GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - March 13, 2008

DAILY HERALD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: OUSTANDING: Bassi and Murphy introduce bills that would make it easier for the 750,000 in Barrington, Maine, Elk Grove, Hanover, Schaumburg, Palatine and Wheeling townships to leave Cook County and form a new county, hopefully to be called "Reagan County." Those Republican townships are the Democrat Cook County's "golden goose" just like the Republican DuPage County is the Democrat Illinois' "golden goose."
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=152700&src=1
(THE ARTICLE: Proposal would ease suburbs' break from Cook County - Ashok Selvam "Reagan County" has a bit of a ring to it for state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine. That could be the name created if Palatine and other towns fed up with having little influence in Cook County matters disconnect and former their own county. "It's a political powder keg to a certain extent," he said. State Rep. Suzanne Bassi, a fellow Palatine Republican, introduced a bill to the House Wednesday that would make it easier for townships to leave Cook County. Murphy introduced the same bill to the Senate on Feb. 15. Bassi said it's a "Boston Tea Party response" to the county's one percentage point sales tax hike approved on Feb. 29. She and Murphy said the creation of a new county -- tried before as the brainchild of former Palatine Mayor Wendell Jones -- is unlikely, but they wanted to send a message. Bassi said such tactics are needed to persuade Chicago politicians to include the suburban viewpoint in their decisions. "This is not a joke . . . If the city of Chicago is not going to pay attention to the suburbs, by golly, we should be seriously looking at secession," she said. The proposed law would make secession easier by no longer requiring voter approval from all of Cook County. Instead, only voters in the breakaway area would have to OK the move. Murphy said the county would be better off appeasing the Northwest suburbs. He called the area "Cook County's golden egg," saying it pumps in millions of dollars without receiving adequate services in return. Palatine officials have raised the possibility of leaving as a response to the sales tax hike. They said it would hurt local businesses and village services by sending customers to neighboring counties where they could shop for less. Palatine relies more heavily on its sales tax revenue, as the village doesn't collect a property tax. Bassi criticized Cook County spending, saying the tax increase was instituted without making reforms. Palatine Councilman Jack Wagner also bashed the tax. "The bottom line is that they are running out of money and they can't afford to continue without cutting back services or increasing fees," he said. County services Palatine residents do receive include the Vista Health Center in Palatine and the Cook County dental clinics housed in the Rolling Meadows court facility. Bassi said she'd like to see better policing at Cook County forest preserves and other improvements. Palatine officials have invited Cook County Board President Todd Stroger to address the village council at Harper College. No date has been scheduled. Stroger's press secretary didn't return a phone call seeking comment Wednesday. "Do you want to play the odds to see if he shows up?" Bassi joked. Whether the secession bill goes anywhere in Springfield is uncertain. The deadline to get bills out of committees is this week and in years past other legislators have made similar proposals that have died in committee. Murphy said the new county could be comprised of Barrington, Maine, Elk Grove, Hanover, Schaumburg, Palatine and Wheeling townships. That's a population of about 750,000, Murphy estimated, calling it comparable to DuPage and Lake counties.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Daily Herald acknowledges that Democrats are fleeing the poverty and crime in Democrat-controlled areas to take advantage of the prosperity and safety in Republican-controlled areas. However the Daily Herald outrageously a) argues that the Republican Party has become "less inclusive and more intransigent," b) foists the Republican Party's problems on the social planks in its platform, and c) foists on all Republican candidates and on all Republican elected officials problems caused when certain individuals who ran as Republicans failed to implement the fiscal and other planks in the Republican Party platform.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=152521&src=
(THE EDITORIAL: Democrats putting the heat on the GOP - Editorial It was not very long ago that a Democratic win in an election in the suburbs was stunning stuff. Less than a decade ago, in fact, it was almost unheard of. When Jack Franks was elected to the Illinois House from a district in McHenry County in 1998, it was attributed to an anomaly. The conventional wisdom assumed he'd be little more than a one-term wonder. He's in the midst of his fifth term now, and since he first was elected, other suburban Democrats have followed him to Springfield -- to the point that it's no longer astonishing news. In fact, in such a short period of time, Democratic might has grown so much that it even lured one Republican state legislator, Paul Froehlich, to switch parties and become a Democrat. That's the same Paul Froehlich who had been Republican committeeman of Schaumburg Township, once revered as one of the most conservative townships in the nation, the township of Don Totten. When it goes Democratic, you know that change is in the air. And now we have a Democrat, Bill Foster, winning election to the congressional seat long held by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert. It was surprising, but not stunning. Melissa Bean, a Democrat, seems firmly in control of the U.S. House seat long held by conservative Philip M. Crane. Republicans still hold most of the other suburban seats in Congress, but they know there is no such thing as a safe district anymore. Mark Kirk, for one, will have his hands full this November. Peter Roskam, for another, had his hands full in 2006. What's the cause of this shift? Undoubtedly, a change in populations and demographics has much to do with it. The suburbs are much more diverse than they used to be, not just in ethnicity but also in economic backgrounds. And the continued migration of Chicagoans out to the suburbs brings some of the city's unique political loyalties with it. And yes, those changes to our population provide challenges to the Republican Party in the suburbs. But the party's own self-destructiveness may have something to do with it as well. In recent years, it seems to have become less inclusive and more intransigent, more apt to get caught up in the reflexive Limbaugh-style acrimony that excites true believers but turns off large numbers who otherwise might warm to fundamental Republican philosophy. By and large, suburbanites believe in basic tenets associated with the GOP -- reduced government, low taxes and fiscal responsibility. But, on the one hand, President Bush and former Gov. George Ryan did not exercise fiscal responsibility. And on the other hand, the party has distracted itself by focusing on social issues that lack broad consensus. As the Foster election only confirmed, Republicans are on the run in the suburbs these days. Largely, it is up to the party to determine whether that shift is halted.)
-- Ramey's bills may have impact on Hoffman Estates - Ashok Selvam
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=152082
-- Daily Herald should include Spitzer's party affiliation - Paul Thacker, Wauconda
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=152439
(THE LETTER: I was amused as I read the AP article on New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on page 2 on Tuesday. I was fairly sure I knew which party he was affiliated, but I wanted to be sure. I read the headline, the article and the caption on the photograph and his party was not mentioned. I went back and read it again to make sure, but sure enough no mention of the party. I would encourage the Daily Herald to look at recent articles about the many Republican scandals and see how many of those articles do not provide that information. If this lack of information is not consistent, I believe an apology is due your readers.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- VERY SAD: First day, swing vote for new Rep. Bill Foster - Jim Tankersley
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/first_day_swing_vote_for_new_r.html
(THE ARTICLE: It didn't take long for Bill Foster to make an impact in Congress. Foster, a Democratic scientist/businessman, won a special election Saturday to replace retired former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) in the House. He was sworn into his seat representing the exurban 14th Congressional District on Tuesday afternoon. By evening, he was casting what was arguably the deciding vote on a white-hot ethics bill. The bill, pushed aggressively by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), creates an independent, outside panel to investigate ethics complaints against House members. The House approved it last night, 229-182, with most Democrats in favor and most Republicans opposed. That margin is deceptive: Before final passage, the bill first had to clear a much closer procedural vote, which gave House members a chance to kill the idea without, technically, voting against it. The bill survived that test by a single vote, with Foster voting in favor. Only four Republicans joined Foster and 202 other Democrats on that vote. We can't say for sure what Jim Oberweis, the Republican whom Foster beat in the special election, would have done if he were in Congress. But given the party-line nature of the vote, some Democrats on Capitol Hill (who favored the outside panel) are crediting Foster today with the bill's passage.)
-- Defections to McCain - Mike Dorning and Christi Parsons
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/race_emerges_as_issue_in_democ.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a national poll taken by Pew Research in late February, white Democrats said they were more likely to defect to presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain of Arizona if Obama is the Democratic nominee than if Clinton is. In the poll, 10 percent of white Democrats said they would cross party lines and support McCain if Clinton is the nominee. But twice as many -- 20 percent -- said they would back McCain if Obama is nominated. White Democrats without a college degree were even more likely to defect if Obama is nominated: 24 percent said so. African-American Democrats said they were not likely to defect regardless of the nominee. Under either scenario, only 1 percent of black Democrats said they would support McCain. Of course, Obama has shown other strengths that could more than compensate in a general election. He has demonstrated strong crossover appeal to independents and even some Republicans. He has won over younger voters. And his campaign has generated a surge in voter turnout among both young people and African-Americans. In so doing, Obama has had to handle his message with nuance and care, rounding off the sharp edges that are characteristic of identity politics. He rarely singles out the African-American community in his rhetoric. Camille Charles, a University of Pennsylvania sociology professor who studies racial attitudes and who has done research for the Obama campaign, said, "It's not Sen. Obama who is pushing us to think about race. We live in a racialized society, and it is clearly impossible for some people to get beyond the fact of his blackness.")
-- OUTSTANDING: Enhanced driver-violation database unveiled in DuPage Computers to access full records in court - Art Barnum
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-dutickets_bothmar13,0,216453.story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Motorists with a long history of violations could face stiffer punishment under a new information-sharing system that details their driving records when they step into a courtroom. The computer software, unveiled Wednesday at the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton, is designed to inform judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys about a driver's entire driving-violation history, including all convictions and supervisions, as well as an increasing number of pending cases. Currently, the system's database only includes files from DuPage and DeKalb Counties and the secretary of state's office, but Kane and Will Counties are considering entering their pending cases, officials said. Developed by the DuPage Circuit Court clerk's office, the software will be given free to any of the state's 102 counties, provided they agree to include their pending traffic cases, said Circuit Clerk Chris Kachiroubas.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Steve Chapman equates politicians with prostitutes and argues that prostitution should be legal. What is Chapman's position on Foster's divorce problems?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0313chapmanmar13,0,2850555.column
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Terence Nugent of Wood Dale comments on Foster and Obama
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0313letters1_briefs1mar13,0,400221.story
(THE LETTER: Amid the gleeful celebration of the perceived demise of the Republican Party allegedly heralded by the unfortunate electoral shortfall by Jim Oberweis, I find it sadly ironic that those who bemoan the inept governance of Rod Blagojevich and Todd Stroger expect anything different from their fellow travelers Bill Foster and Barack Obama. If the voters of Illinois continue to reward the Democrat kleptocracy in this state with one-party monopoly, they deserve the higher taxes and abysmal government they're going to get. I will try to forgive the electorate as I empty my wallet to pay ghost pay-rollers and wreck my car on unfilled potholes, as it is clear the voters know not what they do.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: John Birch of Oak Brook wants Oberweis to withdraw and Lauzen to fill the vacancy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0313letters1_briefs2mar13,0,793438.story
(THE LETTER: So Bill Foster defeated Jim Oberweis in the 14th District U.S. House race. Does this tell us that Foster was the best man for the job, or that in election after election, Oberweis has been rejected by the voters? I don't know the reason Oberweis can't win, but I do know that if the Democrats were to run a bowl of butter against Oberweis, that the bowl of butter would win. One can hope that Oberweis will now withdraw from the race in November. I would suggest the one proven GOP candidate, who can win elections, even when Mayor Richard M. Daley tries to exert outside influence, is Illinois Sen. Chris Lauzen (R-Aurora). I write these words strictly with the good of the party in mind, and I hope Oberweis will soberly reflect on what will now be best for the good people of the 14th District.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Birkett, Cross, Edgar, George Ryan, and Jim Ryan included in list "of possible witnesses or persons whose names might be mentioned" in the Rezko trial
http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/840374,CST-NWS-watchdog13.article#
-- SNEED: Sneed hears rumbles former GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is being touted as John McCain's veepmate by the top leadership of the National Republican Central Committee -- and privately by Dubya's dad, former President George Herbert Walker Bush. The upshot: Romney wants the job.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/840198,CST-NWS-SNEED13.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Older non-minority female Ferraro says young minority male Obama is "lucky" to be a minority male. Obama complains about Ferraro, so older non-minority female Clinton throws Ferraro under the bus. During his entire 29-year federal career, Diersen's superiors were always under tremendous pressure to give preference to veterans, to minorities, to females, and to younger employees. Because Diersen is a non-veteran, non-minority, older male conservative who complained about it, his superiors wasted his career and forced him into early retirement. But sadly, Peter Fitzgerald appointed attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and Peter Fitzgerald appointed judge Amy St. Eve believe that reverse discrimination and retaliation for complaining about it is OK -- (see http://www.adversity.net/DIERSEN_case16/DiersenDocs/DiersenGAOPetitionRehearingEnBanc_12-17-04.pdf)
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/840375,CST-NWS-obama13.article
(THE ARTICLE: Ferraro out over racial comment She said Obama 'lucky' to be a black man - Abdon Pallasch and Lynn Sweet Geraldine Ferraro stepped down from her position on Hillary Clinton's finance committee Wednesday after Ferraro's comments on Barack Obama's race came to dominate the news for two days. Ferraro -- the Democrats' 1994 vice-presidential nominee -- said her comments were not racist. The episode started with an interview Ferraro gave the Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif., in which she said "I think what America feels about a woman becoming president takes a very secondary place to Obama's campaign -- to a kind of campaign that it would be hard for anyone to run against," she said. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," she continued. "And if he was a woman [of any color] he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept." Was that racist? "I'm always hesitant to throw around words like 'racist' because I don't think she intended them that way," Obama said at a Chicago news conference. "I think her comments were ridiculous," Obama said. "I think they were wrong-headed. The notion that it is a great advantage to me to be an African American named Barack Obama to pursue the presidency, I think, is not a view that is commonly shared by the general public." Clinton said she regretted, rejected and repudiated Ferraro's comments. Ferraro was outraged that her comments were portrayed as racist, lashing out at Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod, who has worked with her on campaigns in New York. "I'm outraged that Axelrod . . . has chosen to spin this as a racist comment," she said. Axelrod said he never used the word "racist." "The fact is she said something that was divisive and wrong and I don't think there are many people who would disagree," Axelrod said.)
-- Ex-Speaker Lee Daniels: Federal probe is over - Tim Novak
http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/840743,CST-NWS-watchcorner13.article
(THE ARTICLE: Former Illinois House Speaker Lee Daniels says he no longer has to worry about a federal investigation. "It's dead. It's behind me,'' says Daniels. "The statute of limitations has expired. It's yesterday's news. The bottom line is: I have not done anything wrong. I didn't do anything improper.'' Daniels' former chief of staff, Michael Tristano, spent nearly a year in prison after admitting that, between 1998 and 2001, he used state money to help get Republican legislators elected. Tristano said he did so at the direction of Daniels and others. Daniels retired from the Legislature last year -- a few months after Tristano pleaded guilty. These days, Daniels, 65, sells commercial real estate in Elmhurst and gets a yearly state pension of $101,171. "I couldn't be happier,'' he says. "Thirty-two years in government is enough.'')

BEACON NEWS
-- The GOP's lost identity Congressional election loss demonstrates need for a major overhaul of state Republican Party - Kenneth J. Vanko, Aurora attorney and a policy adviser to Sen. Chris Lauzen during his congressional campaign
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/opinions/839140,2_4_AU13_VANKO_S1.article

LAKE COUNTY NEWS SUN
-- Lake County GOP leadership - Raymond True, Libertyville
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/opinions/letters/840040,5_4_WA13_LETTERS_S1.article
(THE LETTER: It's difficult to determine whether the Lake County Republican Party leadership is circling the wagons into an ever-decreasing circle or rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but one fact is unassailable: The leadership is without direction and purpose. A few numbers may provide the answer. There are 481 precincts in Lake County. There are elected Republican precinct committeemen in 230 of them. This is not even 50 percent of the precincts. That represents a total 20 fewer than the last election. There were at least a dozen good Republicans who came forward to be precinct committeemen and the regular party ran opponents to defeat most of them. The recent election of Dan Venturi as county chairman was a sham. With no opponent to step forward, the committeemen in attendance gave "present" or "abstain" 25 percent of the vote. Is this a vote of confidence? How many weighted votes were cast for Mr. Venturi? A total of 14,000 with no opponent. In the 2006 election, over 30,000 votes were cast for chairman; this year only around 17,000. The leadership is embarrassed to make the total public. When Chairman Venturi has 25 percent of his assembled committeemen voting "present" or "abstain" he should get the message to change direction. He will not. His leadership lost the sheriff's race, the Geo-Karis Senate seat, David McSweeney's bid in the 8th Congressional District and many others. This cycle he may lose even more and Mark Kirk is in real trouble, Dan Duffy may be a nail biter and County Board seats are in trouble. It's time for Republicans in Lake County to stand up for the principles that made Ronald Reagan great. Take the "moderates" and put them on a slow boat to China. And by the way, attach a row boat for the Republican Federation leadership. They couldn't find the Republican Party platform with both hands.)

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Sangamon County Republican Party: Libri sees no disloyalty to GOP on Cellini’s part - Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/Opinion/stories/26821.asp
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sangamon County Republican Chairman TONY LIBRI has made it pretty clear he likes party loyalty. But Libri says he’ll need more proof than he’s seen to be concerned about the loyalty of a key member of his party organization, known statewide as a “Republican powerbroker” but also identified by a witness in the ongoing trial of TONY REZKO in Chicago as having held a fundraising event for Democratic Gov. ROD BLAGOJEVICH. Last week, Libri tapped BILL CELLINI, longtime treasurer of the Sangamon County GOP, for another two-year term in that post. It’s not surprising the vote from GOP committeemen was unanimous to OK Libri’s full slate. Local Republicans may have their divisions, but those rifts rarely in recent years break into the public. And Cellini has long been seen as, at a minimum, a guiding force of the party, mostly behind the scenes. He’s also had that official title of “treasurer” that he now gets to keep for another term. A title Cellini likely doesn’t enjoy is “Co-Schemer A.” It’s been widely reported that he is the person so identified in documents leading up to the trial in which Rezko stands accused of helping lawyer STUART LEVINE in seeking bribes or other improper payments from companies seeking to do business with or get regulatory approval from the state. Cellini has not been charged with any criminal activity, and there’s no indication he will be called to testify at the trial, which is expected to take months. But the government’s first witness last week dropped Cellini’s name. As reported by the Chicago Tribune and its columnist JOHN KASS, KELLY GLYNN, who was director of finance for the Blagojevich campaign for governor in 2002 and is now a New York-based fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said Cellini was behind a fundraiser for Blagojevich at a Wyndham hotel in suburban Chicago.)

ABC7
-- Tool monitors drivers with poor records - Kevin Roy
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6016091 (Includes video clip)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new high-tech program is intended to help keep area roads safe. Authorities are using it to track high-risk drivers and keep them off area roadways. The goal is to reduce crashes and save lives. This new computer system will give judges and prosecutors in DuPage County a complete picture of the driving history of an offender. Too many times in traffic court, judges and prosecutors don't have all the information. As a result, chronic offenders in Illinois have gotten away with supervision only and are back out on the roads. DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett says that problem has cost too many lives. But now, he says, new computer software should help to save lives.)

SOUTHWEST HERALD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat Ray Hanania says that Spitzer critics are "GOP Jihadists." Does Democrat Hanania say that he and other Spitzer defenders are "DNC perverts?"
http://www.swnewsherald.com/online_content/2008/03/031208rh_spitzer.php

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: U.S. News & World Report uses the Spitzer problem as an excuse to bring up the George Ryan problem
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/03/12/21-governors-in-trouble.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 21 Governors in Trouble Eliot Spitzer joins a long list of recent governors involved in sexual and political scandal New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned today over charges he patronized a high-priced prostitute, is only the latest in a long line of governors who have been caught up in political or sexual scandals. Some incidents from recent years: 2007: George Ryan, Illinois. A former secretary of state, the Republican governor was accused of corruption and misusing his offices. He was convicted of 18 federal criminal charges and reported to prison in November 2007.)

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: San Francisco Chronicle uses the Spitzer problem as an excuse to bring up the Allen, Craig, Foley, Hyde, Livingston, and Vitter problems
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/12/MNSDVIKEG.DTL

THE NATION
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Nation uses the Spitzer problem as an excuse to bring up the Jack Ryan problem
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080312/cm_thenation/917297775

HUMAN EVENTS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: 14th Congressional District: Robert Novak sides with those who blame Oberweis and Lauzen
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25474
(THE ARTICLE: In a slight upset, scientist and businessman Bill Foster (D) defeated dairy mogul and frequent candidate Jim Oberweis (R) in the special election to fill the vacancy left by the 2007 resignation of former Rep. Dennis Hastert (R). As usual, both parties are spinning the results, and both spins miss the mark. While McCain had endorsed Oberweis and Obama had endorsed Foster, this was in no way a proxy battle. The chief factor in Foster's victory was Oberweis's unpopularity. On the other hand, the Democratic takeover of a seat that had been in GOP hands for decades (and that Bush had won with 55 percent in 2004) is a symptom of Republican collapse in Illinois. Foster, a former Fermi Lab scientist and self-made millionaire, took advantage of a strong dislike for Oberweis in Oberweis's fourth run for office. Most importantly, Oberweis went negative very early in the primary on State Sen. Chris Lauzen (R), alienating Lauzen and his conservative base in Kane County. Lauzen pointedly refused to support Oberweis in the general. This ugly situation had ramifications on Saturday: Oberweis received only 28,000 votes in the general election in Kane, while the GOP primary turnout in that county in February had been about 45,000 votes. Foster will fill out the rest of Hastert's term and face Oberweis in November for a full term. Although Oberweis had won the general election primary the same day he won the special primary in February, there is pressure among Republicans for him to step aside for the general. In any event, Obama has just picked up another super-delegate.)

CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
-- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to give 12 Democrat Challengers (INCLUDING SEALS) extra aid - Greg Giroux
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5&docID=news-000002686736

INSIGHT MAGAZINE
-- Obama mulls GOP moderates for Cabinet
http://www.insightmag.com/

TOM ROESER
-- More on Oberweis’ Loss and the Liberal Take on Him
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24476

REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Christians Need To Be Careful About Antichrist / Obama Comparisons All Because Thousands Are Thinking It Doesn't Make It True -Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/03/christians-need.html

CONGRESSMAN ROSKAM
-- A broken border typifies a broken Washington
http://roskam.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=85849

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- Milton Township Republican Central Committee hold outstanding monthly meeting - Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com/
(THE ARTICLE: The Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) held an outstanding monthly Wednesday evening, March 12, at the beautiful Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. MTRCC Chairman Mike Formento conducted the meeting. MTRCC members unanimously approved Formento's appointment of Jim Flickinger as Policy Committee Chairman, Dave Diersen as Webmaster and as Publicity and Public Relations Committee Chairman, Marie Jensen and Mark Kmiecik as Way's & Means Co-Chairmen, and Gary Muehfelt as Unincorporated Areas Chairman. Chris Heidorn discussed the March 5 DuPage County Republican convention and the upcoming April 8 Milton Township Annual meeting. Meeting attendees included Alan Bolds, Fred Bucholz, Lori Carlson, Tina Connelly, Lynn Crane, Bob Earl, Chris Edwards, Tim Elliott, Sal Falbo, Beverly and Jeff Fawell, Jim Flickinger, Dorothy French, Bob Grogan, Daniel Guerin, Chris Heidorn, Gwen Henry, Joyce Hundhausen, Marie Jensen, Mark Kmiecik, Chris Kachiroubas, Georgia Koch, Bob Larsen, Ron Menna, Gary Muehlfelt, Barb Murphy, Pete Siekmann, Ron Smith, and John Zaruba.)