GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - July 29, 2008
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
-- Phyllis Schlafly Gets Lifetime Achievement Award from Family PAC - Cal Skinner
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2008/07/phyllis-schlafly-get-lifetime.html
DAILY HERALD
-- Roskam slams illegal immigration practices - Joseph Ryan
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224030
(FROM THE ARTICLE: From the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam said Illinois' lax laws are drawing a flood of illegal immigrants to the Chicago region. "We are becoming a magnet for illegal immigration," Roskam said from Nogales, Arizona in a telephone conference with district residents Monday night. Roskam singled out an Illinois law that bans employers from using the E-Verify system, which is intended to help businesses certify if an employee is a legal resident. "It creates in (illegal immigrants) the expectation that if you make it to Illinois you are home free," Roskam said of the ban.)
-- Cook County state's attorney candidates trade claims of tainted donors - Rob Olmstead
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=224027
-- DuPage lawmaker Bob Biggins pleads guilty in DUI case - John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=223903
-- FRONT PAGE IN DUPAGE EDITION: U of I a top 20 party school; Wheaton College 'stone-cold sober' - AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=223876
-- Battle over proton cancer therapy center goes to court - Jack Komperda
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=223989
-- Addiction to wasting money? - Scott Frillman, Antioch
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=223009&src=
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tim Belter of Arlington Heights blasts the Bible, Christians, America, etc.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=222984&src=
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Obama's lopsided media coverage - Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0729vplettersbriefs0jul29,0,2537900.story
-- McCain steps back from 'no new tax' pledge, gets rebuked by conservative anti-tax group - Charles Babington
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-mccain-taxes,0,3911758.story
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sadly, just about all federal employees are Democrats. Doesn't that indicate massive discrimination against Republicans?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-justice-politics,0,352289.story
-- Businesses owe IRS $58 billion in taxes supposedly withheld from employees' paychecks - Jim Abrams
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-uncollected-taxes,0,177540.story
(DIERSEN: I collected delinquent payroll and other taxes for IRS 1971-1980 and I audited IRS for GAO 1986-1988.)
-- State Rep. Bob Biggins pleads guilty to Springfield DUI charge License will be suspended for 6 months; he must pay about $1,200 in fines
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-legislator-dui_29jul29,0,4148647.story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Obama's to-do list: Select running mate, take vacation - Lynn Sweet
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/1079339,CST-NWS-sweetside29.article
CBS2
-- Michelle Obama Hopes To Attract Clinton Supporters - Dorothy Tucker
http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/michelle.obama.womens.2.782143.html (Includes video clip)
NBC5
-- Michelle Obama Woos Women's Vote Obama Outlines Husband's Agenda
http://www.nbc5.com/politics/17019526/detail.html?dl=mainclick
-- AS THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT PARTY'S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: State Pays $21M Plus In Unemployment Initial Benefits Sent To 32,284 People This Month
http://www.nbc5.com/politics/17012820/detail.html?dl=headlineclick
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Columnist Novak has brain tumor - AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30351
WBBM780
-- Michelle Obama With Christie Hefner, Jan Schakowsky, and Paula Wolff Court Female Voters Downtown
http://www.wbbm780.com/Michelle-Obama-Courts-Female-Voters-Dowtown/2680650
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Teen births increase in DuPage County as more people who reject conservative values move into DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservative values bring forth.
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1078811,6_1_NA29_TEENPARENTS_S1.article
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Ryan blasts money-driven political races, civic ignorance, and No Child Left Behind and praises Ruscitti for advocating more civics education
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1078814,6_1_NA29_CHAMBER_S1.article
WHEATON LEADER
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats constantly shout that "People’s Resource Center food pantry serves 2,000 DuPage families each month." What the Democrats are really outrageously shouting is: "DuPage County voters should elect Democrats because thousands and thousands of people are starving in DuPage County because of failed Republican leadership."
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/wheaton/homepage/x518447448/-Dine-out-for-food-pantry
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Illinois GOP 'Agenda for Action' more wish list than blueprint - Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/07/28/opinion/132477.txt
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- AS THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT PARTY'S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: More people turn to food pantries Even some who have jobs feel economic pinch - John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/homepage/x390641101/More-people-turn-to-food-pantries
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- While legislators fight, people are losing their homes - Rich Miller
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/miller/1078647,072908miller.article
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- OUTSTANDING VIDEO CLIP: Obama as Messiah - John Ruskin
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/07/obama-as-messia.html
-- Biggins pleads guilty, sentenced to six-month driving limitations - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/07/biggins-pleads.html
-- McCain's Opportunity to Provide a "Change We Can Believe In" - Dan Proft
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/07/mccains-opportu.html
-- Forte-Scott mailing takes area GOPers by surprise - Fran Eaton
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/07/forte-scott-mai.html
CHAMPION NEWS
-- Illinois Senate Republicans and "Priorities of Government" - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1101
-- When Average Salary Is Not Average – How Teachers Total Compensation Dwarfs Other White Collar Workers - Bill Zettler
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1104
-- Top 100 Paid Teachers 2007 Salary and Total Compensation - Bill Zettler
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1103
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
-- Berkowitz w/ Peraica on Daley, Devine, Alvarez and torture cover-ups
http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/07/better-than-chicago-foxs-conaty-and.html
REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Do Ask, Do Tell - U.S. Military: Medical Truths, More Reasons To Exclude Open Homosexuality From Military Medical Logical That Cannot Be Denied - Donna Garner
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/07/do-ask-do-tell---us-military-medical-truths-more-reasons-to-exclude-open-homosexuality-from-military.html
TOM ROESER
-- Barack Obama’s Chaotic Family Background Could Lead Some to Ask: Who is this Man? Does it Impact on Voters’ Insecurity About Him?
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24695
HUMAN EVENTS
-- Obama Rejects English Language Assimilation - Phyllis Schlafly
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27549
THE HILL
-- For Obama, ‘It’s the trust, stupid’ - Sam Youngman
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/for-obama-its-the-trust-stupid-2008-07-28.html
USA TODAY
-- McCain gains on Obama in poll - Jill Lawrence
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-28-poll_N.htm
-- HOW MUCH CREDIT WILL THE MEDIA GIVE REPUBLICANS FOR THIS?: Drop in homeless count seen as 'success story' - Wendy Koch
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-07-28-homeless_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
-- Obama and McCain blast White House's economic oversight - David Jackson
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-07-28-economy_N.htm
WASHINGTON POST
-- Obama and the DNC Target Hispanics in Swing States A $20 million plan Obama and the DNC Target Hispanics in Swing States
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072802786.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
-- Evangelicals warn against McCain-Romney ticket Huckabee backers least flexible - Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/29/evangelicals-warn-against-mccain-romney-ticket/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, was the favorite of evangelical voters in the Republican presidential nomination contest earlier this year and won more delegates per dollar spent than any other candidate in either party. Other well-placed Christian conservatives say that although many evangelical leaders could accept and work for a McCain-Romney ticket, Mr. Huckabee's supporters tend to be "rabid" in their views against Mr. Romney because of his faith: They do not regard Mormonism as a Christian denomination. The McCain campaign will say officially only that the choice hasn't been made and that the wealthy former governor of Massachusetts is just one of several options for the Republican ticket. In conversations with The Times, several Republican officials close to the McCain campaign also played down anti-Romney sentiment among conservative evangelicals. They cited an online poll of evangelicals by 2000 presidential primary candidate Gary Bauer that found Mr. Romney is the top vice-presidential choice of born-again Christians.)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Columnist Robert Novak diagnosed with brain tumor - Denise Lavoie
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hARDjD1P35QtMHYn3ehO30A-onYQD92744P81
(FROM THE ARTICLE: House Republican Whip Roy Blunt, of Missouri, said Novak's record of reporting and commenting on American elections "has never failed to demonstrate keen insight and a peerless political acumen." "I want to join the many wishing Bob all the best as he confronts this challenge and a speedy recovery as he looks to resume his work," Blunt said in a statement. Cyrus Freidheim, publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times, said Novak's work has been a "source of great pride" at the newspaper. "Sometimes terse, never dull, always insightful, Bob has been on top of the inside workings of Washington politics for decades. Our profession and his many fans worldwide wish him a speedy recovery. We look forward to his return," Freidheim said.)
ABC NEWS
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican National Committee launches fake Obama Facebook page. Will McCain condemn it?
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/barack-obamas-f.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession - Michael Boskin
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB121728762442091427.html
FORBES
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: "It's the economy, stupid" Democrats and their allies drive America's economy down to elect Obama
http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/07/28/economy-obama-mccain-biz-beltway-cx_bw_0728econ.html
NEW YORK TIMES
-- Did Obama Overstay? - Dan Schnur
http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/28/did-obama-wear-out-his-welcome/?ref=opinion
LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Barack Obama's religious predicament - Don Frederick
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/07/barack-obama--3.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama, speaking to the Unity convention of minority journalists Sunday in Chicago, discussed his campaign's challenge in responding to Internet-fueled rumors that he is a Muslim. "This is a classic example of a no-win situation," Obama said. "I have repeatedly said I'm not a Muslim, but this whole strategy of suggesting that I am is indicative of anti-Muslim strategy that we have to fight against.")
-- Democrats: Bush most reckless spender in White House history
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/07/deficit-balloon.html
-- Robert Novak diagnosed with brain tumor The longtime columnist, known in part for his role in the Valerie Plame scandal, says he is suspending his work and will begin treatment soon. - Johanna Neuman
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-novak29-2008jul29,0,6960764.story
SCRIPPS NEWS
-- The press is in love with Obama - Dan K. Thomasson
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/35053
ATLANTIC ONLINE
-- Affirmative Action Reax - Chris Bodenner
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/07/affirmative-act.html
CHRONICLE MAGAZINE
-- What’s Really Eating Obama/Wright? - Julia Gorin
http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/?p=677
AMERICAN SPECTATOR
-- Captain McCain - R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=13603
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
-- Known Unknowns About Obama - Richard Cohen
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/what_has_obama_accomplished.html
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lifetime Ratings for Illinois Congressmen and Senators
http://www.acuratings.org/2007all.htm#IL
96.17 - Manzullo (District 16)
96.00 - Roskam (6)
93.24 - Hastert (14)
87.97 - Shimkus (19)
86.40 - Weller (11)
72.46 - LaHood (18)
67.89 - Biggert (13)
65.71 - Johnson (15)
56.79 - Kirk (10)
37.02 - Lipinski (3)
33.73 - Costello (12)
27.00 - Bean (8)
13.09 - Emanuel (5)
5.36 - Gutierrez (4)
3.68 - Rush (1)
3.18 - Davis (7)
3.07 - Jackson (2)
1.89 - Schakowsky (9)
0.00 - Hare (17)
6.45 - Durbin
7.67 - Obama
