Just yesterday, the Sun-Times Lynn Sweet posted that Illinois’ very own Bob Kjellander was named as the vice chairman of the 2008 Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements for the 2008 Republican National Convention to be held in Minneapolis/Saint Paul. The Committee on Arrangements is the RNC body charged with the planning and management […]
Tonight, the Democrats running for President gather in South Carolina for their first debate. In a few weeks, on Thursday May 3rd, the Republicans will do the same, with their debate being hosted at the Ronald Regan Presidential Library. One of the things that will make this year different for Republicans than in […]
Emil Jones. Are you kidding me? A few days after pulling the ole “switcheroo” on one of your old potentially targetted Senate Members, you have the gaul to talk about “silly political games”? That’s rich. For those who don’t know what happened down in Springfield this past week, it’s one for […]
Governor Thompson Eulogizes Mayor Don Stephens of Rosemont - Speaks to Loyalty
24 Apr
Posted by Jake as IL Politics
One of the men in government past and present that I respect the most gave the eulogy for Donald E. Stephens, the Mayor of Rosemont, and a man that I know rather little about yesterday. Thompson did it with great flair and punctuated Stephens life with a stirring speech that he spoke from the […]
Doug Ibendahl is at it again, and this time he’s going at with with a fairly blunt object. Hey Doug…here’s a bit of advice. If you’re going to try to attack folks, make sure you have something sharp. Not something that’s dull and off-base. In addition to trying to force Andy […]
Dear Illinois Legislators,
More often than not, I know that more and new laws are not the answer to problems facing residents in Illinois. Many times, they aren’t the solutions - they’re the problems. That’s why, it is with great trepidation that I am requesting your sponsorship of a bill that would modify the […]
Daily Herald’s Eric Krol is Offbase on Tom Cross and His Campaign Team
02 Apr
Posted by Jake as IL Politics
Daily Herald Columnist Eric Krol wielded a sharp pen against House Minority Leader Tom Cross on Friday. The column was pretty harsh and almost seemed vengeful. While they say that you should never pick a fight with someone who buys their ink by the barrel, I’m going to go ahead and disagree with […]
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