GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - May 11, 2008
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
-- Republicans forced to turn to their nemesis: John McCain - Albert R. Hunt
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/11/america/letter.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican political establishment is looking to the devil to deliver them, the man many have depicted as the incarnation of evil: John McCain. Republicans in the U.S. Congress are petrified about a November debacle, a fear stoked on May 3, when they lost their second straight special election in a district held by Republicans. The party's fundamental situation is terrible: Republicans are saddled with an enormously unpopular president, a war, a troubled economy and a Democratic opposition that's being energized by important constituent groups. "The generics are as bad as anytime since I have been here," said Representative Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican and one of the most politically astute members of Congress in either party. Davis, a 14-year veteran, is retiring this year, frustrated with his party's long-term prospects. In a delicious irony, the one bright spot is McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. A few months ago, McCain spoke to the party's caucus in the House of Representatives and said that he would campaign in any district where he was wanted and stay out of any where he would be a liability. "I don't know of anyone that doesn't want him in," said Representative Ray LaHood, an Illinois Republican who is also retiring. This is turning history on its head. Not long ago, the independent-minded McCain was vilified by his party's leaders.)
CBS2
-- Feminists Sharply Divided Between Clinton, Obama
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/feminists.clinton.obama.2.720769.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Carol Marin: "Obama may one day be viewed as our first woman president" and Obama is "full of feminine virtues"
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/942852,CST-EDT-carol11.article
-- Obama captures lead among Dem superdelegates Insiders abandoning Hillary - AP
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/943729,CST-NWS-Obama11.article
-- Obama adviser who met with Hamas resigns - Lynn Sweet
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/943467,CST-NWS-Sweet11.article
-- Obama open to joint town hall meetings with McCain. Won't be at Trinity Church on Sunday. - Lynn Sweet
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/05/obama_open_to_joint_town_hall.html
-- Dems run risk of alienating black voters Clinton finally says it: blue-collar equals white - Mary Mitchell
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/942856,CST-NWS-mitch11.article
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Obama magically unstained by grime of Chicago Way - John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-kass_bd11may11,0,2398464.column
-- DIERSEN QUESTION: Even though the Democrat Party controls the U.S. House and Senate, the Democrat Party controlled news media shouts daily that Democrats will win on November 4 if the U.S. economy is down. Are those countries, organizations, and individuals that want Democrats to win on November 4 driving the U.S. economy down?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-poll_slider_bdmay11,0,1874580.story
-- Is McCain sailing into a storm? - Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0511chapmanmay11,0,4357888.column
-- Pursuing the elusive white voter - Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0511pagemay11,0,4086453.column
-- Obama's 2-front battle has given McCain an edge - Jill Zuckman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-mccain-obama_bdmay11,0,5350231.story
-- Clinton will fall short, but candidacy still a triumph - Michael Tackett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-fine_point_thinkmay11,0,6852982.story
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Halvorson finds herself in GOP firing range - Kristen McQueary
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/mcqueary/941199,051108mcqueary.article
DAILY HERALD
-- FRONT PAGE WITH 5.5X6-INCH COLOR PHOTO OF BLAGOJEVICH: Embattled Blagojevich's agenda could take hit with Rezko verdict No matter the verdict, it's likely to make it tougher for Blagojevich push his agenda - John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188913
-- VERY SAD: DAILY HERALD PROMOTES OBAMA, AGAIN: Obama from obscurity to verge of history - Charles Babington
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188853
-- VERY SAD: DAILY HERALD PROMOTES OBAMA, AGAIN: Focus on religion a detriment to politics - Don Lindman
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188224
-- Shame on women who reject Clinton - Jean Alberti, Lombard
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188781&src=
-- Democrats who may vote McCain - Ed and Linda Colaprete, Elk Grove Village
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188801
-- Real reason the Senate fears recall - John Culloton, Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188798&src=
-- Recall 'recall votes' at next election - Patrick J. Dalton, Northbrook
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188802&src=
-- Giving hope to homeless veterans - Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=188759
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- Selling state assets no way to fund projects - Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/Opinion/stories/30081.asp
-- Ex-Rep. McKeon sees setbacks in efforts to end bias - Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/Opinion/stories/30085.asp
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- GEORGE RYAN, JIM THOMPSON, & ROD BLAGOJEVICH: Fee splitting - Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=29799
HERALD NEWS
-- Hillary unlikely v.p. for Obama
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/opinions/943194,4_4_JO11_NOVAK_S1.article
REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Huckabee + Paul Tally 27% of Republican Primary Vote in PA and 17% in Indiana . . . Oops! - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/05/huckabee-paul-t.html
WASHINGTON POST
-- As Losses Mount, GOP Begins Looking in the Mirror - Paul Kane
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051002441.html?hpid=topnews
NEW YORK TIMES
-- FRONT PAGE WITH 5X6-INCH PICTIURE PROMOTING OBAMA: Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side - Jo Becker and Christopher Drew
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.html?hp
-- INCLUDES TWO 7X8.5-INCH COLOR PHOTO PROMOTING OBAMA: The Upside of Being Knocked Around - Mark Leibovich
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/weekinreview/11leib.html
-- FRONT PAGE: Already, Obama and McCain Map Fall Strategies - Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11strategy.html?hp
-- Obama Says McCain’s Keating Five Connection Is Not Off Limits - Jeff Zeleny
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/obama-says-mccains-keating-five-connection-is-not-off-limits/?scp=6&sq=Obama%20Clinton&st=cse
-- Official Chosen by McCain to Run Convention Resigns - Michael Cooper
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11mccain.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin
-- Gambling Is Never Enough - Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/opinion/10sat3.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
-- Face it, Democrats: Barack Obama's got a growing problem with whites - Julian Williams
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/05/11/2008-05-11_face_it_democrats_barack_obamas_got_a_gr.html
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
-- Ambitious Obama played many sides in Chicago Once thought too genteel for city's rough politics, he quickly collected influential friends - Jo Becker and Christopher Drew
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5770386.html
DALLAS NEWS
-- The company Obama has kept - Rod Dreher
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-dreher_11edi.ART.State.Edition1.462aff3.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- A quick Clinton exit wouldn't help Obama She'd still be on the ballot in several states and Puerto Rico. How would it look for him if she won some of them? - Don Frederick and Andrew Malcolm
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-ticket11-2008may11,0,2483504.story
USA TODAY
-- As Obama closes in on Democratic nod, he begins to focus on McCain - AP
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-10-obama_N.htm
