphabetical order […]
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Posted 28 September 2005
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The third Healthcare Referendum leadership training will be held this Saturday, October 1 (I was at the first and hosted the second - if I didn’t see you at either of those two you belong at this one).
Illinois Health Care Referendum 2006 Leadership Training
Find out about the Campaign to put a referendum on the 2006 […]
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Posted 28 September 2005
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There’s been a lot of guessing about when and what Jim Edgar will say when he announces his intentions to run, or not, in the 2006 Illinois GOP gubernatorial primaries. Yesterday at a Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce event, Edgar told the Naperville Sun that Governor Rod Blagojevich’s decision to run or not would […]
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Posted 27 September 2005
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I’m not sure what Steve Rauschenberger’s campaign gets from the endorsement of former independent GOP Senator abandoned-by-his-party Peter Fitzgerald - other than an integrity boost of sorts - did he need it?
Not a slam against either gubernatorial candidate Rauschenberger or Fitzgerald - but other than getting your name in the papers for a day under […]
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Posted 27 September 2005
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While Jake may have been TiVo-ing it, I bet he was watching Martin Scorsese’s Bob Dylan: No Direction Home tonight. It just finished, and one of the things that really struck me was how many people saw Bob Dylan as the heir, the youthful successor of the folk music tradition. As someone […]
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Posted 26 September 2005
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Notes on some of the prospective candidates for the presidential election in 2008.
Democrat Evan Bayh, Indiana Senator
Bayh got a coveted spot as keynote speaker at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at the end of October. Bayh, along with Bill Frist (mentioned below) is among the top fundraisers this year, clearing $1 million […]
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Posted 25 September 2005
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Let me be clear I advocated (and still believe) that the Democrats would have benefitted greatly from voting as a block against President George W. Bush’s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts. I believed it reasonable for Roberts’ more recent papers and work to undergo scrutiny because, as the soon-to-be […]
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Posted 23 September 2005
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