You go, Al.
We all know these lengthy speeches by the Republicans are an attempt to slow down debate so there is no health insurance reform at all. Let Sen. Lieberman go pout when he finally loses this fight, and all those campaign contributions from the for-profit health insurance industry.
[...]from the Schilling for Congress campaign
EAST MOLINE, IL--Bobby Schilling, Republican candidate for the Illinois 17th Congressional District, criticized the so-called "New Deal for a New Economy Act" today, for using false predictions and bogus facts, and for ignoring the input of real people who know how to create real jobs.
"The" [...]
Some health care reform ramblings.
The Republicans are crying about having to read a 2,000 page bill. Locally, Republican Isaac Hayes, challenging Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. for Congress, has lamented Jackson’s support of health care reform. In a strange move, on his campaign blog, Hayes reproduces a press release from [...]
Arie Friedman Responds to Iran's Missile Launch
Highland Park - Arie Friedman today strongly condemned Iran's test-firing of an upgraded version of its most advanced missile, the Sejil-2, which is capable of striking Israel, Europe, and U.S. military bases in [...]
Here's the video report of the December 14 protest against Gov. Quinn and high taxes, corruption and a lack of reform. William J. Kelly is the only conservative Republican running for Illinois State Comptroller.
Kelly's next protest will be against Dan Hynes, who Kelly calls "a professional politician who single-handedly" [...]
Congress might manage to provide jobless Americans with some help before the end of the year -- unless the Senate Republicans obstruct it, that is.
This afternoon, the U.S. House approved the final version of a defense appropriations bill (HR 3326) that included a $13 billion provision to extend by two [...]
The union that represents the gentleman on the right, SEIU, just pulled its support of the Senate version of ObamaCare. What Joe Lieberman giveth--SEIU taketh. Now SEIU does not have a vote in the Senate, but they have money and foot soldiers for campaigns--but Republicans need not [...]
by Mark Silva
Anger among independent voters about the economy and the direction the nation is taking offer Republicans a significant opportunity to reclaim power in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, according to the results of a bipartisan "Battleground Poll'' released today.
A lack of passion among President Barack Obama's core" [...]
While there are a ton of policies on which local Democrats and Republicans disagree vigorously (from tax reform to health care to climate change to election reform), there is one subject that we didn't expect to become a campaign issue this year: high-speed rail. But if' [...]
After talking to several Republicans in Cook County who are challenged by primary opponents that have consistently voted in Democrat primaries, given to Democrats and are unknown to Republicans, it just seemed appropo to start out today's Southtown Star column like this [...]
WASHINGTON -- President Obama ordered the federal government Tuesday to buy the Thomson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois to house Guantanano detainees as the administration revealed that military trials would be conducted at the prison.
Meanwhile, critics of Obama's plan to move the suspected terrorists now at the military prison [...]
from the Schillerstrom for Governor campaign
NAPERVILLE – Republican Bob Schillerstrom on Tuesday responded to the Illinois Republican Party launching an Ethics investigation into its former Chairman, Andy McKenna:
“I appreciate the decision of the Illinois Republican Party to investigate the conduct of its former Chairman, Andy McKenna. [...]
The Tribune's Clout St. disparagingly calls it red meat for Republicans but is a shrinking violet when describing terrorist detainees, some of whom have cut people's heads off and bitten Americans to death. I hardly think the usual political cynicism should color the issue. People in Illinois are [...]
from the Hughes for U.S. Senate campaign
(HINSDALE) - The Patrick Hughes for U.S. Senate campaign recently did a benchmark survey through Wilson Research Strategies on the Illinois Republican U.S. Senate primary race. The survey polled 600 likely Republican primary voters on December 9th and 10th. The [...]
