GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 12, 2008
GOPUSA Daily Clips - December 12, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY EVENTS POSTPONED: Illinois Republican elected officials and candidates, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Township Chairmen, IRP Ward Chairmen, IRP Precinct Committeemen, and IRP Precinct Captains were anxiously awaiting details on IRP meetings and luncheon which had been scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, December 13, at the Bolingbrook Country Club. The IRP County Chairman Association meeting was to start at 10:00 AM, the IRP State Central Committee (SCC) meeting was to start at 11:00 AM, a luncheon was to start immediately following the SCC meeting, and the proposed agenda was to include presentations by candidates for the RNC National Chairman position. But, the meetings and the luncheon have been postponed. - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- The following are NOT conservative principles, they are NOT planks in the Republican Party platform, and they are NOT planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. People who talk and act like they are harm all conservatives and harm all Republicans. - Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
-- Demonize/denigrate GM, Ford, and Chrysler; demonize/denigrate their products; demonize/denigrate their employees; demonize/denigrate their retirees; demonize/denigrate their suppliers; demonize/denigrate their stockholders; demonize/denigrate those who sell their products; demonize/denigrate those who own their products; demonize/denigrate those who service their products; demonize/denigrate etc.
-- Drive GM, Ford, and Chrysler into Chapter 11 bankruptcy and then into Chapter 7 bankruptcy
-- Demonize/denigrate all unions, demonize/denigrate all union members, but especially demonize/denigrate the UAW and its members
-- Argue that the design, engineering, production, distribution, marketing, and servicing of the vehicles that America needs is NOT vital to America's national security
-- Turn over control of the design, engineering, production, distribution, marketing, and servicing of all the vehicles that America needs to foreign companies, that is, to foreign countries
USA TODAY
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats are overjoyed that some Republicans seem to want to take full credit for driving GM, Ford, and Chrysler out of business because Democrats know full well that driving GM, Ford, and Chrysler out of business will immediately turn the recession into a full blown depression -- a full blown depression that the Democrats can and will blame on Republicans
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/raasch/2008-12-11-raasch-column-12112008_N.htm
LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Senate Republicans kill auto bailout bill - Jim Puzzanghera
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-autobailout12-2008dec12,0,1660301.story
TWIN CITIES
-- Cheney on bailout stall: It's 'Herbert Hoover' time - Manu Raju, Politico
http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_11204633?nclick_check=1
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- GM Hires Advisers to Weigh a Bankruptcy Filing - Jeffery McCracken, John Stoll
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122903816924599853.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Rescue Bid for Detroit Collapses in Senate - Greg Hitt, Jeffery McCracken, John Stollhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB122903816924599853.html?mod=todays_us_page_one
-- Blagojevich Thrived by Capitalizing on Connections Prosecutors Say Governor Saw Open Senate Seat as Escape Hatch From Mounting Debt as New Law Was Set to Cut Funding Source - David Kesmodel and Kevin Helliker
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122904253463000251.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
-- Poll Shows Obama Gains Support Public Roots for His Success in Face of Economic Crisis but Is Wary of Big Spending - Laura Mecklerhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB122894997230096117.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- World markets plunge as Senate rejects US auto bailout, retail sales fall - Pan Pylas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-world-markets78,0,6748090.story
-- Quinn grabs at reins, wants Blagojevich out No. 2 leader now opposes special election for Senate - Ray Long and Monique Garciahttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-government-in-crisis-12-dec12,0,5189045.story
-- Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday - David Kidwell, John Chase and Dan Mihalopouloshttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-jackson12dec12,0,6420556.story
-- It's time to remove him - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-1212edit1dec12,0,2686910.story
-- Man behind curtain is wizard of Rod, Rahm - John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-12-dec12,0,723256.column
-- How to stage a GOP revival - John Feehery
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped1212gopdec12,0,2967722.story
-- U.S. Senate may not have power to stop a Blagojevich nominee - David Savage http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-obama-senate-seat,0,5961901.story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Republican National Committee calls for special election in Illinois - Lynn Sweet
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/republican_national_committee_7.html
-- Madigan may take him to high court Attorney general might invoke rule to get Illinois Supreme Court to vote on ousting Blagojevich - Dave McKinney and Mark Konkol
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1322980,CST-NWS-resign10.stng
-- A golden opportunity for state's Republicans - Steve Huntley
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1327382,CST-EDT-HUNT12.article
-- SNEED: Paste 'em: At last peek, state Sen. Kirk Dillard was being deluged with requests to print another batch of his 2005 bumper stickers that read: "Fight Corruption/Fire Blagojevich." Swear 'em: State Rep. Jim Durkin wants any candidate seeking to fill Obama's vacant Senate seat in a special election to be required to take a special oath to weed out corruption: They've never been asked to pay for play, etc. The oath is outlined in a letter Durkin sent to Dem House Speaker Mike Madigan.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1327742,CST-NWS-SNEED12.article
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Senator Bill Brady adds to call for Blagojevich resignation
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/doc49420186e3c2f384893251.txt
-- Some state senators hold their tongues on Blagojevich impeachment - Mike Riopell
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/doc494175ca3a8f0630154032.txt
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Democrats get nervous about special election - Nathaniel Zimmer
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1327586,121208impeach.article
-- Many look to undo Blago's initiatives - David Mercer
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1327426,121208initiatives.article
ABC7
-- Push to impeach Blagojevich - Paul Meincke
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6551420 (Includes video clip)
NBC5
-- Our Next Senator: 'I Swear I Didn't Offer a Bribe' - Zach Christman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Our-Next-Senator-I-Swear-I-Didnt-Offer-a-Bribe.html
CBS2
-- Kodak Moments Can Haunt Politicians Some Democrats May Find That Photographs With Blagojevich Can Be Used To Their Disadvantage - Vince Gerasole
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Blagojevich.photographs.politics.2.885579.html
-- Calls Mount To Impeach Blagojevich If Governor Doesn't Step Down, Legislators Begin Impeachment Process Monday
http://cbs2chicago.com/governor/blagojevich.impeachment.calls.2.885651.html (Includes video clip)
-- White House Eyes Wall Street Fund For Auto Bailout Despite Coming Within 'About 3 Words' Of A Deal, Republicans Block $14B Package Over UAW Refusal To Accept Pay Cuts
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/congress.auto.bailout.2.884873.html (Includes video clip)
DAILY HERALD
-- A Pat Quinn blast from the past - John Patterson
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1106
-- Blagojevich still not leaving Bills on his desk may get signed - Joseph Ryan and John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=257661&src=109
-- Illinois postpones borrowing as scandal may lead to rating cut - Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=257415
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Blagojevich approval at 8%; most want him gone: poll (DIERSEN: How long will it take for Democrats and RINOs to blame Blagojevich's problems on conservatives, that is, on those who support the Republican Party platform? Some if not many Democrats and RINOs blame conservatives for Jim Ryan's and Judy Baar Topinka's defeats.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=32206
-- Blagojevich owes Winston & Strawn $500K: WSJ - Mike Colias
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=32207
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- All eyes turn to Quinn in light of governor's arrest - Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/blagojevich/x1009167017/All-eyes-turn-to-Quinn-in-light-of-Blagojevichs-arrest
HERALD NEWS
-- Blago's politics, language both blue - Joe Hosey
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1327644,4_1_JO12_FOULMOUTH_S1.article
CHAMPION NEWS
-- Do your Republican officials support the return to direct elections?
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1407
-- Today's Illinois GOP is the same one that couldn't defeat Blagojevich - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1470
ILLINOIS REVIEW-- To avoid class warfare, recall banking bailouthttp://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/12/to-avoid-class.html
MEDILL REPORTS
-- A special election for Obama's seat might be tilted toward the monied - Adam Verwymeren
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=110435
CHAMPION NEWS
-- We need GOP leaders who are good at math - John Biver
http://www.championnews.net/article.php?sid=1475
TOM ROESER
-- How Awful About Patti! Former Railroad Lobbyist Lincoln Might Twitch in His Grave but Not Turn Over - Completely.
http://www.tomroeser.com/blogs/blogview.asp?blogID=24840
ILLINOIS ISSUES
-- Illinois government: It only gets harder - Bethany Jaeger
http://illinoisissuesblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/it-only-gets-harder.html
PROGRESS ILLINOIS
-- Schakowsky Enters Potential Senate Race, Roskam Mulling A Run - Adam Doster
http://progressillinois.com/2008/12/10/shakowsky-roskam-senate-seat
CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Corruption: Something In The Geography - Mary Laney
http://cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/corruption-something-in-the-geography%2C2188/
DC EXAMINER
-- Dirty Politics Has Storied History in Illinois - David A. Keene
http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/Dirty_Politics_Has_Storied_History_in_Illinois_121208.html
POLITICO
-- Mark Kirk considering Obama's Senate seat - Josh Kraushaar
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16505.html
-- McCain pollster: Wright wouldn't have worked - Ben Smith
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/McCain_pollster_Wright_wouldnt_have_worked.html
-- Democrats rake cash from business - John Bresnahan and Ryan Grim
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16475.html
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- 'Special Report' Panel on Blagojevich Scandal
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,465484,00.html
-- Obama Bungles Blagogate - Andrea Tantaros
http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/12/11/tantaros_blagojevich/
-- Complaint Suggests Obama Might Have Caught Wind of Blagojevich Dealings Barack Obama says he had no contact with Gov. Rod Blagojevich over his vacant Senate seat, but the sequence of events in the FBI complaint suggests he might have caught wind of the governor's alleged dealings.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/11/complaint-suggests-obama-caught-wind-blagojevich-dealings/
WORLD NET DAILY
-- Illinois politics: 'Pay to play' - Bill Press
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=83410
FRONT PAGE
-- Blago’s Bitter Fruit - Jacob Laksin
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=5DCA83F8-C363-4337-B517-8C84C17374C1
TOWNHALL
-- Troubling Questions for Obama Team - Linda Chavez
http://townhall.com/Columnists/LindaChavez/2008/12/12/troubling_questions_for_obama_team
HUMAN EVENTS
-- Obama Not Connected, But All His Friends Are - Mac Johnson
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29848
-- Peter Fitzgerald, The Unsung Hero Behind Blagojevich Arrest Could Fill Senate Seat - Dennis Byrne
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29877
-- No Mandate For A Tarnished Party - Gary Bauerhttp://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29876
NEWSMAX
-- Will Obama Fire Patrick Fitzgerald? - David Patten
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/obama_fitzgerald/2008/12/10/160529.html?s=al&promo_code=742A-1
-- Locals Take Dirty Illinois Politics in Stride - Nat Helms
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/springfield_blagojevich/2008/12/10/160521.html
ONE NEWS NOW
-- Is there an Obama-Blagojevich connection? - Jim Brown
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=350462
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
-- Investigations Toss Illinois Into Political Crisis
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98120573
-- Scandal Scrambles List To Fill Obama's Senate Seat - Liz Halloran
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98144830
ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Blagojevich 'upbeat' as resignation demands multiply - Deanna Bellandi and Christopher Wills
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hVNAcA-xtCA6PKQ8h5s7dBlD_BKwD950O50G1
-- Pressure intensifies for Blagojevich to resign - Deanna Bellandi and Christopher Wills
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hVNAcA-xtCA6PKQ8h5s7dBlD_BKwD950R8L80
-- Illinois contenders for Senate seat walking fine line - Tammy Webber
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j-CKHJCHa23Nx7aUCc8v-396YEcAD95127LO0
BLOOMBERG
-- Illinois Scandal Opens Up Race to Succeed Obama in U.S. Senate - Hans Nichols and Kim Chipman
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=awCu8_Lyd8oo&refer=home
NEW YORK TIMES
-- G.O.P. Sounds Theme of Democrats: Ethics - Carl Hulse
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/us/politics/12cong.html?_r=1&ref=politics
-- Obama to Detail Any Staff Talks on Senate Seat - Susan Saulny and Monica Davey
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/12/us/politics/12illinois.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y
USA TODAY
-- Obama: Team not linked to deals over selling Senate seat - Judy Keen and Kathy Kiely
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-11-blagojevich_N.htm
-- Illinois lawmakers mull bill to defy governor - Judy Keen
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-11-governor_N.htm
ANDY MARTIN
-- Illinois Republicans are just as corrupt as the Democrats
http://www.pr-inside.com/andy-martin-illinois-republicans-are-r963563.htm
DAILY KOS
-- GOP vultures circle Obama's vacant Senate seat. - Bob Sackamento
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/11/84825/038
ARCH PUNDIT
-- Roskam's Interested
http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/11/roskams-interested/
HUFFINGTON POST
-- GOP Reps. Roskam And Kirk May Run For Obama Senate Seat - Adam Doster
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/11/gop-reps-roskam-and-kirk_n_150417.html
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: David Murry v. Roger Claar
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-murray/mommy-where-do-blagojevic_b_150089.html
TIME MAGAZINE
-- The Fall of the House of Blago: How a Governor Self-Destructed - Steven Gray
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1865876,00.html
-- A Brief History of Illinois Corruption - Claire Suddath
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1865681,00.html
ABC NEWS
-- Democrats Under Fire Over Illinois Special Election - Teddy Davis
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2008/12/natl-dems-under.html
CBS NEWS
-- Democrats Hit Rough Patch Politico: GOP Hopes Rise After A Series Of Stumbles For Dems Following Election Day's Big Wins - Alexander Burns
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/11/politics/politico/main4662137.shtml
WASHINGTON POST
-- The Illinois Senate Seat Let the voters decide. - Editorial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/11/AR2008121103012.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
SAN BERNARDINO SUN-- Illinois politics cast a long shadow - Steve Lambert, Editorhttp://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_11199634
TAPROOT REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS
-- 2008 TAPROOT CHRISTMAS PARTY: Brady Bunch Parties With TAPROOT - George Kocan
http://www.taprootgop.org/
