GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - April 2, 2008

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sneed reports that Rove is pressuring McCain big time to pick Romney to be his running mate. Does Rove's pressure help or harm Romney's chances of being picked? Does Rove's pressure help or harm McCain? Does Rove's pressure help or harm the GOP? In January of 2005, similar pressure was placed on Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members to pick Andy McKenna Jr. to be IRP's Chairman. The IRP SCC picked McKenna over John Cox, over Jim Nalepa, and over Jim Oberweis. How would the IRP be different today if the IRP SCC had picked Cox, Nalepa, or Oberweis?
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/872986,CST-NWS-SNEED02A.article
(THE SNEED REPORT: Rumble is President Bush's big bucks donors have been holding back the cash from GOP presidential contender John McCain because they want him to pick conservative Mitt Romney as his veepmate. Rove 'em: Former Bush strategist Karl Rove is behind the pressure and was the biggest Romney presidential backer. Race 'em "Even if McCain loses with Romney as his vice president, the race sets up Romney to run as president again -- and if he wins, then Rove's got himself another president," according to a McCain source.)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Greeley demonizes Obama's critics big time, again
http://www.suntimes.com/news/greeley/872953,CST-EDT-greeley02.article

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Terrorists listening - Nancy J. Thorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0402letters3_briefs1apr02,0,662367.story

DAILY HERALD
-- Law targets adults who give kids guns - Amber Krosel
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=164558&src=109
-- Candidate's appearance at event in question Alvarez, running for Cook County state's attorney, distances herself from clout-heavy group - Rob Olmstead
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=164680
-- Mere idea of Wrigley deal irks legislators - Nick Shields
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=164655&src=109
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Luanne Sievers of Batavia promotes Wright's hate speech and Obama's acceptance of it big time
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=164322&src=
-- Hard to celebrate all these lost jobs - Kathy Thompson, Elgin
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=164331&src=

CBS2
-- Controversy In Race For Cook Co. State's Attorney Tony Peraica Says Fundraiser Photograph Hints At Corruption In Anita Alvarez's Campaign - Mike Parker
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/alvarez.peraica.scandal.2.689886.html (Includes video clip)
-- DIERSEN SUGGESTS HOLDING IT AT THE WHEATON BOWL: In April Fools' Day Nod, Clinton Suggests Bowl-Off
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/clinton.obama.bowloff.2.689677.html

NAPERVILLE SUN
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: OUTSTANDING: Implementation of Republican principles puts Naperville on another "best" list
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/872398,6_1_NA02_MONEY_S1.article

GLEN ELLYN NEWS
-- DuPage County Board lowers property taxes - Dan Petrella
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/glenellyn/news/x1059923218

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Smarter voting leads to smarter decisions for Illinois - Carl Segvich, 11th Ward Republican Committeeman, Chicago
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/opinion/letters/872397,040208letters.article
-- Education simply a con job in Illinois - Phil Kadner
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/kadner/872352,040208Kadner.article

OLNEY DAILY NEWS
-- Republicans (including McKenna and Sauerberg) stress unity at Richard County Lincoln Day Dinner - Mary McGlasson
http://www.olneydailymail.com/articles/2008/04/01/news/news03.txt

REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- AFT's LaBarbera On Point: Crist's Sexual Preference Does Matter, If He's Being Considered For VP - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/04/afts-labarbera.html

CIVIL UNIONS ILLINOIS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: State Representative Harris gets hapless students to promote homosexual activity and House Bill 1826
http://www.CivilUnionsIllinois.org

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- Million Dollar Blagojevich The politician at the center of the Rezko trial is Illinois Governor Blagojevich - Stephen Spruiell
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=M2M1ZjYwMmVjNDE5MTRiMDk2OWQyN2RkYTNmZGI0OTQ=

AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
-- The lingering hate Obama still is loath to distance himself from venomous minister - Editorial
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/040208/edi_193195.shtml

TOWNHALL
-- The Wright Questions For Obama - Michael Medved
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/MichaelMedved/2008/04/02/the_wright_questions_for_obama

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- There's No Excusing Obama on Wright - Ed Koch
http://news.yahoo.com/s/realclearpolitics/20080402/cm_rcp/theres_no_excusing_obama_on_wr

WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- Obama and the 'L' Word - Peter Wehner
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120709783253682035.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

HUMAN EVENTS
-- Who’s the White Barack Obama? - Ned Rice
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25768

FOX NEWS
-- Is Barack Obama More Liberal Than He's Letting On?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,344352,00.html (Includes video clip)

USA TODAY
-- Poll: 1 in 10 think Obama is Muslim - Daniel Burke
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-04-01-obama-muslim_N.htm

NEW YORK SUN
-- Clinton Pastor Backs Reverend Wright - Russell Berman
http://www2.nysun.com/article/74027

NEW YORK TIMES
-- VERY SAD: As Jobs Vanish and Prices Rise (AND ILLEGALS POUR IN), Food Stamp Use Nears Record - Erik Eckholm
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/us/31foodstamps.html?ei=5065&en=0e6e07da47bbb747&ex=1207540800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
-- VERY SAD: J.R. Minkel promotes Foster
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=from-physics-to-politics

CINCINNATI NEWS RECORD
-- "According to DailyKOS.com, the e-mail asked for idle interns to phone bank for Jim Oberweis, a Republican."
http://media.www.newsrecord.org/media/storage/paper693/news/2008/04/02/Opinion/House.Employee.Breaches.Ethics-3296142.shtml