By Mark Rhoads
What is so unfair about making Congress live under the same laws it passes for the rest of America? Now comes the famous, or infamous as you like, Rep. Joe ("You lie") Wilson to offer a simple amendment to Nancy Pelosi's now 2,000 page health care bill. The' [...]
from the Dodge for Comptroller campaign
Jim Dodge, Republican candidate for Illinois Comptroller, edged out his opponents in a straw poll by the Milton Township Republican Organization in DuPage County garnering the largest share of the vote over his primary opponents.
“I am very grateful for the support [...]
by John Bambenek
These days it seems that every politician is saying they are a reformer and that they're the outsider. Their actions, however, show that in most cases this is a sham. Two recent actions by the General Assembly show "faux reform" that makes the situation in Springfield worse, not' [...]
by John F. Di Leo
Good pollsters will look at the November results from NY-23 and come to the logical conclusion that Republicans won the votes but lost the seat, as the Democratic party got 49% of the vote, while the two Republicans split the 51% of Republican votes.
The pundits [...]
Only one problem - according to Lauri Hakanen, superintendent of North Chicago [...]
Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson said Tuesday that she plans to support the health care bill fashioned by the House this week, which includes a "public" option. Debbie told the SouthTown Star that the government-run system "would reduce the deficit by roughly $30 billion over" [...]
Yesterday in Springfield, former Attorney General Jim Ryan announced his intentions to be the seventh Republican candidate for governor in the February 2, 2010 primary. We found his announcement speech on his website, and thought you might like to read where he's headed.
Following is the text of Jim' [...]
H/T IL GOP Chairman Pat Brady points out to us an analysis of McDonnell's win in Virginia published this am by Glen Bolger. Bolger was Bob McDonnell’s pollster for both his Attorney General’s race and his Gubernatorial race.
Democrat claims that Bob McDonnell’s victory in Virginia is just a Republican electorate reasserting' [...]
UPDATE 1x: Kraulidis' are telling us they're now at 611 confirmed for tonight. McKenna has informed them he is not coming ... he was, he wasn't, he was ... now not. Ryan's not showing either. The five candidates coming will all be on the platform together at the same time. [...]
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