Monthly Archives September 2007

Daniel Biss Candidate For 17th House District Covered By Wall Street Journal

Daniel Biss has been running an awesome campaign for Illinois State House District 17. Early on his campaign has dominated ActBlue fundraising for state representatives in Illinois and now Daniel’s getting covered in the Wall Street Journal.
Daniel’s a great guy who would make a great state representative. It’s not too late for you […]

14th Congressional Candidate Bill Foster Gets Congressman Phil Hare’s Endorsement

From the Bill Foster Campaign:
IL-14: Congressman Phil Hare Endorses Bill Foster
“Bill understands that we must continue to bring about change in Washington if we’re going to solve the problems of our day—both foreign and domestic.”
Today, Congressman Phil Hare (D-Rock Island) announced his endorsement of Bill Foster for Congress in Illinois’ 14th District.
“I’m proud to announce […]

Bush Plan Takes Allowances With Kid Health Care Alternative To SCHIP

After President Bush said that uninsured “[p]eople have access to health care in America…. After all, you just go to an emergency room,” people considered him out of touch. When the president threatened to veto renewal legislation to fund child health care for children lacking insurance, and then announced rules to prevent states […]

Biggert And Roskam Vote Against Kid Health Care Again

Both Congressman Judy Biggert (13th District) and Peter Roskam (6th District) voted against an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Their vote set them at odds with fellow Illinois Republicans Mark Kirk and Ray LaHood, who voted in support of kids, and put Biggert and Roskam in the company of the […]

Catholic Health Association On Reauthorizing The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

A statement from Sister Carol Keehan, DC, President and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA):
“The Catholic Health Association supports the bipartisan compromise to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and urges all members of Congress to support the legislation.
Reauthorizing SCHIP represents the most humane and pro-life opportunity Congress […]

Why NYT’s Bob Herbert Owes Washington Monthly’s T.A. Frank A Drink

Did New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert change his style? Are bloggers now aware of what they were missing? Forget what changed, give T.A. Frank the credit - how often does criticism of being boring and lacking interest in your readership lead to a renaissance?
Read Bob’s column and citations of it today at Political Animal, […]

14 From 140 For Foster In The 14th Congressional Race

The Bill Foster Campaign is looking to end the quarter with 140 new donors donating 14 dollars each to his 14th Congressional bid. Click the picture below to help Bill with your donation.

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More Copycat Charges Among GOP In 14th Congressional District

Mine was parody - this is unintended parody.
From today’s Kane County Chronicle:
“The [Chris Lauzen running for congress in the 14th District] announcement kicked off a three-day, eight-county tour with 26 stops throughout the district.
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Lauzen took the offensive against his two GOP competitors in his speech, calling himself ‘the only traditional conservative in the Republican primary’ […]

Chris Lauzen Annouces Candidacy For IL-14 Congressional Race - GOP Plagiarism - Give Them An “F”

Yesterday Republican State Senator Chris Lauzen announced his candidacy for the 14th Congressional race according to the Beacon News. Lauzen, a conservative whose state senate district overlaps with the 14th congressional district, will face off against conservative dairy magnate and North Aurora businessman Jim Oberweis and more moderate Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns. […]

IL-14 Congressional Candidate Bill Foster’s Statement On Webb Amendment - Need “More Success At The Ballot Box” To Get Troops Home

14th Congressional Democratic Candidate Bill Foster has credibility on the Iraq issue, having worked to elect Army Captain, Iraq War veteran and now Congressman Patrick Murphy who has advocated American troop withdrawal legislation along with Senator Barack Obama.
From the Bill Foster Campaign:
IL-14 Democrat Bill Foster Statement on Webb Amendment Failure
Businessman, Scientist and Democratic candidate […]