GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - June 24, 2008

DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I totally agree with Congressman Shimkus that the Corvette is “truly a symbol of American pride.” That is one of the many reasons why I own two Corvettes -- a 1972 that I purchased new in 1971 and a 2005 that I purchased new in 2005. I worked for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 1980 - 1997. Sadly, virtually all of my GAO superiors and co-workers were liberal Democrats who vehemently despised not only conservatives, but despised anyone who was proud of America. Sadly, to make an anti-American statement, many of my GAO superiors and co-workers started buying foreign nameplate cars as soon as they became widely available. Outrageously, many of my GAO superiors and co-workers argued that my ownership of a Corvette evidenced bad judgment and evil motive. Please consider attending the Bloomington Gold Corvette show at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles June 26-29. If you are interested, please visit: www.BloomingtonGold.com.

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
-- OUTSTANDING: Shimkus Wishes You a Happy Corvette Day - Deirdre Shesgreen
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/dc-download/dc-download/2008/06/shimkus-wishes-you-a-happy-corvette-day/
(THE ARTICLE: WASHINGTON - Mark your calendars for June 30th. That will be “National Corvette Day” if Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, has his way. The House this week is scheduled to take up a resolution sponsored by Shimkus declaring this new sports-car day of observance because clearly, we’ve been remiss in honoring America’s first sports car (which, by the way, start at more than $45K). We’re not sure what kind of car Shimkus drives, but it’s probably not a Corvette. (His aides didn’t return our call for comment on this pressing issue.) These sleek speedy autos used to be built in St. Louis, but no longer. Now they’re made in Kentucky. Still, (GM) is about to turn 100 and it’s a “truly a symbol of American pride,” according to Shimkus’ resolution. Here’s the full text of the bill: RESOLUTION Expressing support for designation of June 30 as `National Corvette Day’. Whereas the Chevrolet Corvette is America’s first sports car; Whereas the first production Corvette rolled off a Flint, Michigan, assembly line on June 30, 1953; Whereas the Corvette is now manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Whereas the Corvette is the most widely respected production sports car in United States history; Whereas the Corvette is truly a symbol of American pride; Whereas General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008; and Whereas the 30th of June would be an appropriate day to designate as `National Corvette Day’: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives supports the designation of a `National Corvette Day’ to honor the Chevrolet Corvette.)

CNN
-- VIDEO CLIP: McCain on immigration Rosanna Pulido and Leslie Sanchez discuss Sen. John McCain's immigration position on CNN's American Morning.
http://beta.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/06/23/am.pulido.sanchez.intv.cnn

POLITIC
-- RNC and Birkett push Rezko story ahead of Obama visit - Joseph K. Cooper
http://www.politickernv.com/jkcooper/1933/rnc-pushes-rezko-story-ahead-obama-visit
(THE POSTING: LAS VEGAS - Democrats aren't the only ones preparing for presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama's Tuesday visit to Las Vegas. Monday, the Republican National Committee hosted a conference call for reporters with DuPage County, Ill. State's Attorney Joe Birkett to discuss "Obama's questionable housing record and connections, and how they relate to his upcoming travel to Las Vegas, NV." Birkett, a former Republican candidate for governor in Illinois, raised doubts about Obama's judgment based on a 2005 real estate deal with the wife of Tony Rezko, a Chicago-based political fundraiser and real estate developer who was convicted earlier this month of sixteen federal counts of bribery, fraud and money laundering. Birkett said it was "more than bone-headed" for Obama to purchase a house in Chicago the same day Rezko's wife purchased an adjoining lot, and that Americans should question "whether or not [Obama] has the kind of judgment to be the president of the United States." Obama has not been accused of wrongdoing in connection with either his land deal with Rezko or Rezko's multiple convictions. "Obviously, one of the things I do not do is speculate about criminal activity," said Birkett. "However, I can tell you this, that oftentimes we have seen during the course of the last several years in Illinois where public officials are having things done for them privately that do in fact turn out to be related to some deal, some quid pro quo." Birkett quickly added that he was "not aware of any quid pro quo and certainly would not accuse Sen. Obama of that.")

POLITICO
-- Retiring GOP reps (including LaHood) frustrate leadership - Ryan Grim
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11287.html

THE MODERATE VOICE
-- Rove Says Obama Is Like "Arrogant" Martini Drinking Country Club Member - Joe Gandelman
http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/20587/rove-says-obama-is-like-arrogant-martini-drinking-country-club-member/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Study urges wariness of state gambling revenue Economy hurting industry, report says - Ashley Wiehle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-gambling-study-22jun22,0,7531115.story
-- Schillerstrom to add 3 members to DuPage Water Commission - Thomas Bennington, Timothy Elliott, and James Zay - Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-duwater_tuesjun24,0,3473663.story
-- Illnesses prompt shutdown of Arrowhead Golf Club restaurant in Wheaton - Joseph Sjostrom
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-wheaton-golfers-sickened-papjun24,0,6695383.story
-- Tribune's in love with Obama - Ron Dreisilker, Wheaton
(Not posted as of 5:30 AM)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Chicago Sun-Times promotes Blagojevich taking over Illinois' health care industry, again
http://www.suntimes.com/news/commentary/1021036,CST-EDT-edit24a.article

CBS2
-- Kirk, Biggert Announce Energy Plan - Mike Flannery
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/gop.energy.plan.2.755314.html (Includes video clip)

JOURNAL TOPICS
-- Michelle Obama To Attend Dan Seals Fundraiser
http://www.journal-topics.com/gv/08/gv080621.1.html

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Spelling out 'con-con' cons - Bob Tita
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?articleId=30157

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Governor Aspirants Seek Role as "Tumor Remover" - Russ Stewart
http://cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/governor-aspirants-seek-role-as-tumor-remover%2C1283/

TOM ROESER
-- Tribune Editorials of Highest Quality, Truly Top-Rate . . . Steve Huntley’s “Sun-Times” Columns on Obama a Mark of Courage
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24632

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Berkowitz w/Sen. Cullerton on Taxes, School Choice and Impeachment
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/06/better-than-chris-wallace-wbiden-and.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- 10 Concerns about Barack Obama - William J. Bennett & Seth Leibsohn
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MzQ4YTY4YjQyMzRjYjA5MGZlNDBiZTkwYmEyODg5NTc=

WASHINGTON TIMES
-- Saving us from the race card - Wesley Pruden
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/24/saving-us-from-the-race-card/
-- VERY SAD: Is ‘tipping point’ for families closer than we think? - Cheryl Wetzstein
http://www.americasnewspaper.com/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One truly ominous change was seen last year, when, for the third year in a row, the number of out of wedlock births jumped more than a percentage point, to 38.5 percent. At this rate, it will take just 12 years — when our 2006 babies are entering middle school — for fully half of all U.S. babies to be born to single mothers. If there is such a thing as a cultural tipping point, this ought to be one. Certainly this is old news for some of our population segments: 70 percent of black children and 64 percent of American Indian children, for instance, already are born to unmarried couples. What will happen when larger portions of white (now 25 percent unwed) and Hispanic (48 percent unwed) babies are added to the living-with-mother-only category? In 1993, American Enterprise Institute scholar Charles Murray antagonized untold numbers of intellectuals and activists when he called unwed childbearing a “social catastrophe.” “Throughout human history, a single woman with a small child has not been a viable economic unit,” Mr. Murray said in the Wall Street Journal. In small numbers, single-mother families are “a net drain on the community’s resources” he wrote. “In large numbers, they must destroy the community’s capacity to sustain itself.”)

THE BULLETIN
-- Obama Wants To Give Osama Full Legal Rights And Other Strange Positions And Political Gyrations - Herb Denenberg
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=19795161&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8

KANSAS CITY INFO ZINE
-- Gay Rights Groups United on Cause, but Can Disagree on Details
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/28971/

GAY ADVOCATE
-- BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: The Gay Goodfellas Inside the Gill Action Fund, the most effective pro-gay political weapon you never heard of. - Kerry Eleveld
http://www.advocate.com/issue_story_ektid55888.asp

LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Anti-illegal immigration groups confront upcoming presidential realities
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/06/anti-illegal-im.html

HARPERS MAGAZINE
-- Barack Obama Inc.: The birth of a Washington machine - Ken Silverstein
http://harpers.org/archive/2006/11/0081275

CANADA FREE PRESS
-- Media Excuse Obama’s False Advertising - Cliff Kincaid
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/3621

HUMAN EVENTS
-- Liberals want to force us out of our cars - Terence Jeffrey
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=26975
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recent evidence that automobile use is declining in America and that some Americans are making significant -- and in some cases not readily reversible -- changes in their lives because of escalating gas prices should be worrisome signs for those who love liberty. No device is more in keeping with the American spirit than the automobile. Privately owned cars and trucks allow us to go where we want, when want. They are freedom machines. Still, some liberals would like to use government to force Americans out of their cars. They believe in socialized transportation, not free-market transportation. In a free-market transportation system, a person purchases his own vehicle with his own money, buys his own gas with his own money and can drive his vehicle anywhere there is a road -- and, if he has the right kind of vehicle, some places where there are no roads. Admittedly, the roads generally are constructed by government, albeit with funds extracted from the earnings and gasoline purchases of drivers. In a socialist transportation system, the government takes the taxpayers' money and purchases vehicles -- often buses or trains -- for itself or a government-funded agency. Where and when these vehicles go is determined by the government. In a free-market transportation system, a person travels solely in the company of people with whom he has freely chosen to travel. In a socialist transportation system, a person may be compelled to travel in the company of people he does not know and who could even be a danger to him.)

AMERICAN THINKER
-- The Obama Left - J.R. Dunn
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/06/the_obama_left.html

AMERICAN DAILY
-- Which Way the Wind Blows With Obama - Tom Brewton
http://www.americandaily.com/article/22446

BLOOMBERG
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Obama tells women that Republicans discriminate against them
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=ayr1G11RVQrk&refer=home

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- Outstanding Fortner fundraiser in West Chicago; attendees include Earl, Flickinger, Kwasman, and Marchese - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
(THE REPORT: State Representative Mike Fortner hosted an outstanding golf outing and fundraiser at the Prairie Landing Golf Course in West Chicago Monday, June 23. Buffet dinner and silent auction attendees included Milton Township Assessor Bob Earl, Milton Township Trustee Jim Flickinger, West Chicago Mayor Mike Kwasman, and Wayne Township Precinct Committeeman Gerald Marchese.)