Question of the day
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller Let’s try to keep this as Illinois-centric as possible. John Edwards is out of the presidential race. How does this impact Barack Obama? Rudy Giuliani has dropped out and will endorse John McCain. Who do you think is now the frontrunner in Illinois next Tuesday. Explain.
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Guv won’t dump on Rezko, but attacks reporters
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * In the preceding post, I mentioned how legit reformers are way too often unfairly treated by reporters. Gov. Blagojevich, however, is not a reformer. He’s a claimed reformer who has mucked things up almost beyond repair. But, since he still desperately clings to that reporter mantle, he apparently feels that he can blame the media for his troubles…
OK, on the same day that Rezko is denied bail that’s all the governor can muster? Blagojevich’s campaign fund has racked up more than $2 million in legal fees, mostly because of Blagojevich’s relationship with Rezko and his alleged co-conspirators. But regrets? Not even a few. * And I love this line…
Tony Rezko was a member of the governor’s inner political circle. This was no run of the mill contributor that the governor barely knew who screwed up. Rezko was one of the governor’s top guys. He has no excuse, and it’s completely fair of the media to look into those ties and be skeptical of the govenor’s pronouncements, which get goofier by the day. The same goes for Obama, a Rezko friend. * More Rezko stuff…
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Suffredin attacks, is savaged
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Cook County State’s Attorney primary has become a mudfest - at least in the media…
* But that Suffredin client list also included one other problem…
Barbara was apparently a silent partner in the Kankakee project, and Suffredin claims to have worked with someone else, and left when that person was dismissed by the company. Anybody who knows Suffredin understands that this and other stories about him present a caricature of Suffredin that simply doesn’t match up with reality. But that’s the way it goes with the Illinois media. Someone claims to be a reformer and then he or shie is picked apart with stuff like the above and a non-reformer usually ends up winning. It happened to Glenn Poshard in 1998, and it happened to Paul Vallas in 2002, and countless other times. It’s ridiculous, but them’s the breaks. Suffredin doesn’t help himself by attempting to inflate little items like the Allen thing. Cynics and partisans are gonna have a field day with that Suffredin story. But using it as “proof” of something evil or nefarious about Suffredin is like that old story of the blind men describing an elephant by each touching a different part of his body. …Adding… Way down near the end of the Sun-Times story it’s revealed that Barbara got involved with the Kankakee landfill business in 2006 - a year after Suffredin was hired as its lobbyist.
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Congressional updates
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * Tempers are flaring a bit in the Republican primary to challenge incumbent Democrat Melissa Bean. Kirk Morris whacked Steve Greenberg in a debate the other day. Greenberg is generally perceived to be the frontrunner…
And on and on it goes. * More congressional stuff, compiled by Kevin…
This is a 2008 congressional primary open thread.
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Morning shorts
Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008 - Posted by Kevin Fanning * Real estate groups rally against Chicago transfer tax hike * ICC will hold hearings on Ameren rate hike request * Congressmen react angrily to VA findings * Illinois offers help for veterans with brain injuries * WTVP optimistic about financial future * Council to honor Mayor Sawyer on Friday * Chicago City Council panel backs earlier curfew
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