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Marathon Pundit: McConnell: 10 things to know about Senate health care bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0500

Saturday could be a pivotal day in the history of our republic. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says there are 10 things you should now about the Senate health care bill:

"Democrats have spent six weeks behind closed doors putting together a trillion-dollar experiment in" [...]

Stix Blog: Judas Asparagus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:19 -0500

A cute story sent to me via email

Judas Asparagus

If you need a laugh today, then this should do it!

A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible.
I wonder how often we take for granted that children understand what we are teaching???
Through [...]

Advocate Yourself: Care-giving in the Raleigh Durham NC area?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:00 -0500

I have been writing articles about care-giving specifically to the Triangle/Raleigh area of North Carolina.

I hope the articles are helpful for everyone - but they are geared specifically for the Raleigh-Durham NC area. That includes Duke University Medical, UNC-Chapel Hill Hospitals, Wake Med, Rex. It also includes information [...]

Disarranging Mine: Friday Five

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:00 -0500

1. As someone whose daytime reality doesn't include daytime TV, Oprah Winfrey is barely a blip on my radar screen; I loved her in The Color Purple; I hope she is happy.

2. If anyone reading this does not yet have Google Voice, and wants it, let me know. I' [...]

Stix Blog: Book Report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:42 -0500

Students at a local school were assigned to read 2 books, ‘Titanic’ and ‘My Life’ by Bill Clinton.

One student turned in the following book report,
With the proposition that they were nearly identical stories!

His cool professor gave [...]

Stix Blog: Stimulus Payment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:20:21 -0500

Sometime later this year, we Taxpayers may again receive an Economic
Stimulus Payment. The Obama Administration is very excited about this
new program. Let me try to explain to you how it works using a simple
Q and A format:

Q. What is an Economic Stimulus payment?
A. [...]

Change of Subject: Things to do this weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:00 -0500

1. Listen to Bill Leff Saturday 9 a.m. 1- p.m. on WGN AM 720

2. Watch Michigan pull off the upset of the century (so far) by beating Ohio State (11 a.m. Saturday, WLS Ch. 7)

3. Attend the Old Town School of Folk Music open house Saturday night, where the [...]

Stix Blog: Walk Naked Day

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:10 -0500

An oldie but goodie

WALK NAKED IN AMERICA DAY

Don’t forget to mark your calendars. As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman other than his wife naked. He is required by his religion to commit suicide if he does. [...]

Stix Blog: Italian women are tough

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:02 -0500

ITALIAN Women are TOUGH!

An elderly Italian man lay dying in his bed. While suffering the agonies
of impending death, he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite ravioli
wafting up the stairs.

He gathered his remaining strength, and lifted himself from the bed.

Gripping the railing with both hands, [...]

Stix Blog: Finkelstein & Jesus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:27 -0500

Jesus was wandering around Jerusalem when He decided that He really needed a new robe.
After looking around for a while, He saw a sign for Finkelstein, the Tailor. So, He went in and made the necessary arrangements to have Finkelstein prepare a new robe for Him.
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Stix Blog: The Grandmother of all Blonde Jokes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:35:11 -0500

The Grandmother of all Blonde Jokes

This blonde decides one day that she is sick and tired of all > these blonde jokes and how all blondes are perceived as stupid. So, she > decides to show her husband that blondes really are smart.

While her husband is off [...]

Stix Blog: Eric Allie

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:05:16 -0500

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Stix Blog: Glenn McCoy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:02:44 -0500

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Stix Blog: Nate Beeler

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:58:28 -0500

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Clout St: State gets $500,000 to help connect military veterans with jobs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:50 -0500

Posted by John Byrne and Monique Garcia at 5:30 p.m. The state will use a $500,000 federal grant to expand a program aimed at linking veterans with jobs when they return home from deployment. The grant is part of the...

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Stix Blog: Lisa Benson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:22 -0500

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Stix Blog: Michael Ramirez

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:22:21 -0500

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The Bench: Climate Research Fraud and Fakery Revealed by Computer Hacker

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:00 -0500

Falsified climate "data" and strong indications of outright fraud have been revealed by the hacking of a computer at the Hadley Climatic Research Centre (UK), an influential research facility. That's right, fraud. Here's an example, brought to us by Chicago Bungalow (CB), who notes that emails were among the files [...]

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: Physicians for a National Health Program Give Their Opinion of the Current Health Reform Bill Version

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:00 -0500

UPDATE: I just heard from Lawrence O'Donnell that the anti-trust provision is out.******************************UPDATE: This is big news for health care reform as CBO showed us how very few people this reform was going to insure. Senator Ron Wyden is working on an amendment to allow employees provided insurance through work' [...]

The Bench: 2010 in Song

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:00 -0500

Taking back America, in words and song. This one is by the brilliant Lloyd Marcus.

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illinoisreview: 2010

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

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Capitol Fax: Reader comments closed for the weekend

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:40 -0500

* My old buddy Hank Sinatra puts on some fantastic shows down in Austin - in his back yard. I gotta get myself back down there one day soon. This is from one of those shows. It’s the Flyin’ A’s… * Also, don’t forget Bob Waldmire’s last art show… “Bob’s Last Art [...]

Stix Blog: Steve Breen

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:43 -0500

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Progress Illinois -: Finding A Way To Pay

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:57 -0500

The backlog of payments to Medicaid providers is a serious problem in Illinois. When these notoriously low reimbursements to primary care physicians administering care to Medicaid patients don't arrive on time, it makes the doctors increasingly reluctant to treat that population. That diminishes health care access for some of the' [...]

illinoisreview: Harry Reid's X-Files

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:34 -0500

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Stix Blog: Dana Summers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:26 -0500

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illinoisreview: Members of Illinois Delegation Request National Security Council Briefing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:20 -0500

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from Congressman Peter Roskam

Today, members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation joined Congressman Peter Roskam in sending a letter to President Barack Obama (see below) requesting a National Security Council (NSC) briefing, after one of the five Democrat Senate candidates, Alexi Giannoulias, disclosed that he received a [...]

Marathon Pundit: Omaha World-Herald to Sen. Ben Nelson: Vote "no" on Reid health bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:01:00 -0500

Below is just a portion of a great editorial written by the Omaha World-Herald. It has one person in mind, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE).

Sixty votes will be needed to send Sen. Harry Reid's health care proposal to the Senate floor for debate. Sen. Ben' [...]

Stix Blog: Gary Varvel

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:47 -0500

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sweet: Six Illinois GOP House members snubbed by Obama White House on Gitmo North. Democrat senate candidate Giannoulias gets briefing

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:41 -0500

Below, release from six Illinois GOP House members.....

All: Today, members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation joined Congressman Peter Roskam in sending a letter to
President Barack Obama requesting a National Security Council (NSC) briefing, after one of the five Democrat Senate candidates, Alexi Giannoulias, disclosed that he received [...]

PrairieStateBlue: IVI-IPO Endorsement Sessions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:41 -0500

State & County Endorsements
Saturday, November 21 & Sunday November 22

View Candidate questionnaires

and new endorsement rules online at www.iviipo.org

Below the Fold:

State & County Endorsements
Saturday, November 21 & Sunday November 22
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Progress Illinois -: Around The Horn

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 -0500

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

Hard Labor
Chicago-based labor reporter Claire Bushey is launching a new blog at True/Slant. She explains the inspiration for the project in her first post.

Tamms Tour
As part of his 10-part reform plan for the Tamms Correctional [...]

Stix Blog: State of the Union

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:41 -0500

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illinoisreview: Gingrich to Headline Hastert Fundraiser

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:23:18 -0500

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from Ethan Hastert for Congress campaign

GENEVA, IL – Ethan Hastert will welcome Newt Gingrich to the 14th Congressional District on Friday, December 11, 2009 for a fundraising event at Pheasant Run in St. Charles, IL, to benefit the Ethan Hastert for Congress Campaign. The breakfast event [...]

illinoisreview: Reid's bill contends for most bloated ever

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:59 -0500

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From Heritage Foundation

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Marathon Pundit: Senate Ethics Committee: No Punishment for Burris

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:00 -0500

Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich), who nominally represents me in the United States Senate, at best got a hand-slap from the Senate Ethics Committee for giving evasive and dishonest answers when he explained how he ended up getting appointed to Barack Obama's former seat.

From AP:

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Stix Blog: Rose Is Rose

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:19 -0500

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Capitol Fax: eVoter.com: Where Candidates and Voters Connect

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:50 -0500

[The following is a paid advertisement.] eVoter is the first site dedicated exclusively to helping candidates and political organizations share their message, receive donations and reach voters. At a minimal cost, candidates on any level of the ballot will have a unique web URL and a one-stop web spot to communicate with [...]

Progress Illinois -: Ald. Colon On The Parking Meter Lease: "We Should Have Bit The Bullet"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:09:34 -0500

The Windy City edition of the New York Times debuted today, featuring an article on the controversial parking meter lease from veteran City Hall reporter Dan Mihalopoulos, now with the Chicago News Cooperative.

In his report, Mihalopoulos digs into the books of Chicago Parking Meters LLC, the private company that now controls the [...]

Stix Blog: Marmaduke

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:12 -0500

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Marathon Pundit: Upper Peninsula Upventure: Hiawatha, the World's Tallest Indian

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:00 -0500

By the shores of Gitche Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Water,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis,
Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis.
Dark behind it rose the forest,
Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees,
Rose the firs with cones upon them;
Bright [...]

Stix Blog: Pearls Before Swine

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:02:29 -0500

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ArchPundit: Death of Parody

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:39 -0500

It’s been dying a thousand times over lately:

Click here to view the embedded video.

I believe at 44 seconds in they have a black helicopter.

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Capitol Fax: More GOP township endorsements for Proft, Andrzejewski

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:53 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* Conservative GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Proft has received yet another endorsement from a Republican township organization… Last night the Southern Will County Republican Organization (SWCRO) which comprises six rural townships in Will County endorsed conservative Republican candidate Dan Proft for Governor. ]…] “By endorsing my candidacy, the Southern Will County GOP [...]

Capitol Fax: Action hero moment for state Senator

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:49:37 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* Sen. Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) is the epitome of a gentle soul. But his public demeanor may just be a Clark Kentian cover. Check it out… A state senator from Peoria says he fought off an armed robber who interrupted him while he was doing some remodeling at his business. Democratic [...]

Stix Blog: Non Sequitur

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:28 -0500

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Stix Blog: Kit ‘N’ Carlyle

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:30:33 -0500

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Stix Blog: The Duplex

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:26 -0500

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Clout St: Quinn signs bill to get more federal money for health care

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:27 -0500

Posted by Monique Garcia at 1:15 p.m. Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure into law today to capture additional federal money to pay down the state's massive backlog of health care bills. The legislation is one piece of a larger...

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illinoisreview: The People of Standish fight jihadists

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:08 -0500

Number of comments: 0

The folks in Standish Michigan are concerned about transferring Gitmo prisoners to their area, just as the people of Illinois are...despite what the liberal media and radical Democrats are trying to diminish with their pre-9-11 sarcasm.

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Clout St: Ethics panel admonishes Burris over Senate appointment

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:09:34 -0500

From the Breaking News Center: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Roland Burris was rebuked today by the Senate Ethics Committee, which issued him a "public letter of qualified admonition" for his actions in connection with his appointment by disgraced former Gov. Rod...

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Stix Blog: Free Range

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:05:02 -0500

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ArchPundit: Mark Kirk’s Incontinence

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:51 -0500

Apparently, housing terrorists in Illinois will lead to the Sears Tower being targeted, seriously…

“If your Administration brings Al Qaeda terrorists to Illinois, our state and the Chicago Metropolitan Area will become ground zero for Jihadist terrorist plots, recruitment and radicalization…As home to America’s tallest building, we should not invite [...]

illinoisreview: Plainfield Township GOP endorses Andrzejewski

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:08 -0500

Number of comments: 7

From Garrett M. Peck: The Plainfield Township Republican Party officially endorsed the following for the February 2, 2010 GOP primary:

IL Governor--Adam Andrzejewski US Congressional District 11 Adam Kinzinger and District 13 Judy Biggert Will County Board District 5 -- John Argoudelis; Lee Goodson; Brian Smith Will [...]

ArchPundit: Calling Doctor Freud

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:57 -0500

Click here to view the embedded video.

BUTTARS: I meet with the gays here and there. They were in my house two weeks ago. I don’t mind gays. But I don’t want ‘em stuffing it down my throat all the time. Certainly not in my kid’s face.

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Second City Cop: What the F!@#????

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:00 -0500

Un-fucking-fucking-believable:
A Chicago Police sergeant was arrested this morning on allegations he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Chicago Police Sergeants' Association, a source said.

The sergeant, whose name was not disclosed, is a member of the association, the source said.

He was the target of a' [...]

illinoisreview: Southern Will County Republican Org endorses Proft

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:14 -0500

Number of comments: 14

from the Proft for Governor campaign

Last night the Southern Will County Republican Organization (SWCRO) which comprises six rural townships in Will County endorsed conservative Republican candidate Dan Proft for Governor.

“I want to thank SWCRO Chairman Bill Weidling and all of the Republican precinct committeemen from the [...]

Capitol Fax: Question of the day

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:28 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* It’s Friday, we’ve had a long, emotional week, so let’s lighten it up a bit. The Question: Will you miss Oprah Winfrey’s Chicago-based TV show when it ends in 2011? Why or why not? [...]

Uptown Update: It's on! The call ...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:00 -0500

It's on! The call is out for positive loiterers to meet at Sheridan & Leland tonight from 7-8 PM.
The community continues to support the efforts to make Uptown safer for everyone. Bless their hearts, Cafe Too is offering free coffee and tea so positive loiterers can' [...]

Stix Blog: More on Manbearpig

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:23:18 -0500

Could we really be seeing the downfall of the myth of Manbearpig??? Will people finally see that the “Sky is falling” chicken little’s that say we are doomed are making this crap up???

The deeper you look into this story, the more sickening it gets. So-called scientists overlooking [...]

Progress Illinois -: Cook County Takes A "Huge Step" Towards Curbing Foreclosure Crisis

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:03 -0500

After the Cook County Board of Commissioners finally agreed yesterday to fund foreclosure mediation services, housing advocates are celebrating the move as "a huge step" towards stemming the problem.

As regular readers know, it's been a tough slog for those community activists -- led by the group Action Now -- who've been pushing the [...]

. . . With Both Hands: RIP - CPD Commander Donald Hilbring -Leo Hall of Famer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

By Trevor Jensen - Chicago Tribune
Donald L. Hilbring taught school by day while also rising through the ranks of the Chicago Police Department, where he retired as a captain and district commander.

Mr. Hilbring, 62, died of pneumonia on Monday, Nov. 16, in Advocate [...]

Capitol Fax: The furor and the damage done

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:03:18 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* I’m glad to see that the state’s GOP congressional delegation is finally starting to act like grownups… Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation attempted to tone down their rhetoric Thursday over housing detainees from Guantanamo Bay at a state prison by issuing a series of questions to Gov. Pat Quinn. “As we move [...]

Marathon Pundit: Sometimes I'm speechless

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:02:00 -0500

Yes, sometimes even the Marathon Pundit can't think of anything to say.

I discovered this sign just outside of Niles, Illinois' Golf Mill Mall.

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Capitol Fax: Viewership of ad-supported cable continues to surge . . . .

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:36 -0500

[The following is a paid advertisement.] People are watching more television than ever. As the audience grows, the percentage watching ad supported cable television grows even more. Cable is no longer a secondary medium; rather it has become an essential marketing medium. Smart political campaigns are realizing that local news alone [...]

Capitol Fax: Fighting the fantasies

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:17:41 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* Perhaps the dumbest report I’ve seen in years was former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman’s “analysis” of the city’s parking meter lease deal. According to Hoffman’s report, if the city had just increased parking meter rates on its own, it would’ve reaped twice the amount of money of leasing [...]

Progress Illinois -: Dept. Of Bad Headlines: Daily Herald Edition

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:07:46 -0500

Take a look at this headline from today's Daily Herald:

Reading that, you might guess that the west suburban town of about 150,000 passed a referendum opposing an income tax increase in Illinois. Or perhaps someone polled Naperville residents' on the various tax hike proposals being discussed at the state level. Well, [...]

PrairieStateBlue: Foster Bean Gutierrez Vote Against Fed Audit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:07:15 -0500

I've been following the Ron Paul / Alan Grayson effort to get the Federal Reserve audited for the first time in it's history. It's an effort to shed some light on where our bailout dollars are going. Ron Paul of course has an additional agenda as well but in this [...]

sweet: Senate ethics panel admonishes Burris, but no charges coming

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:43:16 -0500

WASHINGTON-- Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was admonished today by the U.S. Senate ethics committee over his testimony in Springfield concerning how he got appointed to Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

But his actions following his appointment by then Gov.-Rod Blagojevich did not rise to level of pursuing ethics charges against [...]

illinoisreview: Gutierrez votes to increase everyone's banking fees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2

The House Financial Services Committee voted Thursday to assess upfront fees on financial firms to pay for the failure of their peers and to require a sweeping congressional audit of the Federal Reserve.

"This amendment...will create a system going forward where we force the big-bank, Wall Street fat cats" [...]

IllinoisSierraClub: Asian Carp At Great Lakes' Door

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:00 -0500

Bad news this week from the team trying to keep destructive alien fish species out of the Great Lakes - there is new evidence that asian carp may have made it to the brink of Lake Michigan - O'Brien Lock and Dam on the Calumet River.

Today's news:
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Capitol Fax: This just in… Senate Ethics Committee blasts Burris, but finds no “actionable” law violations

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:25:40 -0500

Number of comments: 10
* 10:24 am - Read the Senate Ethics Committee’s report on Roland Burris by clicking here. From the report, which is technically a “Public Letter of Qualified Admonition”… The Committee found that you should have known that you were providing incorrect, inconsistent, misleading, or incomplete information to the public, the Senate, [...]

Marathon Pundit: End of Oprah Show? Not so fast

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:22:00 -0500

I was planning to ignore this story, but I've been pulled into the "Oprah is quitting" frenzy.

In this CBS 2 Chicago story, California and Chicago get knocked.

There has been talk for some time that Winfrey would move Harpo Productions Inc., her production company, out' [...]

Progress Illinois -: Sen. Ethics Committee: Burris Committed No “Actionable Violations Of The Law”

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:03 -0500

This just out from Sen. Roland Burris' office:

After months of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the appointment and seating of Senator Roland W. Burris, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics has closed its inquiry and cleared the Senator of any legal wrongdoing.

In a ‘public letter of qualified admonition,’ the Senate Ethics Committee outlined the' [...]

Capitol Fax: Morning Shorts

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:23 -0500

Number of comments: 7
* Missing juniors: Illinois officials to crack down on testing loophole Taking aim at a loophole used to exclude academically weak 11th-graders from state testing, Illinois education officials said this week they want to create a single standard to determine when students are counted as juniors and therefore must take the [...]

. . . With Both Hands: Thomson Gitmo Guest Haus ? Eric Zorn Hysterical about Imagined Fear? He Skips Naked Into Ruth's Mini Club - So To Speak.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:00 -0500

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Eric Zorn, not an original thinker and part of the PC herd of sheeple being prodded with the staff to counter opposition with a buzz-word du jour - fear.

Senator Dithering Dick Durbin, no stranger to group think is the Good [...]

illinoisreview: Brady says he'd sell state assets

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:00 -0500

Number of comments: 5
GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady, told WBBM 780-AM that he "would consider selling the Illinois tollway to a private company if elected to the state's top post." Noted Brady, "I would look into it if it could be managed better for the taxpayers and the riders" [...]

illinoisreview: 10 things you should know about Reid's plan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:13:38 -0500

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From the RNC -- 10 things you should know about Senator Reid's government-run health care plan ...

View This Research Briefing At www.GOP.com:

1. $493 Billion In Tax Increases On Health Insurance, Medical Innovation, Payroll And Small Businesses Would Pay For The Bill. (Douglas W. Elmendorf, Letter To Senator Harry Reid, [...]

ILLINOIZE: GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - November 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:00 -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 [...]

illinoisreview: Tea Party documentary to be released Thanksgiving Day

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:01 -0500

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www.TeaPartyMovie.com --"Cinematic Sneak Peek" Live Webcast with Movie Producer Luke Livingston, FreedomWorks’ Hon. Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe -- 2PM ET - November 23, 2009

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illinoisreview: Quinn - again with the tax increase

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 14

Speaking after an event in Aurora where he collected Mayor Tom Weisner's endorsement, Democrat Gov. Pat Quinn said again Thursday that a tax increase he proposed earlier in the year would be the best way to help solve the states budget problems.

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Uptown Update: Flatlanders

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:57:00 -0500

Ah, level ground, at last. Drivers who park at Dib and International Cleaners no longer need fear a vertical pile-up in the hall-of-mirrors parking lot. Cheers! [...]

Marathon Pundit: Obama's weak and ineffectual Asian trip

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:55:00 -0500

This is where we are now--living through Jimmy Carter's second term.

Politico's Mike Allen explains:

President Barack Obama returns from his maiden Asian swing with none of the concrete accomplishments that White Houses typically put in place before big trips, setting up a stark [...]

illinoisreview: Foster ranked #1 richest Illinois congressman

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:50:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Democrat U.S. Rep. Bill Foster likes to project himself as some average man. A poor scientist who can understand the struggles of the middle class.

Unfortunately, it's a lie.

According to Opensecrets.org, Foster is the richest congressman in Illinois, and 19th richest in all of Congress. His [...]

sweet: Gov. Quinn dozing at health care forum

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:53 -0500

The Dan Hynes for Illinois campaign likes this clip....posted on YouTube....of rival Gov. Quinn dozing during a health care forum with WTTW's Elizabeth Brackett.

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. . . With Both Hands: Philly Lawyer and Journalist Christine Flowers on Abortionists Health Reform Hypocrisies

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:41:00 -0500

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By Christine M. Flowers
Philadelphia Daily News

I FOUND myself smiling when I heard the usual suspects criticizing the Conference of Catholic Bishops for poking its nose into the health-care debate.
Actually, it was more like a smirk.

When [...]

Progress Illinois -: "A TIF Geek If There Ever Was One"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:40:49 -0500

That's how the Reader's Ben Joravsky describes our own Angela Caputo in his latest article on Chicago's tax increment financing (TIF) network. And you can bet she's wearing that badge with pride.

Joravasky's piece also details how state legislators used a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) bill to quietly extend' [...]

illinoisreview: Democrats and Greens embarrassed by anti-Semite member

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2

According to the Daily Herald, both the Green Party and the Democrat Party are working to remove Richard B. Mayers - an admitted anti-Semite - from the ballot in February. Not surprising that someone who once made a Nazi salute in a Lake County court would find a home [...]

illinoisreview: Halvorson won't take position on Thomson prison sale

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:34 -0500

Number of comments: 3

With the 2010 election getting closer, Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson is trying to play both sides on the plan to sell Thomson prison to the feds in order to house terrorists from Gitmo. She told the Herald-Review that she "needs more information before she" [...]

sweet: Obamas visit Sasha's school Friday morning. Pool report

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:27:43 -0500

WASHINGTON--No sleeping in after returning yesterday from an eight day trip to China, South Korea and Japan, President Obama on Friday morning with First Lady Michelle went to an event at daughter Sasha's school. Here's the pool report from Newsday's Tom Brune, a former Chicago Sun-Times reporter.

Pool report...
President, [...]

Change of Subject: Dispatch from the `War on Christmas'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:14:00 -0500

This Gap commercial has the usual suspects worked up into their annual lather:

The Los Angeles Times reports:

The Mississippi-based American Family Association last week issued a fatwa against Gap Inc. -- the retailing giant whose brands include Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic -- calling for a "two-month boycott" [...]

The Sixth Ward: Shelter Deli sits vacant

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:11:00 -0500

It's been closed since September according to Worlee on a post over the The Sixth Ward Facebook Page. They made a mean corned beef and also was home to a lounge, unfortunately both are closed. There is a real estate sign in the window [...]

Progress Illinois -: The Early Bird: November 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:02:34 -0500

Cullerton: State Lawmakers Have No Gitmo Control
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) says the General Assembly has no formal control over the decision to relocate Guantanamo Bay detainees to an Illinois prison. While a committee could review the proposal, any vote would be advisory.

Illinois Unemployment Hits [...]

Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: A Little History Lesson For Mark Kirk

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:58:00 -0500

As we've discussed earlier this week, Mark Kirk is on a fearmongering mission to stop the detention of former Guantanamo prison inmates, detainees from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, at the super-max federal prison in Thomson, Illinois. He's crying Willis Tower and expecting Illinoisans will get scared and push him [...]

PrairieStateBlue: Why did they do it?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:57:10 -0500

The Chicago Reader has a sensational story in it today, but, as usual in this town, the story with the real impact on the lives, services and taxes of Chicago's citizens is probably going to go virtually unnoticed right next to it.

The story titled "Transparency in Action - How a'" [...]

illinoisreview: Democrats: Buy Health Insurance we approve or go to jail

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:38 -0500

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by Mark Rhoads

President Obama, who was a mediocre and non-leadership state senator in Springfield, has labored to explain why its OK to throw people in jail if they don't buy health insurance the bureaucrats approve. He often points out that many states require people to buy auto collision insurance if' [...]

Marathon Pundit: Jim Ryan, leading in poll, only GOP gov candidate with executive branch experience

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:53:00 -0500

WSIL-TV Carterville reports on Jim Ryan's lead in a poll. The former Illinois attorney general is the only Republican candidate for governor who has executive branch experience.

Ryan says he can solve Illinois' $11 billion dollar budget woes without raising taxes.

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sweet: Senate confirms David Hamilton for Appeals Court in Chicago

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:09 -0500

WASHINGTON--After a stall, the Senate voted 59-39 Thursday to confirm U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton--who now presides in an Indiana courtroom--to the Chicago based 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

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Windypundit: Scattershot 2009-11-20

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:42:16 -0500

Random shots around the web:

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been returning overhead photos of the Apollo landing sites. Cory Maye is getting a new trial. Steve Landsburg slams Krugman and then praises Krugman. Sounds right to me in both cases. It just kills me that teachers grade students all [...]

. . . With Both Hands: Leo Boxer for Team USA ,Lamar Fenner, returns from UK

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:41:00 -0500

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All the BS and nonsense about race by morons like MSNBC's Chris Matthews and courage by Planned Parenthood lap-dogs like Senator Dithering Dick Durbin fade like the memory of the scents Sweetheart Rendering at 34th & Ashland and the Skyway over Gary twenty years ago, when [...]