WASHINGTON--What! Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, palin' around with a group of elite journalists? She was, the Gridiron Club winter dinner, where she took shots at herself and the journos in the audience.
I'm taking a quick break from the dinner to file this, so I'm not ready to' [...]
The story about the two White House party crashers Micheale and Tareq Salahi just gets curiouser and curiouser. While they refused to testify before Congress this week, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee left open the door to subpoenaing them to answer questions. The longer this thing rolls out, the more [...]
A group of 599 Illinois Conservatives Facebook Group announced last week that their picks thus far in the GOP primary are as follows:
Don Manzullo, U.S. House of Reps 16th Dist Adam Andrzejewski, Governor of IL William J. Kelly, Illinois Comptroller Phil Collins, Illinois 17th district Paul Mitchell, Illinois 62nd district [...]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Ryan will appear on on Alan Krashesky's "News Views" with on Sunday at 9:10am on ABC 7 Chicago.WASHINGTON--Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) are keynoting the Gridiron Club Winter dinner tonight. Palin is here with husband Todd. Palin and Frank will be speaking later at this dinner sponsored by the journalists group.
At the reception before the dinner, Palin told me she will [...]
I just got home from a long run and part of my scenery was the Christmas tree lot at the Glen Grove Equestrian Farm in Morton Grove. 
If Blanche Lincoln has her way, the Democrats will vote tomorrow to limit health care execs salaries to no more than what the President makes. In other words, $400,000. Saturday, the Democrats stopped a Republican attempt to restore Medicare cuts with 18 votes to spare. Sunday, the President will go [...]
by Phyllis Schlafly
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced in November that it will investigate whether colleges illegally discriminate against women by admitting less qualified men. This is only the latest in a decades-long campaign by the feminist lobby to sell the false propaganda that girls are cheated all [...]
Conservatives, here is a little video to inspire us for the upcoming elections. Found at Movieclips
Share and Enjoy: [...]by Illinois Patriot
Now that I have your attention I'm curious about something involving the “Six Degrees Of Separation” idea or concept aka The Kevin Bacon Game. How many of you on the board actually have first degree (or second degree) knowledge of a person whose job was either created or' [...]
Senator Bill Brady, Republican Candidate for Governor, was in Peoria Wednesday as part of a statewide announcement tour to tout the endorsements of 14 Republican Legislators. A good crowd of Peoria and Tazewell County residents greeted him at Byerly Aviation. Elected Officials joining him at [...]
The Palatine Township Republicans (TOPPER) held their pre-primary endorsement session this morning, and a 60% majority vote statewide endorsements were given to their local state senator Matt Murphy for Lieutenant Governor and Jim Dodge for Comptroller. Local 54th District Republican challenger Tom Morrison won endorsement over incumbent State Rep. Suzie Bassi and 56th [...]
The only comment I got on my last post was a request for more local politics. Of course, seeing as how this commenter had also complained a while back that one of my pieces was too Chicago-centric, I guess I'm taking my chances here.
I got a call yesterday, actually a [...]
Here's what George Will wrote about Mitch McConnell shortly thirteen months ago:
Schedule for Week of December 7 2009
On Monday, the President will welcome Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to the White House. In the afternoon, the President will meet with United States Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and General McChrystal at the White House. In [...]
Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009
EST
12:00pm Pool Call Time
2:00pm THE PRESIDENT attends the Senate Democratic caucus meeting
The Capitol
Closed Press (Travel Pool gather at 1:30pm at the North Doors of the Palm Room)
***Attire note [...]
by Chris Robling
I for one want to thank Barack and Michelle for protecting us from the release of the ultra secret national security info Desiree would undoubtedly blab were her rear ever to land in a hot seat before a panel of fawning Democrats whose goal in life is to [...]
by Mark Rhoads
Like many conservatives I have often criticized editors of The New York Times for the reason that, while they are entitled to their liberal editorial policy, they too often seem to let that ideology dictate what they will or will not cover as a news story and therefore [...]
by Mark Silva
"Climategate,'' they call it.
What a joke.
As if the hacking of some email in England exposing some overzealous scientists with a political agenda undermines the world's collection of scientific data on climate change.
Suddenly, it's time for Al Gore to surrender his Nobel Prize.
"Poor [...]
Here is a photo of the map on the Park District sign in Lincoln Park at Montrose and LSD.Every month, we learn how many net jobs were "lost"... how many new claims for unemployment they were, whether it represents an improvement or not, whether it means the economy is getting better or worse, bottoming out or on its way back...
We learn that it's' [...]
Courtesy of The City Releases The "Shadow Budget" by Mick Dumke at Chicago ReaderIt has come to my attention that a local developer will be asking the Champaign City Council for development concessions on a local campustown development. While I appreciate developers investing in our community, I hope Council will take into serious consideration a few concerns of mine.
1) "Three-O-Nine" Green currently has [...]
by Mark Silva
On the heels of the best employment report of the year -- albeit one with continuing job losses -- President Barack Obama says additional steps will be needed to help a reviving economy produce more new jobs in the year ahead and insists that overhauling the [...]
If you have just a moment, look at about 2:45 in this second video taken on the Illinois River:
The new AOL logo renders the company's name as if it were a pronounceable word—it is now Aol., with the period. (Company CEO Tim) Armstrong is apparently undaunted by the fact that this new word sounds like a-hole without the h.... Farhad Manjoo in "AOL's Latest Dumb Business Plan." [...]
The new AOL logo renders the company's name as if it were a pronounceable word—it is now Aol., with the period. (Company CEO Tim) Armstrong is apparently undaunted by the fact that this new word sounds like a-hole without the h.... Farhad Manjoo in "AOL's Latest Dumb Business Plan." [...]
" Dude, THIS is So Awesome! Desiree Said it was cool. Got any snacks?"
So, what's the point of these protective covers? If you've laid out for one of those smartphones with the black chrome bezel and the glossy face, the form of your device is likely as important as its function. Rubber sheaths and plastic films promise to sustain a gadget's gleaming curves right out [...]
Right now, the headline is the complete story. But it’s a wicked headline.
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney.
Spokesman Ty Matsdorf says Baucus and his former state [...]
Those who suffered only recently are about to be deployed in service to this nation.
The day after arriving at Fort Hood, Army reservists dedicated to counseling troubled soldiers in war zones were overcome with their own grief.
Nearly a fourth of the Wisconsin-based 467th Medical Detachment’s [...]
I’m only writing this post to point you to this glorious post at The Oatmeal.
For those of us who do Web design full-time or on the side, this is wonderful.
Thanks to Aardvark Web Works for being the first to share this [...]
Charlie Weis likely put in his last official appearance as Notre Dame’s football coach Friday night. It was the team’s annual football banquet. And, lucky for Irish fans everywhere, there will be no bowl game to suffer through this year.
Notre Dame’s disappointing season arrived at two [...]
I’m trying to figure this one out.
Why, exactly, are Republicans in Congress having such a tough time wrapping their heads around Sen. Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment? Could it be that they have friends at KBR and Halliburton who might suddenly be held accountable for the heinous crime of rape?
I’d like to let this go without comment, but, well, it’s Blagojevich.
Evidence stolen from his attorney’s office?
Chicago police were investigating a burglary at the offices of attorneys for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in which at least one computer containing undercover recordings from the sweeping [...]
The RQ-170 Sentinel is a flying wing, sleek and sneaky. With it's 65-foot wingspan and smooth lines, it looks like something out of Batman's arsenal. To those who know history, it has an eerie resemblance to a WWII Nazi jet fighter. Finally, after nearly [...]
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