by Mark Silva
President Barack Obama, who made closing of the U.S. military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within one year a priority on Day One of his presidency, allows that January's deadline for closure of the controversial facility will come and go.
"We are on a path and a process" [...]
What is certain about the presidency of Barack Obama--whether one term or two--is that there will be an Obama presidential library some place in the United States. Given that Chicago is Obama's adopted home town, where First Lady Michelle was born and the city where he launched his' [...]
So black liberal pundit Juan Williams defends Rush Limbaugh, and black liberal radio host Warren Ballentine tells him: "Go back to the porch."
Gotta love this post-racial presidency. At this rate, everything will be all race, all the time, 24/7 by mid-November.
By the way, the folks standing up [...]
Below are our daily picks from the Illinois blogosphere and media at large:
Daley's Backing
Does
Chicago Ald. Toni Preckwinkle (4th Ward) need the support of Mayor Daley to win
the Cook County Board Presidency? Laura Washington thinks so.
Jumping Bills
Crain's Greg Hinz explains the implications of today's' [...]
