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Re: Question of the day

bluedog demo — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:46:07 -0000

Blago will surely have to fill the position with a Repub. Alan Keyes, JBT, Cellini or Kjellander come to mind. After all the Gopers think they " own " this state so Blago wouldn't have the nerve to appoint a Demo !

Re: Question of the day

T.J. — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:45:26 -0000

"Schakowsky would be a great choice, she's established herself as an effective, progressive voice, and would be a great alternative to a machine pick"

I nominate her husband for U.S. Senate!

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Anon — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:45:10 -0000

It's Luis hands down.

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deconstructing circe — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:50:58 -0000

jay hoffman would be a phenomenal senator. he has a good grasp on the issues and he's sexy.

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Matt — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:14:54 -0000

i also just wanted to point out that if the Dems win the white house (obama or anyone else), Durbin may be appointed AG. So it could be Blago appointing a replacement for Durbin.

Re: Question of the day

I have the answer — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:46:30 -0000

Sheila Simon.

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NW burbs — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:54:20 -0000

Hey Anon 8:57,

If Bush didn't want responsibility for overseeing the country during times of war, natural disaster or anything else ... he shouldn't be the president.

The Republican Congressmen were in charge of setting up the Federal disaster relief response to Katrina and Republican Bush signed off on it.

If there is now (as we're finding out) $1 Billion in fraud and waste it is the Republicans' fault for not having set up more rigorous oversight -- and Bush is their point person.

So that's how it becomes his responsibility -- he's in charge.

Re: Question of the day

Cornelius — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:24:28 -0000

Rod would never go back to DC. He'd never want to be Durbin's junior Senator. Rod would appoint Lisa to get him out of her sights for 2010...and then still have the two-fer. Putting Quinn in that slot is a tactical political mistake, something that the Governor does not do.

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Duh — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:33:28 -0000

Jay Hoffman, No wait he is already making tons of money where he's at now.

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Billy The Kid — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:07:53 -0000

Lisa Madigan would be the perfect fit. She carried a huge number of GOP votes as well as Democrats and Independents. People trust her to be above the political fray and do what is best for the people.
Lisa would seriously consider going to Washington. She doesn't want to run for Governor even though Mike Madigan as aspirations for her to do so. She knows whoever takes over for Blagojevich has been handed a "Kamikazee Flight" as far as their political future goes. Who wants to clean up the mess that Ryan & Blago have created?

Rod would also eliminate Lisa as a gubernatorial contender in this way for when he comes up for re-election again.

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B Hicks — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:26:12 -0000

Dan Hynes would be my pick. Jay would make a great Comptroller.

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George Ryan's Cellmate — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:24:03 -0000

Republicans are terrified of Obama.

You read it here, but more so, you can just feel it, smell it, taste it. The GOP is terrified: Obama is a real candidate who could and would win the White House in 2008.

For example, Illinois Republicans are screaming that Obama should chastise Mayor Daley and others for alleged or actual public corruption ?

Sorry, but you guys lost your credibility to lecture anyone about corruption in government right around the 75th conviction in Operation Safe Roads.

Everyone agrees our elected officials should be honest public servants, but public corruption is an equal opportunity bipartisan disease. To quote the Chicago Tribune in its article the day Ryan was found guilty: "Operation Safe Road has snared 75 convictions, ranking it with Operation Greylord, the 1980s probe of judicial corruption, as the most successful federal investigations in modern Chicago history in reach and significance."

As for the argument that Obama lacks the experience to be President, its not the paper, its the person that matters.

Don Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney had the perfect resumes to run and win the war in Iraq, but instead initiated a fiasco. So its not experience alone, but rather does the person have the judgment necessary to learn from experience and make good decisions.

Re: Question of the day

Scott Fawell's Cellmate — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:22:51 -0000

Republicans are terrified of Obama.

You read it here, but more so, you can just feel it, smell it, taste it. The GOP is terrified: Obama is a real candidate who could and would win the White House in 2008.

For example, Illinois Republicans are screaming that Obama should chastise Mayor Daley and others for alleged or actual public corruption ?

Sorry, but you guys lost your credibility to lecture anyone about corruption in government right around the 75th conviction in Operation Safe Roads.

As for the argument that Obama lacks the experience to be President, its not the paper, its the person that matters.

Re: Question of the day

North of I-80 — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:04:52 -0000

Antoin S. Ã¢â‚¬Å“TonyÃ¢â‚¬Â Rezko

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Lets Get Real — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:42:23 -0000

First of all, get off the Alexi bandwagon, come on! The guy is corrupt and an empty suit!

Rod will pick himself or someone who has helped him a lot.

How about a Hispanic Senator- Gutierrez.
Jay Hoffman-- downstate

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values matter — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:28:06 -0000

I'll go with Dan Hynes, who was gracious in defeat and who endorsed Barack Obama for President before anyone else in the state.
He's matured in office and has led with integrity for the past 8 years statewide.
Hands down over Lisa Madigan.

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Jan Fan — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:26:46 -0000

Schakowsky would be a great choice, she's established herself as an effective, progressive voice, and would be a great alternative to a machine pick

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Anon — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:03:12 -0000

Yellow Dog sure sounds like he cares about fairness. Why is it that he is always telling other people what to think or trying to be the referee?

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RBD — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 22:00:15 -0000

Appointed Senators rarely are re-elected thus the spot should go to a person who does not plan to run again -- a nice retirement perk for Jesse White, for example. Or Bobbie Steele if she needs another pension plan.

Re: Question of the day

Anon — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:57:29 -0000

Hey NW Burbs

How did the fraudulent disaster relief claims in Katrina become Bush's fault? It's partisan B.S. to suggest that Bush is to blame for individuals lying about the damage to their homes or misusing the money to buy non-essential items.

And Illinois Dems have zero standing to complain about government waste - be it Iraq, Katrina, or otherwise. Cook County has been for sale for a long time and "profiteering" from government is the rule in the City of Chicago. Your Governor instituted the most aggressive pay-to-play programs we have ever seen and you ethusiastically reelected him. You passed over a reliably moderate and fiscally conservative Republican to vote for Blago. Shame on you.

Pretend that Obama is whatever you want and the media will help you foist it on the public. Style over substance is your principle after all.
But please, spare us the sanctimonious tirade against government waste. It shows that you are intellectually dishonest or an ignorant partisan at best.

Re: Question of the day

Gerald — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:53:24 -0000

Todd Stroger for US Senate
or maybe Bobbie Steele's son

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Yellow Dog Democrat — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:51:00 -0000

GOP -- I don't think it's any more fair to criticize Obama for not getting on a soapbox about corruption in Chicago than it was of Blagojevich to criticize Topinka for not getting on a soapbox about corruption in the Secretary of State's office under Ryan and Edgar.

Whether folks like it or not, we live in a partisan democracy. Republicans get up on a soapbox to make speeches about Democratic corruption and visa-versa, but they don't make speeches about members of their own party unless they're running against them in a primary.

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Sarge — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:44:13 -0000

What about Emil Jones?

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Concerned Voter — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:37:28 -0000

First he will have to check with Rezko, oh wait scratch that. Whoever is next on the donors/favors/contributors list.

Re: Question of the day

Tinka — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:46:31 -0000

Sen. Mike Jacobs.