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Alexi Giannoulias is a Democrat running for the United States Senate in Illinois for the seat once held by President Barack Obama. Check out his stance on the issues at his website, www.AlexiForIllinois.com . There’s a small business in northern Illinois called Glavin Security Specialists. It’s been open since the late 1950s. Like so many small businesses, it&...
DailyKos (Illinois) - Thu 2:09 p.m. - 6 clicks 
First, Bumpy Nixon will never really die...not in Quincy and not in Galesburg. Second, Hell of a letter to the editor by Charlotte Tournear (Full Disclosure: Dear friend most of our respective lives.). Why should we send money to a dead-beat who owes us money? Because it's the State? What's the State gonna do, chase the County Treaurer's bond? The way I understand the ...
Upper Mississippi River Basin - Wed 4:27 p.m. - 8 clicks
Look, I just don't have much today. First Corey Haim practically dies in my arms and then Milton Bradley explains what an evil place Chicago is. I'm having trouble coping but we'll get through it somehow. First, I think the far left and the far right may agree on something--that the current health care volume that's being pushed in Congress is a crock. The left says it's no g...
Upper Mississippi River Basin - Wed 4:27 p.m. - 7 clicks
I've filed papers with the Illinois Democratic Party requesting nomination as candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Elected offices in this state pay well, if not in salary, then in kickbacks, graft, job-selling and the social benefits that accrue from general cronyism. I'm preparing a report that will demonstrate to the party the breadth of my support. I've got a Facebook group that's attrac...
DailyKos (Illinois) - Mon 3:08 p.m. - 4 clicks
One of the smartest men I know is a fellow named Jay Foonberg. Jay's a Chicago guy but he hides out in Beverly Hills now. He has a number of "Foonberg's Rules". Not so long ago he came up with "Foonberg's First Rule of Technology" as follows: "If it works...it's obsolete." The same thing can be said for fans' perceptions of NFL defensive players. By t...
Upper Mississippi River Basin - Mar 4 - 3 clicks
The last one I remember being created was "Borked". I think we now have a new one. Don't yet know whether it's transitive or intransitive. To have "Kwame'd" Paterson in New York has "Kwame'd" or has "Kwame'd himself". "Spitzered" just doesn't have the same panache. ...
Upper Mississippi River Basin - Feb 26 - 2 clicks
WBBM Radio went on and on last Sunday about the protest at Addison and Western against 'redlight' cameras. You'd think a million people had shown up. With all that air-time, you'd think they could have interviewed a pedestrian or two for an alternative perspective. But no -- which is kind of strange since last time I checked, we're living in a major metropolitan area where walking and takin...
IllinoisDemNet - Feb 17
Toni Preckwinkle thanks supporters and promises they'll be hearing from her soon in her run for President of the Cook County Board. ...
IllinoisDemNet - Feb 2
It's the easiest thing in the world to come up with a plan when you're completely indifferent to the final results. That's always been the GOPers' advantage when it comes to HCR: basically they can recommend anything they want since universal health care is not part of their agenda, it's part of ours. So when one of the GOPers in Baltimore whined (in so many words) 'you're ignoring us -- we ha...
IllinoisDemNet - Jan 30
I had a great time watching the SOTU with old friends from the Niles Township Democratic Meetup. Leah called us all together and it was great seeing people, some of whom I hadn't seen for way too long. We all left re-inspired and energized by Obama's words. P.S. Hey Michelle: Greg Sargent... ...
IllinoisDemNet - Jan 27 - 2 clicks
Another day, another example of David Brooks' infatuation with something he calls 'populism'. Odd that we only hear of this now that people are protesting against Democrats in power. Throughout the long period of Republican Ascendancy, the people protesting then were never populist (though the demographics might have been similar) -- no, those protesters were nothing but a bunch of radical US...
IllinoisDemNet - Jan 26
