Question of the day
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * My dad sent me a link to this eBay item…
And the photo… ![]() I kid you not. * Question: “Voted most likely to…”?
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Stirring the pot
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * The Daily Herald interviewed Secretary of State Jesse White and he provided this little insight into his legislative strategy…
But after the DH called the governor’s office for comment, a White spokesman got back to the paper with a clarification…
Part of the idea behind staying mum is not talking about staying mum, especially with somebody as vindictive as Blagojevich. More Q&A with White is here. * Meanwhile…
That status quo is gonna be the status quo for a while longer, I think. * And the governor is apparently starving some tax-eaters in order to put pressure on the General Assembly to pass a budget sooner rather than later…
The more pain, the more pressure. * And stuff like this will stir up the pot but good…
* More budget stuff, compiled by Kevin…
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Sauerberg pumps a mil into campaign
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * This is heartening news for Republicans…
Nobody believes that Sauerberg can win. The idea is to avoid being completely blown out of the water. If Obama wins the presidential nomination, the Republicans will need to slow - or at least not increase - the Democrats’ momentum as voters move down the ticket. If Durbin beats Sauerberg by a lot more than Obama wins the state, down-ballot Republicans are in even more trouble. * Sauerberg still has a long ways to go, however…
Durbin will undoubtedly have more than $10 million to spend this fall. * And this is an interesting development. The Illinois Review types are up in arms about Sauerberg, who had been positioning himself as a hardline conservative…
LaBarbera is not exactly what you would call a mainstream conservative, or even a mainstream ultraconservative. It won’t hurt Sauerberg much to get on LaBarbera’s bad side, and it might even help a tad.
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Rezko roundup
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * You should probably take everything Stu Levine says with a large grain of salt, but here’s a snippet from his testimony yesterday…
Maybe nobody in the administration was paying attention, but the feds sure were. * A little architectural snobbery made it into the Tribune’s story on the case yesterday…
* Besides Levine’s personal, um, choices, this is one of the bigger holes in the government’s case against Rezko…
* But this may show how much power Rezko wielded in order to pull off the alleged scheme…
* More Rezko roundup, compiled by Kevin…
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Giannoulias cleared
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller * Usually, when a politician is accused of something, they get hit with big headlines. If they’re cleared, they often just get a tiny story…
There will be an appeal, so this isn’t going away. But the judge’s decision is still very good news for Giannoulias’ future.
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Morning Shorts
Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Kevin Fanning * Ozinga, Bond eye congressional seat * LaHood Says Schafer Is A Long Shot * No April fools here: It’s Cheap Trick Day * Cousin: Stroger ready to tax again
* Cook County financial chief sees need for more money despite sales tax increase * The extra taxes are real * WBBM-TV dismisses 18, including leading anchor * Admitted city job-rigger resigns 15 months after Daley declined to fire him
* State settles museum overruns * Prosecutor alleges $40 million telemarketing fraud * Mayor, lawmakers promote tough anti-meth legislation
* Films bring state cash * Illinois plans statewide meetings on underage drinking
* Park plug: $1M for theater leak * Inside The Vice Presidential Guessing Game
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Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 - Posted by Rich Miller
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