Blame it on the rain (really)….
Five years ago today recently ArchPundit (Larry) started his blog (see his post here).
Five years ago yesterday the day before ArchPundit Kevin (Political Animal) started his blog.
I don’t know what was going on five years ago in late August - but I can say that I’m happy with the legacy […]
With the recent withdrawal of former Wisconsin Governor, Republican Tommy Thompson I feel like I can safely show this.
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Thanks Russ!
[Hat tip Toscha.] Read it here. My initial take is that this would favor candidates with money and/or existing name recognition. That would (it seems) favor Democrat Bill Foster, Democrat John Laesch, Republican Chris Lauzen and Republican Jim Oberweis the most - although the Republican field might be less settled than the […]
The Mark Pera campaign announced the addition of Julie Sweet as Deputy Campaign Manager today. Sweet, recently Midwest Deputy Director of People For the American Way (PFAW), managed their regional Election Protection and Illinois Democracy projects. Julie was also on the steering committee for Fair Illinois, one of llinois’ largest LGBT coalition groups […]
Going to a wedding - back early next week.
You can read about it here. Join Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, State Representative Lou Lang, County Commissioner Larry Suffredin, Commissioner of the MWRD Debra Shore in the campaign launch. It’s an impressive line-up and, you know what, Daniel’s an impressive candidate for state representative.
I haven’t mentioned Governor Rod Blagojevich for a while. I guess it’s because he’s left me speechless - even when I agree with the nominal goal of his policy proposals, like providing universal health care.
Now Rod’s gone off the deep end.
I protest this type of power grab when President George W. Bush does it. […]
I heard that an Oberweis Dairy worker was in Bill Foster’s neighborhood going door to door offering discounts for home delivery.
Bill’s daughter’s reply at the door, “I don’t think so.”
President George W. Bush’s rhetoric may be among the worst ever for a president, but that’s not stopping Bush’s speech writers fighting over the legacy (the original (subscription) is harsh - one of my favorites “no man I have ever encountered was truer to the saying that, in Washington, one should never take friendship personally” […]
ArchPundit has it. Just in Rick Pearson of the Chicago Tribune writes that the announcement will come Friday, as had previously been reported, “[but] it is not clear whether Hastert intends to finish his term, which runs through 2008. A decision on a potential resignation, which could trigger a special election, could come later, […]
