[Editor Note: I’ve modified the last paragraph to correct a typo and improve clarity (new material in brackets).]
The Tribune news reporter discussion with Barack Obama on March 14th provides a decent explanation of Obama’s relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright:
“[Obama speaking]…Rev. Wright is somebody who came of age in the 60s. And so like a […]
Democratic Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd plans to make good on his promise to filibuster the Senate FISA renewal bill that provides retroactive immunity to telecommunication companies that may have illegally allowed the Bush Administration to spy on Americans. Dodd has called out three Senators running for president, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, […]
On Wednesday Naperville Councilman Dick Furstenau filed suit against the city of Naperville, the police chief and two officers claiming his civil rights were violated in his arrest New Years Day 2006 for shoving a police officer, according to the Naperville Sun. Furstenau has steadfastly denied the charges and has blamed the suit for […]
I have a hard time, at this point, imagining Senator Chris Dodd becoming the Democratic nominee for president. While Bill Richardson seems more plausible, and has more support in polls and money, it seems to me he too is a real long shot. But both Richardson and, in some ways more particularly Dodd, […]
You can catch the Chicago courthouse liveblogging tomorrow at Planned Parenthood Aurora’s blog.
They’re also showing supporters on YouTube.
Finally, you can show support by donating, joining their ribbon campaign (actual ribbons), volunteering, getting a sign and/or putting a graphic on your website showing your support.
If you’re looking for my take on this see my post about […]
The Republicans in congress have been on a record setting pace filibustering legislation - preventing the majority in congress from passing laws the people demanded and voted for in 2006. Kevin Drum points out the most recent “GOP Obstructionism,”
“On the habeas bill, Democrats and Independents voted 50-1 in favor. Republicans voted 42-8 against. On […]
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 […]
The Capitol Fax has a great rundown here, where Representative Paul Froehlich says he left the Republican Party because of disagreements on the Iraq War, Bush’s abuse of Habeus Corpus, Republican immigration rhetoric and Republican anti-environmentalism. Today’s Chicago Tribune quotes Froehlich as saying,
“‘Today is my 30th wedding anniversary,’ Froehlich said. ‘It feels like I’m […]
From the Obama Blog:
“I strongly disagree with today’s Supreme Court ruling, which dramatically departs from previous precedents safeguarding the health of pregnant women. As Justice Ginsburg emphasized in her dissenting opinion, this ruling signals an alarming willingness on the part of the conservative majority to disregard its prior rulings respecting a woman’s medical concerns […]
From James Benton, Director of Government Affairs at Common Cause:
“On Tuesday, I took part in a rare event in Washington - a bipartisan press conference. The event was to announce the introduction of legislation to renew and restore the Voting Rights Act. The Act is widely regarded as the as the […]
