[Hat tip Larry.]
Bill Foster is proudly attending YearlyKos - and you can download a banner proclaiming your pride in going too!
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin will discuss American broadband strategy OpenLeft.com for four evenings starting tomorrow (Tuesday, July 24) at 7 PM. Senator Durbin hopes to use the discussion for ideas to craft legislation, and starts off with three principles:
Broadband access must be universal and affordable;
We need to preserve an online environment for innovation; […]
[Comment sent tonight to the Beacon Blog discussing comments on Bill Foster’s poll in the 14th District]
Hi Mike,
First off thanks for covering this race - and I appreciate the notice you gave me a few days ago. I really do believe the 14th District Congressional race may be one of the most exciting races […]
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 […]
Today’s Chicago Tribune talks about the story - apparently the weekly format would be a first in the nation.
Here’s the podcast location. The idea came from former network TV news producer turned Will County police officer and department spokesman Pat Barry. The Sheriff’s Department plans to include video in August.
I’m all for more […]
The New Republic’s Jonathan Chait has made an argument about liberal bloggers that has created quite a stir (see my take on it here). Today Jonathan offers a new rebuttal to critics (subscription required, sorry). One part of it in particular stuck in my craw.
Jonathan Chait writes in response to criticism that he […]
“We have tried to forget what we are…. We have tried to put reason before sentiment, duty before love; our minds approve, but our hearts reproach us…. [W]e were of one mind, and undisturbed by any troubling doubt; each and every one of [us] who stand here before you, said, ‘[Our opponents] have chosen—it is […]
I really meant to mention Carolyn Shannon a lot earlier - she’s a great woman who has also become a friend, and has been very active in a number of causes (both ones I’ve been involved in - and numerous others). Because of her intelligence, her interest in the community and especially her interest […]
[Editor Note: The last paragraph of this entry has been changed (in obvious ways using brackets and cross-outs) to be more accurate. Thanks to OneMan for asking the question that made me clarify the post. Please see the comments for a full explanation.]
Jotham Stein, Democratic candidate for the 14th Congressional District, launched his website Monday […]
