January 2008
47 posts
Peter Roskam clearly is the leading REPUBLICAN in...
Rep. Peter Roskam (who represents Henry Hyde’s district in Elmhurst) hosted Karl Rove earlier this week; Sen. John McCain is coming Friday. From Rep. Peter Roskam: This Friday, I have the great honor and privilege to welcome back to Illinois’ 6th Congressional District the next President of the United States, Senator John McCain. Coming off last night’s victory in Florida,...
Tax cuts at issue in the GOP primary - do both... →
But how secure are we with the McCain/Romney promises/promises?
Did She Purposely Wear Lavender because it Clashes...
There's Type-"A"linsky blood under Hill/Bill's... →
Rezko’s story is “another tawdry tale emitting from that veritable cesspool of political corruption, Chicago.”
Is Republipork Mark Kirk giving the 10th what it...
Not that we (the authentix) won’t hold our noses and vote for him in November, but isn’t 10th District Congressman Mark Kirk’s radio ad for the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center something special? Former Astronaut Jim Lovell, now proprietor of Lovell’s Restaurant of Lake Forest, clearly thinks so — he’s part of the commercial. Maybe you heard about the...
Be Grateful You Have a Birthday →
Some wonderful thoughts from Julie Grisolano at the Fellowship of St. James
How do you thank the guy who has "everything"?
The Dems are talking about John Edwards, whose campaign never took off except when he made use of his sick wife, as the kingmaker. Question is, what do you give a kingmaker as a (political) reward for making a president? How about Attorney General John Edwards? That has a ring to it that might get out the Republican vote even where Shrill Hill’s shreeks do not. Just a thought as I set forth...
World Bank Purge →
Why the World Bank is a world class problem for...
Today’s Wall Street Journal editorial on the ouster of the World Bank’s anti-corruption director, Suzanne Rich Rolsom, reminds me a little of Dorothy Rabinowitz’ decade-plus campaign to expose 1980s misjustice in child molesting cases. All the evidence is there, but no one is listening. The World Bank is all about assisting poor countries help their destitute citizens, but like...
“Madeleine Albright has said that there is “a special place in hell for...”
Hitchens Is Right on the Perils of Identity... →
Terrific photos of the family McCain on the trail. →
John McCain’s daughter is chronicling her father’s bid for the White House with candid photos and commentary.
Alert: You will vote on this referendum February...
“Shall the federal government be required to allocate existing funds for the purpose of ensuring that all honorably discharged U.S. veterans receive mandatory, fully-funded and equal benefits?” Business is as usual with the Cook County Board and this surprize referendum on the February 4th election ballot. This one is about as clear as a foggy day in London town. What is for sure is that it is a...
Good Guys join the Bad Guys to Enable Lousy...
This unusual election-eve attempt by the always-smarmy Jeff Schoenberg to bring Republicans and Boy Scouts and whoever else might be wavering into his fold offers me a chance to repeat a favorite (if unpopular) rant. Safe Rides has always been the jewel in the crown of enabling, feel-good programs for New Trier teenagers who need check-offs on their college applications. But the fine print that...
“State Senator Jeff Schoenberg, D-9th, was planning to introduce yesterday new...”
– Senators Working to Save Safe Rides Program, by Eric Johnson, Pioneer Press, January 17, 2008
That Rogue Rove still want to help Republicans!
A report in The Hill yesterday (Sam Youngman, Rove previews strategies against Clinton, Obama)on Karl Rove’s strategy for wiinning in 2008 gets back to the basics. I highlight the text for you: Clinton talks about responsibility, but already has introduced $800 billion in new spending advocates repeal of Bush tax cuts opposed funding of our troops by voting “no” on Iraq war...
Did anyone miss the dustup with the prospective... →
Do libs hate Bush more than conservatives hated... →
“Does this refute the stereotype that right-wingers are “haters”...”
– Mr. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Public Affairs and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of the forthcoming book “Gross National Happiness.”
Ever wonder how we choose Illinois delegates to... →
Based on the rules of the Republican Party and Illinois state law, we will have 70 delegates to the national convention. 13 of the 70 will be at-large delegates, who are elected at the state convention. The other 57 are called Congressional delegates - a designated number of delegates (plus alternates) is elected in the Febrary 5th primary - 2, 3 or 4 from each House of Representative district in...
Church or cult: what's in a creed? (Click here to... →
Republicans at a fundraiser tonight were talking about Democrat candidate Barry Obama’s church right here in Chicago. One of the pastors of the Trinity United Church of Christ has been quoted widely as a supporter of Nation of Islam’s leader Louis Farrakhan - who is known for his racist, homophobic and anti-semitic rants. Obama’s is a “radically welcoming church,” but...
Human Events 4 Fred!
Human Events.com, the conservative internet magazine, has just endorsed Fred Thompson for president. As a footnote, one staffer reports that John McCain has indicated a liking for Thompson as his running mate if he happens to win the nomination. Developing …
Assessing Bush's roll of the dice for Arab freedom... →
Fouad Ajami (of Johns Hopkins University) looks at the President’s Middle East journey through the lens of his history and the destiny of the Arab peoples.
Reprise: is the accuser always holy?
Local attorneys who are backing up the attacks on Judicial Candidate Laura Morask’s ethics might want to a)talk to the candidate or b) do some research that goes beyond a Chicago Tribune article authored by anti-death penalty crusaders. One case of “prosecutorial misconduct” brought against Laura Morask was considered so egregiously false that Cook County State’s Attorney...
What 12th Subcircuit judicial candidate Laura...
“You don’t get criticized if you never go into the trenches.”
Herb SPEAKS . . .
How about a Republican ticket with McCain at the top (but pledging only one term as president) and Fred Thompson (Rudy Giuliani? Mitt Romney?) as vice president? Has anyone noticed that Fred Thompson’s outlook improved about the same time that he finally found a suit that actually fits him correctly and has some style?
Nearer, oh virgins, to thee . . .
The highpoint of the generally placid Republican debate last week was nicely reported by the Weekly Standard’s Michael Goldfarb in his webblog yesterday: Thompson “also one-upped Huckabee over the incident in the Gulf when Huck attempted to talk tough by saying that any Iranian who dared attack a U.S. ship would end up seeing the “gates of hell.” I thought that landed with...
Is an accuser always holy? NTRO pushes judicial...
At Hackney’s this morning a cast of GOP leaders perpetuated and promoted a lie (wittingly or unwittingly?) to get their candidate endorsed for the 12th Judicial Subcircuit. Experienced and more than well-qualified as a judicial candidate, Laura Morask was accused by her opponent of ethical misconduct as a prosecutor - then this accusation was backed up publicly by NTRO Committeeman Tolbert...
Vote early . . . if not often.
Early voting for New Trier Township registered voters begins January 14th and is available Monday to Saturday through January 31st. Hours are 8:30-5 M-F and 9-noon Saturday - but call first to be sure the County actually has staff there. Locations: Wilmette Village Hall, 1200 Wilmette Ave., Wilmette, (847) 251-2700 or Skokie Court House, 5600 West Old Orchard Road, Skokie, (847) 470-7277.
This time it's fairy cake.
John Kass (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_09jan09,0,4588673.column) has all the ingredients right today in his assessment of the convection of kumbaya and bi-partisan hope Barach (Barry) Hussein Obama is serving up to the gullible Democrat-lite (as well as Republican-lite) voters across the country. Let’s hope Family Clinton is busy sharpening swords. In addition, the...
a note of hope from Donald Lambro, Real Clear...
“A year into ‘the wilderness,’ our Republican team has scored legislative and political victories that no one — no one — could have predicted a year ago,” House Republican leader John Boehner said in a memorandum to his GOP troops. This come-from-behind performance reminiscent of a Rocky movie must have many Democrats thinking, “These guys are going to be...
Reading Assignment: Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell
If you haven’t discovered the remarkable Elizabeth Gaskell, pick up a copy of Cranford, her greatest novel, before the BBC mini-series is aired in the USA later this year. (Check it out at http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/cranford/.) Gaskell was a contemporary of Jane Austen and a friend of Charles Dickens. Her books take a step beyond romance into the political and economic turmoil of the...
Paula Deen's Coconut Cake recipe →
The Ultimate T-shirt folding technik →
Wondering why? One (un-named) law student in my family drove 900 miles home to launder more than 5 dozen T-Shirts over the recent vacation. That’s a lot of folding.
