Somebody finally gets through to Burris’ office
Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller * Sometimes, a bit of pointed meannes works. Kurt Erickson’s column from the other day…
* Kurt Erickson today in the Pantagraph…
At least Erickson got through to the chief of staff. Burris’ first Illinois press conference ought to be a hoot. In fairness to Burris, however, I should note that Sen. Dick Durbin the other day offered up some pretty good reasons for the seeming confusion at Burris’ office, including the lack of staff, no posted e-mail address, nobody answering phones for a time, etc. Senators usually pick staffers from people who worked on their campaigns, Durbin said, pointing out that Burris had no campaign. Senators also have three months between the election and their swearing in to make sure everything is in order. Burris had pretty much no time. As far as the phone problem was concerned, Durbin said that the complaints arose during a period when conservative talk radio hosts were ginning people up to call their Senators against the stimulus bill. Burris, like almost everybody else, was swamped.
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Morning Shorts
Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009 - Posted by Mike Murray * Study Finds Inequities at Clinics Serving Minorities
* Illinois’ health insurance option of last resort * Latino clergy standing up to Daley - They want Hispanics to get bigger slice of City Hall pie
* Effort to trim Cook County’s proposed $3 billion budget stalls
* EPA: Oil spill probe to begin after cleanup * UC hospital plans layoffs
* Elgin spending $100K to go green
* O’Hare remains worst for on-time departures * It’s back to Illinois 53’s future
* Sen. Durbin Recommends Callahan * Illinois investigates defense costs in death penalty case
* 30 months in prison for state government theft
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Illinois and stimulus politics *** UPDATED x1 ***
Tuesday, Feb 3, 2009 - Posted by Rich Miller * If you clicked on this link in yesterday’s Morning Shorts, you saw that per capita “stimulus bill” spending in Illinois is in the top tier. Only a small handful of states fare better than us. But even more money may be on its way…
The Illinois delegation ought to bump up the mass transit number even higher. * Despite that above story, some Republican House members who voted against their chamber’s version are leaning in favor of the new Senate bill…
A new poll by USA Today could explain why some GOPs are starting to rethink their position. The article itself is horribly written, but here’s the best money quotes I could find…
They never tell you what percentage of the population wants the bill passed. Goofballs.
Fritchey, by the way, was endorsed by the Illinois Federation of Teachers yesterday. That comes on the heels of an AFSCME endorsement. The Illinois AFL-CIO nod may not be far away. *** UPDATE *** Or not…
[ *** End of Update *** ] * Related…
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