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The Swamp: Obama 'coming up short:' Pollster says

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

by Mark Silva

Another national poll measuring a loss of majority support for the job that President Barack Obama is performing suggests that the president is "coming up short'' in his promise of unifying the nation.

The president's public job-approval stands at 46 percent in the Marist College Poll released" [...]

BackyardConservative: Chicago Terror Connection

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:56:00 -0500

Front page Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune (bottom R), WSJ, NY Times.

Related posts: FBI hand-delivers terror intelligence to India, Professor Slain by Saudi Grad Student, Illinois, Armpit of the Nation, PC Trib tries to whip us [...]

Progress Illinois -: Hare: If I Hear "Jobless Recovery" Again, I'm Going To Become Ill

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:30:25 -0500

Facing the worst recession in a generation, U.S. Rep. Phil Hare isn't sitting around and waiting for the job market to rebound on its own. On Friday, we highlighted the Quad City Democrat's proposal to close what he's called the jobs deficit. On MSNBC's The Ed Show last night, he explained the' [...]

illinoisreview: United Republican Fund names new officers

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:30:00 -0500

from the United Republican Fund

Following its Annual Meeting on December 1, 2009 the United Republican Fund of Illinois, Inc. announced the corporation’s 2010 officers:

Denis J. Healy, Chairman of Turtle Wax, Inc., was re-elected Chairman
Mike Uremovich, CEO of Starcon International, Inc., was elected President
Marty Ozinga III, President of Ozinga Bros., Inc., [...]

Critical Thoughts: Climategate Shows Global Warming Alarmism Is a Faith-Based Initiative

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:25:00 -0500

The “Climategate” scandal, or hoax, has seriously damaged the standing of academic scientists and peer-reviewed science in general, as we have seen how a large group of prominent “scientists” actively engaged in a conspiracy, de facto if not de jure, to deceive the world via faked [...]

. . . With Both Hands: Araceli Arroyo's Sober Eye Captures Winter's Bender

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:12:00 -0500

Que Ojos!
Click my Post Title for Araceli Arroyo's Wonderful Chicago Photos - from which I posted three great shots of Chicago Winter in Full Force and Fury.

In honor of this Artist's Cold Eye Cast on [...]

Where there's a Will, there's a way: Community Energy Forum Thursday

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:11:23 -0500

CWLP's quarterly Community Energy Forum is coming up this Thursday! This is your chance to find out about new energy efficiency programs being developed for Springfield residents and businesses. There will be updates on the new commercial lighting rebate program, a report on the strategic planning sessions in the [...]

illinoisreview: Rauschenberger endorses Proft

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:10:21 -0500

Former State Senator Steve Rauschenberger endorsed Republican gubernatorial Dan Proft this morning on 890 AM WLS' Don and Roma show. Rauschenberger's endorsement gives a cold shoulder to Illinois Senate colleagues Bill Brady and Kirk Dillard, who are also running for governor.

Rauschenberger himself is struggling through one of this' [...]

Capitol Fax: Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - This just in… * UPDATED xSeveral *

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:00:42 -0500

Number of comments: 10
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. [...]

The Swamp: Obama: 'Waxing political' about deficits

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:55:00 -0500

by Mark Silva

In Washington, President Barack Obama said today, critics are "waxing political'' about curtailing the federal deficit after a decade of compounding it.

"One of the central goals of this administration is restoring fiscal responsibility,'' the president in a speech detailing his ideas for redirecting some of [...]

Marathon Pundit: EPA finding: Einstein disguised as Robin Hood

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:40:00 -0500

Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood
Bob Dylan, "Desolation Row, 1965.

Or is it Robin Hood disguised as Einstein?

At the risk of sounding like a demagogue, I have this to say on this snowy morning: Our way of life is at stake, and the" [...]

sweet: Obama speech on job creation. Text

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:37:49 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

_______________________________________________________________________________________

December 8, 2009

Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery

Job Creation and Economic Growth

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Brookings Institution

Washington, DC

Almost exactly one year ago, on a cold winter's day, I met with my new economic team at the [...]

The Sixth Ward: = Abundant businesses in Chatham (positive)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:35:00 -0500

Last week, we had a post talking about what community residents thought were businesses Chatham had too many of , and undesirable.

I wanted to briefly mention some businesses that we have an abundance of, but are actually good for a community.

- Dry Cleaners: which indicate [...]

Capitol Fax: Ryan: Tax hike now would be “criminal”

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:32:52 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan used some extreme rhetoric when talking about tax hikes to the Tribune editorial board yesterday… Ryan, the former attorney general and DuPage County prosecutor who lost as the GOP governor nominee to Blagojevich in 2002, maintained that “to raise taxes during this recession is criminal.” Asked [...]

Progress Illinois -: Chicago Mental Health Advocates Call For Investigation

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:27:57 -0500

As regular readers know all too well, ongoing mismanagement at Chicago's Public Health department is costing taxpayers a bundle. The agency's problems date back to 2007 when former director Dr. Terry Mason approved a plan to purchase a $16.1 million billing system from Cerner Corp. State officials warned early on that the system was [...]

Sweeny Report: Why was NDK building constructed so close to I 90 and Oasis?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:26:46 -0500

Number of comments: 3

All the news reports on the explosion at Belvidere’s NDK plant mentioned the fact that the building was designed so that in the event of an explosion, the exterior walls would detach and hurtle themselves away from the structure.

“The building was designed so that panels will fly away in an [...]

BackyardConservative: EPA Sinks Their Fangs into America

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:17:00 -0500

Killing jobs, slashing growth, roaming your home threatening your privacy and liberty, stalking us, dripping deficit ribbons of red ink as far as the eye can see: Most pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act are trace compounds like ozone [...]

The Swamp: Copenhagen: Copin' with climate change

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:15:00 -0500

by Jim Tankersley

COPENHAGEN - After an opening day of pomp and hope-sowing, the largely behind-the-scenes negotiations for a new global climate treaty have begun in earnest here in Danish capital.

That means it's time for the bargaining-table leaks to begin, as veterans of past climate summits will tell you.

[...]

Stix Blog: Imagine There’s No Global Warming

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:10:33 -0500

Chip in for my golf addiction

Share and Enjoy: [...]

Sweeny Report: Afghanistan surge ultimately won’t work

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:59:37 -0500

So, what have we, a surge, or what? President Obama is sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, 10,000 fewer than Gen. McChrystal requested, but when the 7,000 more troops to be supplied by our allies show up, the total is 37,000, close to what the general asked for. Soon [...]

Stix Blog: Rose Is Rose

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:57:05 -0500

Chip in for my golf addiction

Share and Enjoy: [...]

Capitol Fax: Rate Brady’s first ad

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:53:53 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* Republican gubernatorial candidate Sen. Bill Brady begins running his first TV ad today. I’m not sure yet how many points are behind it. But, let’s go ahead and rate it… [...]

Marathon Pundit: Crystal Lake honors fallen soldier

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:45:00 -0500

The funeral of Sgt. Jason A. McLeod of Crystal Lake, Illinois took place last week; McLeod was killed in action in Afghansistan.

Cal Skinner of the McHenry County Blog took photographs of the many business marquees along US Route 14 in McLeod's hometown that honored the hero's' [...]

Capitol Fax: Morning Shorts

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:44:16 -0500

Number of comments: 3
* Vice provost: furloughs possible for faculty, staff * Some Caterpillar jobs to leave Illinois Caterpillar Inc.’s new parts distribution plant in Clayton, Ohio, will result in some jobs moving from its logistics center in Morton and will replace the company’s regional distribution center in Indianapolis, the company said Monday. About 170 material [...]

The Swamp: 'Going Rouge:' Freudian (French!) slip

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:43:18 -0500

by Mark Silva

It was inevitable.

Art immitates life.

Memorable memoirs are made of this.

The spoof of Sarah Palin's popular memoir, Going Rogue, is entitled Going Rouge.

But friends of Sarah may be seeing [...]

. . . With Both Hands: Kathleen Kennedy Crows on Her Dungheap of Entitlement - Abortion Kills Children, Moron.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:37:00 -0500

Why is it that the bishops are more concerned with restricting millions of American women from making health care decisions that are best for them and their families than they are with ensuring that millions of Americans — women, men, children, immigrants, the poor, the middle [...]

The Swamp: Bonds without bidding: Chicago pays

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:35:00 -0500

by Mark Silva

The biggest borrowing in the history of Chicago's Water Reclamation District was supposed to be "fair and reasonable.''

Yet it cost taxpayers $8 million in unnecessary interest and spawned a "bonanza'' for bankers and investors, Bloomberg News reports.

Michael Quint and John McCormick, weighing in with a look at [...]

illinoisreview: Vargas drops, endorses Hastert in 14th CD

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:23:28 -0500

Number of comments: 6

from the Vargas for Congress campaign

St. Charles, IL—Republican candidate for Congress Mark Vargas, in an attempt to unify the Republican Party, has decided to step aside, and instead, endorse fellow Republican Ethan Hastert in his bid to become the next Congressman from the 14th Congressional District.

“Politics [...]

BackyardConservative: Palin Competitive with The One

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:18:00 -0500

Sarah Palin's latest stop in her book tour de force is at the Twin Cities' Mall of America. (AP video) Shocker polls: That Sarah Palin-Barack Obama gap melts to 1 point Andrew Malcolm, Top of the Ticket.

And the [...]

Progress Illinois -: The Early Bird: December 8, 2009

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:01:12 -0500

Solution Near In High-Speed Rail Dispute
Springield leaders who had threatened a lawsuit to block a proposal to run a high-speed rail line through Sagamon County met with state officials yesterday to hash out a solution. The dispute threatens the state's ability to collect billions in federal [...]

Second City Cop: Take the Money and Run

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:01:00 -0500

We guess Vanecko recouped his money and then some. Might as well leave the union pension funds holding the bag:

Mayor Daley's nephew Robert Vanecko says he no longer has a financial stake in a real estate investment firm he co-founded that got deals to manage $68 million for five [...]

The Swamp: Steele to Obama: Drop health, push jobs

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:00 -0500

by Mark Silva

Credit Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele for reading the White House schedule, the one that features President Barack Obama today proposing a new jobs-boosting program in the midst of pervasive high unemployment.

Obama, Steele says in a letter to the White House today, should be looking [...]

Marathon Pundit: Blago to get revised charges

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:59:00 -0500

Federal prosecutors will present former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich with revised criminal charges. The reason? The US Supreme Court will hear another Chicago case, that of Conrad Black, the former CEO of the Hollinger media empire.

At question is the "honest services" section of the law, [...]

BackyardConservative: Brady for Governor New Ad

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:38:00 -0500

Rep. Bill Brady, Bloomington, and GOP candidate for governor, is out with a new, and upbeat, ad. Watch: [...]

IlliniPundit.com: Carrington Shooting Report Forthcoming

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:37:56 -0500

I keep hearing that State's Attorney Julia Rietz will both meet with the Carrington family and release their report mid-morning today.

[...]

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: Are you health care vigiling? Bet Not. Instead, Let's Turn the Table on Off the Table.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:56:00 -0500

HCAN and MoveOn have scheduled health care vigils for the past couple of days. I'll predict the numbers have not and will not be good and not because of the snow and cold. It's very unclear for what they are seeking to vigil at this point. It's hard to be' [...]

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: Say Hello to Corrente

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:47:00 -0500

Corrente has picked up my blog a few time over the past couple of weeks, and yesterday, named one of my headlines headline of the day. Thanks!Also, stop by Power of Narrative, Reclusive Leftist and The Confluence. They've also picked up a health care post or two lately. Thanks!' [...]

IlliniPundit.com: Open Thread (12/8/2009)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:36:18 -0500

Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

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Marathon Pundit: Jim Ryan talks ethics and economy

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:04:00 -0500

Two mornings ago Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan was interviewed by Alan Krashesky for ABC 7 Chicago's "News Views."

Watch as Ryan talks about ethics and Illinois' economy.

Click here to visit the official Jim Ryan site. You'll find Ryan's Facebook group here, [...]

Peoria Pundit: Peoria undrivability update: Snow and rain

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:01:25 -0500

Press release:
Date: December 8, 2009
Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager
Subject: SNOW STORM UPDATE
City crews are currently spreading a sand/salt mix on primary routes. As this storm progresses today, temperatures are expected to warm and snow will eventually mix with rain. As a result, primary intersections will be [...]

illinoisreview: Video: Bean proves her socialist bent and economic ignorance

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
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Peoria Pundit: The libertarian case for health care reform

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:52:37 -0500

What left-wing loon wrote this ode to France’s socialist health care system?
For a dozen years now I’ve led a dual life, spending more than 90 percent of my time and money in the U.S. while receiving 90 percent of my health care in my wife’s native France. On a [...]

. . . With Both Hands: Winter Nights Enlarge - Make Straight The Path of the Toro!

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:51:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Winter's allure to delicate and romantic individuals who delight in the miracle that is snow is magic!

Click my post title for such scenes as to delight the delicate heart!

Thus!

Now Winter Nights Enlarge

by Thomas [...]

sweet: Only 26 percent in U.S. say Obama deserves Nobel Peace Prize: Quinnipiac poll

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:48:00 -0500

OBAMA GETS SURGE IN AFGHAN WAR APPROVAL,
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS;
BUT ONLY 26% OF U.S. VOTERS SAY HE DESERVES NOBEL PRIZE

Public support for the war in Afghanistan is up nine percentage points in the last three weeks, as American voters say 57 - 35 [...]

ILLINOIZE: GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 8, 2009

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:36:00 -0500

Articles of interest to Illinois Republicans recently posted by ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago News, Suburban Life, Pioneer Local, Southtown Star, Rockford Register Star, Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria Journal Star, Springfield State Journal Register, Belleville News Democrat, Southern Illinoisan, Illinois Review, Public [...]

The Swamp: Obama: Peace Prize for wartime prez

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:15:00 -0500

by Mark Silva

As President Barack Obama heads for Oslo this week to accept the Nobel Prize for Peace -- only the third sitting president to accept the award -- he is ramping up the U.S. military deployment in Afghanistan, an eight-year-old war, to nearly 100,000 troops.

The irony [...]

Clout St: Illinois political docket Tuesday: Public corruption law on trial

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Here's a look at the Illinois political docket for Tuesday. * The most significant event of the day for Illinois politicians may take place in Washington D.C., where the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments on whether to restrict the...

[...]

sweet: President Obama official schedule and guidance, Dec. 8, 2009. Jobs speech, Clinton

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:18:33 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 7, 2009

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily [...]

illinoisreview: As the big lie takes the stage in Copenhagen...

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
from the Heartland Institute

Three more videos below ...

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Second City Cop: Someone Explain This

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:34:00 -0500

Please?

In the newly passed 2010 Budget, there is a section dedicated to the Police Department. Reading it is boring, but some things just jump out at you and require questions to be asked or comments to be made. Here's one:
Line item #0025. Vacation [...]

Second City Cop: False Personification?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:33:00 -0500

The Sun Times taps into parking ticket resentment, and since the police aren't writing nearly as many tickets as usual...:

The city's hunt to fill its cash-starved coffers has come to this: Some traffic-control aides -- those city employees in the fluorescent coats who help cars and pedestrians move' [...]

Second City Cop: Overreaction Fallout

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:32:00 -0500

Here's the overreaction:
In the last five days, Chicago police have released 11 alerts to the media about residents who have been reported missing.

[...] The seeming flurry of reports comes after questions about why no information was released to news outlets about the disappearance of 12-year-old Jahmeshia [...]

Second City Cop: Hoffman Estates Cuts Cops

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:31:00 -0500

Watch for Shortshanks to look at this as an option:

Hoffman Estates trustees Monday approved a $126 million budget for 2010 that cuts four police officer positions.

But the Village Board could amend the budget Dec. 14 if Village President William McLeod gets concessions, much as the firefighters'' [...]

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: David Hoffman: A mixed bag. Too right wing for my taste.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:13:00 -0500

The Editorial Board of the Tribune posted their questionnaire and answers from the candidates on line. David Hoffman was asked about the deficits and balancing the budget. He touted his work with Sen. Boren, a very conservative southern Democrat, and rooting out inefficient spending. He then said, "make hard decisions" [...]

The South Chicagoan: It's good to see steps toward leaving Guantanamo

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:02:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
It appears that President Barack Obama is prepared to ignore the politically partisan whining coming from Republicans who hate the idea of moving suspected terrorists from a U.S. Navy base on the eastern edge of Cuba to a maximum-security prison in rural Illinois.

They say that such a move [...]

CHICAGO ARGUS: Feds want a conviction, any conviction

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
It was with interest that I read the news item published Monday by the Chicago Tribune's website -- federal prosecutors are likely to come up with a new indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to try to ensure that the "guilty" verdict they are desperately seeking [...]

illinoisreview: Have you no shame sir?

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:03:59 -0500

Number of comments: 1
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sweet: Gore, Obama in Oval Office on climate change

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:47:50 -0500

(White House photo)

from White House.gov...

President Barack Obama meets with former Vice President Al Gore in the Oval Office in advance of his Wednesday meeting with business and environmental leaders at the White House regarding the Copenhagen [...]

Turning Left: U.S. May Reindict Blagojevich

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:33:01 -0500

From the Chicago Tribune:

Federal prosecutors are promising to bring a new indictment against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to avoid issues connected to an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court on the scope of the federal "honest services" statute under which Blagojevich has been charged.

That would prevent the need to [...]

Turning Left: I Don’t Care Who Tiger Woods is Sleeping With, and Neither Should You

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:17:26 -0500

I was tired last week of hearing the name Tiger Woods. The guy can golf. I don’t care who he’s sleeping with.

Do I believe in fidelity in marriage? Yes, I do. Am I sad to hear that Tiger has allegedly strayed? Yes, I am. Is it any [...]

Peoria Pundit: Sen. Emil Jones sounds like a real JOY to work for

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:13:20 -0500

Generally, I encourage elected officials to make use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter. It’s a great way to communicate back and forth with constituents.
But there is such a thing as being too transparent. Consider this status update from State Sen. Emil Jones:
Two rules: 1. The boss [...]

illinoisreview: Jim Ryan on the economy and ethics

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:04:53 -0500

Number of comments: 3
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Marathon Pundit: Harry Reid lists Dems' accomplishments and that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:01:00 -0500

Poor Harry Reid. The Senate Majority Leader needs a rest, luckily, Nevada voters are set to give him one next year.

"Dinghy" names the Democrats' accomplishments...although that's a stretch of the word, and then states that hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost.

Actually, millions of jobs' [...]

illinoisreview: Orland Park votes to ban video poker

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:55:03 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Despite an intimidating, standing-room-only crowd of coin operator union members, local residents and concerned gambling opponents, the trustees of Orland Park voted 4 to 3 to ban video poker in their village Monday night.

Arguments made by Illinois Coin Machine Operators Association Executive Director Mike Pappas that the capital bill the [...]

Disarranging Mine: Burrhead Cain

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:50:00 -0500

Taken at Pearl Harbor, circa 1930, when my dad's brother was there. I never knew Burrhead, but he was a handsome man.

[...]

Marathon Pundit: McConnell: Expanding Medicare ‘a plan for financial ruin’

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:42:00 -0500

Not only do the Democrats want to cut Medicare funding, they want to expand coverage.

Here's what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has to say about that:

If your goal was to come up with a plan for financial ruin, you couldn't come up with' [...]

illinoisreview: Durbin attempts to outlaw free speech

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:23:29 -0500

Number of comments: 3

From the Washington Examiner: "Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Diane Feinstein, D-Cal., offered an amendment to a new press shield law that provides legal protections only to professional journalists employed by established mainstream media -- a blatant attempt to curb independent, often blog-based reporting like" [...]

Stix Blog: Do as I say, not as I do

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:22:47 -0500

Of course all the people going to the Manbearpig shindig in Copenhagen would take the Free Public transportation. I mean come on, we only got 10 years or the Earth will melt and we all would die. At least, you would think they would arrive in Piouses, [...]

Peoria Pundit: Leitch is right to be suspicious of red light cameras

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:13:22 -0500

The Peoria City Council will give its stamp of approval to the city’s legislative wish list Tuesday. There are a lot of items on the list, one of them is legislation allowing cities to monitor traffic violations at red light intersections:
[Peoria Police Chief Steve] Settingsgaard also wants to see [...]

Marathon Pundit: Sen. Kent Conrad falsely cites CBO estimate on Dems' health care bill

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:13:00 -0500

One Kent Conrad post deserves a follow-up.

From the Senate Republican Communications Center:

SEN. KENT CONRAD (D-ND): “In the second 10 years, it reduces the deficit by one-quarter of 1% of G.D.P., which is equal to $650 Billion.” (Sen. Conrad, Floor Remarks, 12/7/09)

[...]

illinoisreview: Brady launches first television commerical

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:59:51 -0500

Number of comments: 10

The Brady campaign is launching its first television commercial of this campaign beginning Tuesday. The 30-second ad (below) will run in cable markets in Cook County, the collar counties and Downstate, primarily on the Fox News Channel.

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illinoisreview: You Are Endangering My Life - Cut it Out!!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:55:42 -0500

Number of comments: 0

by John Brown's Ghost

You probably didn't know it, but you really are endangering my life. Yes, right now. About every 10 seconds or so. Unless you have held your breath the entire time you have read these four sentences, you have endangered my life.

How is that? [...]

Marathon Pundit: Sen. Kent Conrad's flip flop on Medicare

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:54:00 -0500

From the Senate Republican Communications Center:

MEDICARE CUT FLIP FLOP

Senator Says Opposition To Medicare Cuts Trying To “Scare People” But Years Ago Complained “Rural Hospitals All Across America Will Close” As A Result Of Smaller Cuts

MOMENTS AGO:

SEN. KENT CONRAD (D-ND): [...]

Peoria Pundit: Hillarious Muppet bloopers

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:44:44 -0500

This has nothing to do with news, the media or Peoria. But I thought I’d share with my readers.
Enjoy:

Original post by Billy Dennis

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Marathon Pundit: McConnell statement on EPA's greenhouse gas finding

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:29:00 -0500

There has been a lot of bad news this year, but this worst of all in my opinion broke today--the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it intends to regulate greenhouse gases--and therefore our lives.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued a statement about his move.

With double-digit [...]

Peoria Pundit: Trapper John is smarter than most Congressmen

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:20:34 -0500

Remember Wayne Rodgers, the guy who used to play Trapper John on MASH? He went into real estate and other businesses and made a fortune. If you think this makes him a smart guy, you would be right:
Politically, Rogers considers himself a “Jeffersonian democrat. The best government is the [...]

UCIMC: CU Citizens Pre-empts Release of Report on Police Shooting of Kiwane Carrington

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:53:13 -0500

CU Citizens for Peace and Justice held a press conference Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Independent Media Center to address the ongoing debate over the police shooting of Kiwane Carrington. The press conference pre-empted the release of the report by the State’s Attorney [...]

Stix Blog: Richard Lindzen, Ph.D. Lecture Deconstructs Global Warming Hysteria

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:45:04 -0500

Click here to view the embedded video.

Chip in for my golf addiction

Share and Enjoy: [...]

UCIMC: CU Citizens Pre-empts Release of Report on Police Shooting of Kiwane Carrington (Video)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:36:46 -0500

CU Citizens for Peace and Justice held a press conference Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Independent Media Center to address the ongoing debate over the police shooting of Kiwane Carrington.

Below is video of the press conference.

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Clout St: GOP governor candidates talk tough on budget at Tribune editorial board

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:14:17 -0500

Posted by Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia at 7:13 p.m. The seven men seeking the Republican nomination for governor delivered some tough talk today on how to deal with the state’s fiscal mess, with Jim Ryan calling for local governments...

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sweet: Obama to accept Nobel Peace Prize as a war president.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:11:57 -0500

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release December 7, 2009

PRESS BRIEFING
BY
PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

2:01 P.M. EST

MR. GIBBS: Good [...]

Marathon Pundit: Harry Reid compares ObamaCare opponents to those who supported slavery

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:58:00 -0500

Clearly, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has lost his mind.

Here's what he said:

"Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, 'slow down, stop everything, let's start over.' If you think you've heard'" [...]

Peoria Pundit: LaHood gets wrapped up in Ensign probe

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:18:14 -0500

Via POLITICO:
[Sen. John] Ensign admitted to the affair with Cindy Hampton in June, more than a year after the Hamptons left the senator’s office. Doug Hampton claims that Ensign later aided him in lining up lobbying clients, including arranging a meeting for one of those clients with Transportation Secretary [...]

Progress Illinois -: IL-SEN: Citizen Action & IFT Endorse Giannoulias, Hoffman On Daily Kos Tonight

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:21:46 -0500

Just as in the gubernatorial race, the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has seen a bunch of new endorsements in recent days. Along with their support of Gov. Pat Quinn, Citizen Action/Illinois threw its weight behind Alexi Giannoulias' candidacy over the weekend. From a press release:

"Alexi has a proven'" [...]

illinoisreview: Pollak points to Schakowsky's felon husband as Obamacare strategist

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:05:55 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Congressional candidate Joel Pollak went straight to national news sources with a discovery he's made while researching his Democratic opponent in IL's 9th CD race -- that incumbent Jan Schakowsky and her felon husband Robert Creamer may have played an integral part in scheming Obama's government health care takeover.

Pollak points to' [...]

Marathon Pundit: Glenn Beck rips Robert Creamer and his left-wing agenda

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:04:00 -0500

I just finished watching Glenn Beck spend the first half of his highly-rated Fox News show discussing an article written by Joel Pollak, who I've endorsed in his run for Congress. He is challenging Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), arguably the most liberal Democrat in the House of Representatives.

Schakowsky is' [...]

Progress Illinois -: NELP: Almost 200,000 Illinoisians To Lose Unemployment Benefits By April

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:02:06 -0500

Just how many unemployed Illinoisans are facing the prospect of a winter without any income? Too many, according to new state-by-state figures (PDF) from the National Employment Law Project (NELP).

Between January and March of next year, the national policy organization says 66,271 Illinois workers will exhaust their regular 26 weeks of state-based benefits. [...]

Marathon Pundit: Repost from 2007: Liberals laud book by ex-con husband of Rep. Jan Schakowsky

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:41:00 -0500

As far as I can gather, Glenn Beck could have only found these quotes on my blog.

It makes me feel great to be alive.

Below is my post from November, 2007:

This delicious morsel came to me via e-mail from a great [...]

Progress Illinois -: An "Affront" To Reality

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:15:25 -0500

After "balancing" the state's budget, in part, by pushing $3.2 billion worth of bills off until next year, Illinois lawmakers left Springfield over the summer crossing their fingers that the economy would rebound quickly and stave off the obvious need for an income tax increase. It was a naive proposition to say the least. [...]

BackyardConservative: Schakowsky's Spouse Creamer Healthcare Blueprint

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:03:00 -0500

Was Democrats' Health Care Strategy Written in Federal Prison? Joel Pollak, Big Government.

Glenn Beck is talking about this now. The unrepentant felon, hero of the common man only in his own mind, the guy who helps himself to other people's money as a matter of course.[...]

QuincyNews.org JRG Blog: Do the crime, don't do the time

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:53 -0500

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Progress Illinois -: Around The Horn

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:54:04 -0500

Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:

Putting Off LGBT Rights
After they pushed the deadline on a civil unions bill back another six months, political activist Patrick Kelly expresses doubt that Illinois Democrats will put the rights of gays and lesbians ahead of their own re-election [...]

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:15 -0500

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BackyardConservative: Tea in the Afternoon

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:36:00 -0500

It's winter for me. I've started my habit again of having tea in the afternoon.

...in related news, Rasmussen: Tea Party outpolls Republicans. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, the Tea Party comes out on top.

Tea for two...or three' [...]

Peoria Pundit: Press release: ‘Keeping your family safe’ focuses on firearm ownership and safety

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:35:04 -0500

Press release:
(Peoria, IL / December 7, 2009) – Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer that focuses on the safety of your family? The newly released book “Keeping Your Family Safe – The Responsibilities of Firearm Ownership” fits the bill.
Written by two physicians, one an emergency medicine physician at [...]

illinoisreview: Questions arise SEIU's Stern and Burger lobbying activities

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:34:00 -0500

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Good for Americans for Tax Reform and the Alliance for Worker Freedom. They are pushing for the Justice Department to investigate SEIU President Andy Stern's multiple visits to the White House over the first six months of Barack Obama's presidency. Questions about Stern and SEIU Treasurer Anna Burger's SEIU-promoting efforts and the' [...]

illinoisreview: Coulson's Partnership with Obama 2008 campaign mailer

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:12:11 -0500

Number of comments: 14

Stephen Moore of the WSJ's Political Diary wrote last weekend that word is the Republican National Committee is getting behind GOP primary candidate Elizabeth Coulson in the 10th CD -- hoping to succeed Congressman Mark Kirk. Moore suggested Coulson -- one of the Illinois House GOP caucus' most liberal members -- [...]

BackyardConservative: Capone May Go Free

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:06:00 -0500

Chicago Alderman's Connection to Chicago's Mob Revealed

A candid history of the mob and how the Chicago Outfit stole the presidential election for J.F.K.
[...]

Stix Blog: Everyone stop breathing

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:01:11 -0500

Number of comments: 1

In the “I can not make this stuff up” file, the EPA is going to declare CO2 is a “public danger”.

So the stuff we breathe out, and feeds plants so they grow so we can have food on the table is now a danger to us [...]

Change of Subject: Chin up!

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:01:00 -0500

You simply are not being a Christian today. Jesus Christ never went around grumbling and complaining....the character of Miss Merriweather in "To Kill A Mockingbird," relating to her friends what she said to a black woman who worked for her who was upset about Tom Robinson's wrongful conviction.' [...]

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illinoisreview: United Republican Fund names new officers

Critical Thoughts: Climategate Shows Global Warming Alarmism Is a Faith-Based Initiative

. . . With Both Hands: Araceli Arroyo's Sober Eye Captures Winter's Bender

Where there's a Will, there's a way: Community Energy Forum Thursday

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The Swamp: Obama: 'Waxing political' about deficits

Marathon Pundit: EPA finding: Einstein disguised as Robin Hood

sweet: Obama speech on job creation. Text

The Sixth Ward: = Abundant businesses in Chatham (positive)

Capitol Fax: Ryan: Tax hike now would be “criminal”

Progress Illinois -: Chicago Mental Health Advocates Call For Investigation

Sweeny Report: Why was NDK building constructed so close to I 90 and Oasis?

BackyardConservative: EPA Sinks Their Fangs into America

The Swamp: Copenhagen: Copin' with climate change

Stix Blog: Imagine There’s No Global Warming

Sweeny Report: Afghanistan surge ultimately won’t work

Stix Blog: Rose Is Rose

Capitol Fax: Rate Brady’s first ad

Marathon Pundit: Crystal Lake honors fallen soldier

Capitol Fax: Morning Shorts

The Swamp: 'Going Rouge:' Freudian (French!) slip

. . . With Both Hands: Kathleen Kennedy Crows on Her Dungheap of Entitlement - Abortion Kills Children, Moron.

The Swamp: Bonds without bidding: Chicago pays

illinoisreview: Vargas drops, endorses Hastert in 14th CD

BackyardConservative: Palin Competitive with The One

Progress Illinois -: The Early Bird: December 8, 2009

Second City Cop: Take the Money and Run

The Swamp: Steele to Obama: Drop health, push jobs

Marathon Pundit: Blago to get revised charges

BackyardConservative: Brady for Governor New Ad

IlliniPundit.com: Carrington Shooting Report Forthcoming

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: Are you health care vigiling? Bet Not. Instead, Let's Turn the Table on Off the Table.

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: Say Hello to Corrente

IlliniPundit.com: Open Thread (12/8/2009)

Marathon Pundit: Jim Ryan talks ethics and economy

Peoria Pundit: Peoria undrivability update: Snow and rain

illinoisreview: Video: Bean proves her socialist bent and economic ignorance

Peoria Pundit: The libertarian case for health care reform

. . . With Both Hands: Winter Nights Enlarge - Make Straight The Path of the Toro!

sweet: Only 26 percent in U.S. say Obama deserves Nobel Peace Prize: Quinnipiac poll

ILLINOIZE: GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 8, 2009

The Swamp: Obama: Peace Prize for wartime prez

Clout St: Illinois political docket Tuesday: Public corruption law on trial

sweet: President Obama official schedule and guidance, Dec. 8, 2009. Jobs speech, Clinton

illinoisreview: As the big lie takes the stage in Copenhagen...

Second City Cop: Someone Explain This

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Second City Cop: Overreaction Fallout

Second City Cop: Hoffman Estates Cuts Cops

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: David Hoffman: A mixed bag. Too right wing for my taste.

The South Chicagoan: It's good to see steps toward leaving Guantanamo

CHICAGO ARGUS: Feds want a conviction, any conviction

illinoisreview: Have you no shame sir?

sweet: Gore, Obama in Oval Office on climate change

Turning Left: U.S. May Reindict Blagojevich

Turning Left: I Don’t Care Who Tiger Woods is Sleeping With, and Neither Should You

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illinoisreview: Orland Park votes to ban video poker

Disarranging Mine: Burrhead Cain

Marathon Pundit: McConnell: Expanding Medicare ‘a plan for financial ruin’

illinoisreview: Durbin attempts to outlaw free speech

Stix Blog: Do as I say, not as I do

Peoria Pundit: Leitch is right to be suspicious of red light cameras

Marathon Pundit: Sen. Kent Conrad falsely cites CBO estimate on Dems' health care bill

illinoisreview: Brady launches first television commerical

illinoisreview: You Are Endangering My Life - Cut it Out!!

Marathon Pundit: Sen. Kent Conrad's flip flop on Medicare

Peoria Pundit: Hillarious Muppet bloopers

Marathon Pundit: McConnell statement on EPA's greenhouse gas finding

Peoria Pundit: Trapper John is smarter than most Congressmen

UCIMC: CU Citizens Pre-empts Release of Report on Police Shooting of Kiwane Carrington

Stix Blog: Richard Lindzen, Ph.D. Lecture Deconstructs Global Warming Hysteria

UCIMC: CU Citizens Pre-empts Release of Report on Police Shooting of Kiwane Carrington (Video)

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