I’m not for gambling expansion - but here I’m interested in the strategy of what Republican gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka proposed today: a Casino in Chicago. Rich Miller does an exceptional job (as he often does) covering it here. My initial take is that I’m of two minds on the wisdom […]
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Posted 23 August 2006
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Like I said in my earlier post today, I’m not a big fan of President Bill Clinton. In today’s New York Times Bill has an op-ed celebrating his welfare legacy. The last few Clinton years were years of an expanding economy that (finally) increased wages even for those at the bottom of the […]
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Posted 22 August 2006
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I’m not a big fan of Bill Clinton - in policy or rhetoric- but what he wrote here (bottom) is a very nice sentiment - one we might think about in the post-Bush years as we try to re-discover, and re-make America into something much better, and more worthy, than the nation President Bush debauched […]
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Posted 22 August 2006
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Today’s Suburban Life covered Democratic Candidate for House District 82 Kim Savage’s recent endorsement by the AFL-CIO. They also did a nice job covering some of Kim’s positions, quoting her saying,
“The people I have talked to in my district are concerned about workplace safety, living wages and health insurance benefits…. I plan to […]
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Posted 20 August 2006
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I already thought Virginia Republican Senator George Allen was likely to be dead in the water for the presidential election in 2008 because of his background. I also thought that Arizona Republican Senator John McCain was making a mistake in calculating that embracing President George W. Bush and running further to the right was […]
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Posted 18 August 2006
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Rick thinks being number three is something. Hah!
I know the importance of name recognition, so when I Googled “Hiram” I knew I’d be up there. Yep - second “Hiram” blogger (in a quick glance) and first “Hiram” who ran as the Democratic candidate for the DuPage County Board. That’s right, Rick, number […]
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Posted 17 August 2006
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[Hat tip to Keith Chrostowski at the Kansas City Star and Taegan Goddard of Political Wire]
The AP and Indianapolis Star are reporting that Evan Bayh has sent 25 staffers to Iowa to help staff races there and build goodwill for Evan Bayh’ anticipated presidential run for 2008. That number represents half of the “cream […]
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Posted 15 August 2006
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I caught the news late about Naperville Mayor George Pradel’s heart surgery last week. News reports say he is expected to make a full recovery. I wish him a speedy recovery and hope he feels better soon!
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Posted 14 August 2006
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He offers us the dog days of August and a sharp observation about how fears about terrorists with liquids on airplanes is nothing new.
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Posted 13 August 2006
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While I’ve plugged two of these for a while, I’ve only blogged one - so here’s your list for the weekend:
Saturday, August 12/2006 - Bisceglie and Savage Corn Fest Fundraiser from 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Grab an ear and talk politics with one of your future state representatives! Corn in all its various cooked forms, beer, […]
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Posted 11 August 2006
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