Category Archives: Security Platform

RNC - Don’t Take John McCain At His Word, That Wouldn’t Be Fair

Forget about “straight-talk” when it comes to GOP Presidential nominee John McCain the standard is ‘don’t take his word for it, take ours’ according to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which is protesting the use of John McCain’s own words for a TV ad that describes John McCain’s objectionable policy position in Iraq.
Here’s the ad:

I […]

100 Years, Six Months At A Time…. Great Moveon.org Ad


Stephanie Kifowit Makes Aurora Mayoral Run Official

[OneMan in comments below is right - Henry Treftz, Vice Chair of the Aurora Township GOP was there (although I missed seeing him) - and yes, he is a cool guy.]
Last Friday over 125 people attended Alderman Stephanie Kifowit’s official announcement that she is running for Mayor of Aurora. Under the banner “Leadership that […]

State Rep Paul Froehlich Holds DuPage Board Accountable With HB4717

DuPage State Representative Paul Froehlich is a chief co-sponsor of HB4717, a bill that amends the recently passed Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Act, forcing the DuPage County Board and other collar county boards to “consent to the imposition of” the new quarter cent sales tax increase that they may use for mass transit or public […]

What’s Good For Dodd Is Good For Edwards And Richardson - FISA Filibuster

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, […]

Bill Richardson’s “When I Began” Ad - Direct And Symbolic

In Bill Richardson’s new ad airing in Iowa since Tuesday we see Bill facing us, a road on his right and a fence on his left. Bill goes to the fence, leans on it and makes his pitch. He doesn’t have every answer, but he won’t mislead us. He will get the […]

Bill Richardson And Chris Dodd Show Importance Of Larger Democratic Presidential Field For Progressives

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, […]

Verizon’s Untimely Disclosures

TPM covers Verizon’s warrant-free disclosure of phone subscriber information to the FBI. The lawless disclosure demonstrates why we need real, enforced regulation. TPM commenter Ferruge suggests the brand damage to Verizon when he says, “This sure lends a whole new meaning to ‘Can you hear me now?’” [Link is mine.]
But the damage may […]

Businesswoman, Mother, Army Colonel Jill Morgenthaler Enters IL 6th Congressional Race

Col. Jill Morgenthaler, most recently Illinois’ Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety and Homeland Security Advisor, has entered the 6th Congressional District race as a Democratic challenger to first-term Republican Congressman Peter Roskam. Jill has over 30 years of military, government and private business experience, much of it focused on emergency preparedness, communications […]

Senator Dick Durbin On Why We Need Government

From yesterday’s New York Times “Senators Urge More Stringent Rules for Toy Safety” - links mine:
Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, praised the toy industry for acknowledging that hazardous toys are a real problem.
‘There is no corporate denial here,’ he said. ‘There is no defensive crouch.’
But Mr. Durbin said he was disappointed with … […]