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  • Rep. John Murtha, 1932-2010, 18 terms

    The Swamp

    by Mark Silva

    Rep. John Murtha, decorated Marine and powerful veteran of Capitol Hill, was the first Vietnam combat veteran elected to Congress, a force to be reckoned with in the House, and he was, when all is said and done, an imperfect and longtime servant.

    Murtha, a "tough-as-nails'' Democratic hawk" [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:15pm EST
    by Mark Silva
  • The Preckwinkle onslaught

    Clout City

    Since Toni Preckwinkle won the Democratic nomination for county board president last week, I’ve heard lots of people saying it represents the return of the Washington coalition—a band of independent-minded African-Americans, Latinos, and whites who want to whip local government into shape.

    There are a couple of problems with [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 3:32pm EST
  • Uptown Woman Charged With Stealing CTA Van

    Uptown Update

    Was she thinking, "Take that, service cuts!"?  Or just, um, not really thinking through the whole thing?

    From WBBM's website:  "An Uptown neighborhood woman was charged with allegedly stealing a Chicago Transit Authority van while a CTA employee was cleaning the Blue Line on the Northwest Side" [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:43pm EST
  • Buy A Brick To Support Chase Park

    Uptown Update

    From Ald. Schulter's weekly ward newsletter:  "The Chase Park Advisory Council (CPAC) is currently sponsoring a fundraising event to to improve the Chase Park for our growing community of families. Residents and businesses can participate by purchasing a brick to be installed at the new grand entrance to" [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:00pm EST
  • The Honest Left wonders what happened.

    Extreme Wisdom

    Some honest Illinois citizens could have told them. There is nothing “liberal” about “The Chicago Way.” Core Chicago Team Sinking Obama Presidency It’s a vital article — a brave one — that interviews “dozens of interviews with his closest allies and friends in Washington”. Most are unnamed because the consequences of retribution from this [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:37pm EST
    by Bruno Behrend
  • Who? Nominations are now open.

    PrairieStateBlue

    So in the comments Carl suggested a Condorcet poll. I love Condorcet polls but I don't have one handy. So how about this:

    In the comments to this diary nominate a Lt Gov possibility and include a few sentences about why your nomination would make a good running mate [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:31am EST
  • Question of the day

    Capitol Fax

    Number of comments: 10
    * The first part of the setup… Should a candidate for governor be able to get a major-party nomination if only one-fifth of an already small number of primary election voters give him or her the nod? Doesn’t it seem reasonable that some threshold percentage should be crossed? Part 2… What a difference a [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:31am EST
    by Rich Miller
  • News-Gazette Online Redesign

    IlliniPundit.com

    At first glance, I don't care for it:

    Too busy, strange inconsistencies with colors, the user registration requires passage of two different captcha tests, and it's not clear what the benefits of registration actually are. 

    Strange organization - why are "opinions" listed under "community?" 

    Supposedly columns were going' [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:26am EST
    by IlliniPundit
  • CoMPtroller

    PrairieStateBlue

    The few radio commentaors I heard talking about the comptrolers race -- and one candidate -- were careful to pronounce the "M" and "P" in that word.

    However, the dictionaries i consulted -- including a library dictionary copyright 1993 -- say it is pronounced "controller." 


    [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:12am EST
  • This just in… Gianulis dies

    Capitol Fax

    Number of comments: 10
    * 10:40 am - John G has passed away… John Gianulis, the man credited with transforming the Rock Island County Democratic Party into a dominant political machine that’s reigned for years in the Quad-Cities, has died, officials said Monday. He was 87. Gianulis stepped down as party leader two years ago because of [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:40am EST
    by Rich Miller
  • 'Disappointer-in-chief:' Marist Poll

    The Swamp

    by Mark Silva

    By the numbers, neither President Barack Obama nor the incumbent members of Congress are looking very comfortable these days.

    But then, it takes someone to beat someone - which is why the public discontent with incumbent members of Congress registered in yet another poll today leaves [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:15am EST
    by Mark Silva
  • Report: Hynes would consider LG offer

    Capitol Fax

    Number of comments: 10
    [Check this update for our report that Hynes isn’t interested in the job.] * The Sun-Times reports that Dan Hynes would consider replacing Scott Lee Cohen on the ticket if asked, but he’s not pursuing it… “He’ll do whatever he can to help the Democratic Party this fall,” the source said. The [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:49am EST
    by Rich Miller
  • An almost perfect week

    Capitol Fax

    Number of comments: 10
    * My weekly syndicated newspaper column looks at an almost perfect closing week… Every night before an Election Day, I spend four or five hours on the phone with people I trust asking what they think will happen. There are always a couple of races that will have them stumped, but I’ve [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:39am EST
    by Rich Miller
  • Morning Shorts

    Capitol Fax

    Number of comments: 8
    * State senator threatened with eviction from Barrington office State Sen. Dan Duffy says he won’t complain if he is booted from his Barrington office because the state government hasn’t been paying the rent on time. GNP Management Group Inc. in Tinley Park sent a notice to Duffy’s office Wednesday demanding substantial [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:32am EST
    by Dan Weber

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