Thursday, May 22, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - May 22, 2008

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Ellen DeGeneres needles McCain on gay marriage - AP
http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/964944,ellen052208.article
-- "Clinton's landslides in West Virginia and Kentucky are due in part to voters in those states being reluctant to cast their ballots for an African American."- Mary Mitchell
http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/964493,CST-NWS-mitch22.article
-- Senator Duckworth? - Michael Sneed
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/964328,CST-NWS-SNEED22.article
-- Peraica on beating traffic tickets - Steve Patterson
(Not posted as of 6:00 AM)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Illinois Senate Democrats 'realistic' budget proposal that would borrow $16 billion for pension plan House colleagues offer smorgasbord of spending measures - Ray Long and Jeffrey Meitrodt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-state-budget-22may22,0,5310856.story
-- Blagojevich tells high court to lobby lawmakers for construction money - Ashley Wiehle
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2008/05/blagojevich-tel.html
-- 14th Congressional District: March special election drained county budgets - James Kimberly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-special_election_costsmay22,0,7403806.story
-- Interim leader for DuPage courts is chosen: George Bakalis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-dupage_chief_judge_bothmay22,0,3543970.story

DAILY HERALD
-- No agreement yet on state budget - AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=195267&src=109
-- 30th Senate District: Republican challenger Keith Gray to stay on ballot
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=195368&src=3
-- George Bakalis appointed acting chief judge for DuPage County - Christy Gutowski
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=194942
-- New name to be added to DuPage County veterans memorial - Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=194788
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Daily Herald demonizes those who don't vote for Obama as being prejudiced
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=195288&src=
-- It's fair to criticize Michelle Obama - Timothy D. O'Reilly, Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=194772&src=
-- What's happened to my party? - John Culloton, Chicago
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=194777&src=

CBS2
-- Report: McCain To Host Possible VP Candidates Republican's Advisers Say Gathering Is 'Purely Social'
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/mccain.vp.candidates.2.729803.html
-- House Advances Budget Plans But No Agreement Yet - AP
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/springfield.illinois.budget.2.729902.html
-- Truth In Politics: Illinois Gas Prices And Taxes - Mike Flannery
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/gas.prices.taxes.2.729939.html (Includes video clip)

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Illinois House GOP blowing steam on suspending gas tax - Kristen McQueary
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/mcqueary/964269,052208mcqueary.article

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
-- Legislature 'resembles the government of Burma' Area GOP lawmakers again feel locked out of budget process - Adriana Colindres
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1880507443/Legislature-resembles-the-government-of-Burma

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
-- Dueling budgets from House, Senate Democrats - Doug Finke
http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1874999750/Dueling-budgets-from-House-Senate-Democrats

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Gov. meets with lawmakers to push infrastructure expansion plan - Mike Riopell
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/05/21/news/doc4834d1df230bb467657265.txt

CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- State House passes part of budget plan - AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=29531

OTTAWA TIMES
-- Can Illinois budget be resolved before June 1? - Stephanie Sievers
http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=359049

BEACON NEWS
-- My dinner with a wiser and humbler Oberweis - Jeff Ward
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/opinions/960107,2_4_AU21_WARD_S1.article

MEDILL REPORTS
-- Nuclear energy moratorium likely to hold fast in Illinois House - Phil Taylor
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=89857

BOND BUYER
-- Budget Impasse in Illinois - Yvette Shields
http://www.bondbuyer.com/$nocookies$/article.html?id=20080521KA91EW7Q

ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- VIDEO CLIP: Blagojevich and Froehlich: Eerily Similar
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/05/blagojevich-and.html

CAPITAL FAX
-- VIDEO CLIP: Illinois U.S. Senate replacements
http://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/05/illinois-us-senate-replacements.html
-- Illinois House and Senate: Worlds apart - Bethany Jaeger
http://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/05/worlds-apart.html

REPUBLICANS FOR FAIR MEDIA
-- Chicago Mayor's Push for Casino Will Harken Back to Daley Sr.'s Mobbed-Up Past - Daniel T. Zanoza
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2008/05/chicago-mayors.html

FOX VALLEY MINUTEMAN
-- Minuteman are Alive - Jim
http://blog.foxvalleyminuteman.com/?p=101

HAWAII REPORTER
-- VERY SAD: Republican Party Leaders Blocked Important Debate on Platform at Hawaii GOP Convention - Michael G. Palcic
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?581bf95b-5b03-403e-95ad-5363de6583c0

CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
-- Boehner to Take More Active Role in House GOP Campaign Efforts - Edward Epstein
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000002880675

POLITICO
-- Religious right feeling left out in race Christian conservatives who helped elect President Bush are wary of his would-be Republican successor, and now they’re feeling abandoned by Congressional Republicans, too. There are two sources of their unhappiness: Republicans didn’t rise up en masse last week when the California Supreme Court invalidated a ban on same-sex marriage, and the House GOP’s new family agenda focuses on pocketbook issues rather than moral concerns. - Martin Kady
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10542.html

RENEW AMERICA
-- GOP congressional disasters: the "McCain effect" - Chris Adamo
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/adamo/080522

HUMAN EVENTS
-- McCain’s Global-Warming Plan Upsets Conservatives - Robert Bluey
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=26580

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- Free Rock Concert Preceded Big Obama Rally in Portland
http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTQzYTM4YTUxYTViYjY1MDUxMjk5NjQ4ZGQ1ZGI5MDc

WORLD ON THE WEB
-- McCain's abortion views dissatisfy - Peter Jackson
http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/05/21/mccains-abortion-views-dissatisfy/

WASHINGTON TIMES
-- Republicans in disarray - Editorial
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/EDITORIAL/779970584

NEW YORK TIMES
-- McCain Looks to Fill Ticket, and 3 Hopefuls Step Up -- Crist, Jindal, and Romney
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/us/politics/22veep.html?_r=1&ref=politics&oref=slogin
-- McCain Set to Release Health Data on Friday - Elizabeth Bumiller and Lawrence Altman
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/us/politics/22health.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1211454115-DCEjho76VkFYm7GgHyoTpQ

LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- McCain get-together may be a tryout for running mate At least three high-profile Republicans, including Mitt Romney, will join the Arizona senator at his Sedona cabin for Memorial Day. - Maeve Reston
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-mccain22-2008may22,0,4355425.story

MSNBC
-- Online media changes political landscapes Obama has become a YouTube sensation while McCain lags behind - Steve Adubato
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24729135/

BLOOMBERG
-- Pelosi Says Women Won't Suffer a `Step Back' If Clinton Loses - Laura Litvan
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPwXyHat6x9A&refer=home

ABC NEWS
-- Hagel Assails McCain; Lieberman Assails Obama - Jake Tapper
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/05/hagel-assails-m.html

CONGRESSMAN ROSKAM
-- Roskam Leads Effort to Bring Bi-Fuels to Suburbs
http://roskam.house.gov/FeaturedMedia/AlternativeEnergy.htm (Includes video clip)

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
-- Obama's Lobbyist Hypocrisy Do As I Say, Not As I Do
http://www.gop.com/news/NewsRead.aspx?Guid=5a27dc79-4108-4c80-950f-ce61ced209d4

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