Governor Scott Walker’s day in Chicago started at 8 AM with an appointment with a prospective recruit for his “Open for Business” State of Wisconsin. It ended with a post-Family PAC appearance on a Chicago River cruise boat. What the … Continue reading
My favorite political fund raiser is the cruise that Family PAC puts on each summer. The scenery is stunning whether the boat goes out from a mooring near Navy Pier on Lake Michigan as the sun is setting or up … Continue reading
This time from Paul Caprio, Executive Director of Family PAC. Here it is: FAMILY-PAC BLASTS QUINN TAX HIKE PROPOSAL Paul Caprio, Director of Family-Pac, today called proposals by Democratic leadership in Springfield to increase the state individual income tax by … Continue reading
When we left my Family PAC cruise experience yesterday, I hadn’t even gotten on the boat. I saw Cook County Commissioner Liz Gorman talking to someone on the pier. Sandy Rios isn’t a politician, but since she is well-known and … Continue reading
Yesterday, I started telling you about my annual Family PAC cruise. I ended that installment before we boarded the boat. Before walking up the gangplank, I got a couple more politicians’ photos. Next was Randy Hultgren. I met Rich Morthland … Continue reading
It was August 10th and we were off to the annual Family PAC cruise. As usual, I took pictures of Kennedy Expressway traffic and CTA trains. And, once in Chicago, skyscrapers. Pretty amazing the shots one can get from a … Continue reading
In any fair world, Isaac Hayes, the Republican opponent to Congressman Jesse Jackson, Junior, would be getting some attention. The South Side Republican gave a rousing speech to those on the Family PAC cruise on a completely delightful summer evening … Continue reading
Why not? I saw one from another state on our vacation in June, but the photo didn’t turn out. July 5th, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill to allow “Share the Road” license plates. A minimum of 1,000 would have … Continue reading
On the way to the Family PAC Cruise in July of 2008 (cruise article are here), I got this photo of a crane against the backdrop of a skyscraper. This year the cruise is August 10th and features U.S. Senator … Continue reading
Happened upon the endorsement of State Senator Kirk Dillard by Crystal Lake’s State Rep. Mike Tryon. If anything has been made of it, except listing it on Dillard’s web site in a press release announcing that the Sangamon County Republican … Continue reading
This is article number 6 that McHenry County Blog has published about the people who attended Paul Caprio’s August Family PAC cruise. In the first, U.S. Senator and Dr. Tom Coburn’s take on the health care debate. The rest are … Continue reading
This is the sixth article McHenry County Blog has published about Paul Caprio’s August Family PAC cruise. In the first, U.S. Senator and Dr. Tom Coburn’s take on the health care debate. Coburn was on the Senate committee considering the … Continue reading
So far, McHenry County Blog has published four articles on Paul Caprio’s August Family PAC cruise. The first was about U.S. Senator and Dr. Tom Coburn’s take on the health care debate. The rest are full of pictures of participants: … Continue reading
This is a delayed third part of my view of Paul Caprio’s August 11th Family PAC cruise. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. A story about guest of honor Oklahoma U.S. Senator and Dr. Tom Coburn’s views on … Continue reading
Here are some more skyscrapers as seen from the Chicago River. (If anyone knows which buildings are shown, please tell me in the comment section or email me–email address way down on the right.) I really should have been just … Continue reading
This is the second in a series of posting about the folks I saw on Family PAC’s summer cruise on the Chicago River. You can find the first here. Here’s U.S. Senator Thomas Coburn’s thoughts on health care reform. Vernon … Continue reading
While on the Chicago River fund raising cruise of Family PAC Tuesday, I got this shot of the cruved glass building where the river runs south. It’s at 333 Wacker Drive. The building’s web site has been shadows than mine, … Continue reading
Yesterday, I wrote an article about what guest of honor United States Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) had to say about the health care bill that Democrats just voted out of committee on a party line vote on the Family PAC … Continue reading
Oklahoma United States Senator Tom Coburn was in Chicago Tuesday night as the featured speaker for Paul Caprio’s Family PAC’s annual cruise. Having heard people senior to myself question whether the real purpose of the bill was to withhold expensive … Continue reading
On of the friends of McHenry County Blog got a phone call this afternoon urging citizens contract McHenry County State Senator Pam Althoff to urge her to vote against the huge income tax hike that Governor Pat Quinn and other … Continue reading
