I’m assuming it arrived within the last week. This one goes for name identification and identification with the Republican Party. The back of the direct mail piece has this quote: “I was a Republican before I knew what a Republican … Continue reading
In their 1993 out of print biography of former Governor “Dan Walker, the Glory and the Tragedy,” Taylor Pensoneau and Bob Ellis, not only write of the role of Pat Quinn in the 1972 campaign and the early years of … Continue reading
Why did Pat Quinn leave state government? Pages 356 and 357 of Taylor Pensoneau’s and Bob Ellis’ biography of Dan Walker gives this insight. Quinn enjoyed the excitement of the campaign, but couldn’t adjust to the daily tedium of state … Continue reading
You’ve read what others thought of Patrick Quinn’s role in Dan Walker’s 1972 primary and general election gubernatorial campaigns. Today, we look at what Taylor Pensoneau’s and Bob Ellis’ biography of Dan Walker heard from Quinn himself. It’s on page … Continue reading
In Taylor Pensoneau’s and Bob Ellis’ biography of Governor Dan Walker, the two write of what Pat Quinn did in college. On page 169 appears a sentence fragment about now Governor Pat Quinn’s college days: “…he holder of an economics … Continue reading
Capitol Fax Blog has a question of the day: “For the sake of argument, let’s say you know somebody who is writing a book about Rod Blagojevich. What title would you suggest?” I thought you might like to take a … Continue reading
Capitol Fax Blog has a question of the day: “For the sake of argument, let’s say you know somebody who is writing a book about Rod Blagojevich. What title would you suggest?” I thought you might like to take a … Continue reading
