Immigration reform has been a hot topic of late. It’s nice that some progressives are taking the time to examine an issue at the root of immigration, citizenship, and what citizenship might require of U.S. citizens. I’m not necessarily in complete agreement with these views - but I do agree that if we’re […]
The Beacon News reports today that Geneva millionaire businessman and long-time Fermilab scientist George William “Bill” Foster announced that he is running for the Democratic nomination in the 14th Congressional district. Foster joins announced Democratic candidates Jotham Stein and John Laesch, and probable candidates Linda Chapa LaVia and Joe Serra in the race. […]
Today’s New York Times has an article blasting the Bush Administration for its interrogation policies - saying that they are outdated and ineffective.
“As the Bush administration completes secret new rules governing interrogations, a group of experts advising the intelligence agencies are arguing that the harsh techniques used since the 2001 terrorist attacks are outmoded, amateurish […]
[Hat tip Eric Rauchway.]
Read it. And weep.
In the thousands in Syria alone.
There has been some discussion about a lowering of expectations and “seeking ways to redefine success” in September when General David H. Petraeus is slated to report to congress on progress in Iraq - but sources tell WurfWhile.com that nothing could be further from the truth. General Petraeus, WurfWhile.com has learned, has been using […]
In Friday’s Naperville Sun article, “County considers vehicle sticker fees,” they discuss a proposal for a $50 fee on vehicles in DuPage County as a method to plug up budget holes. The money quote is in the third to last paragraph,
“‘It’s been more than a decade since the county conducted a thorough strategic planning process,’ […]
So-Called “Austin Mayor” has it here. The only thing I’d add is that in addition to Tammy receiving this year’s 13th annual Illinois Distinguished Citizen Award at the DuPage Democrats Presidents’ Day Gala, one that also had State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia as a speaker, I’ve noticed Tammy has been speaking at local Dem […]
From behind the New York Times firewall:
“I wasn’t really surprised by Republican election victories in 2002 and 2004: nations almost always rally around their leaders in times of war, no matter how bad the leaders and no matter how poorly conceived the war.
The question was whether the public would ever catch on. Well, to the […]
Unfortunately I missed it - but you can read a bit about what they’re thinking and what was done here on Firedoglake. If you caught it and want to give impressions of John Laesch being live blogged - please write a comment. I’ll try to find out if there’s a permanent record of […]
