Elected officials can’t seem to retire. The Illinois General Assembly Retirement System had an election of members recently to fill a board vacancy. All receiving pensions from the system were eligible to vote. The winner was former State Rep. and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Roland Burris
I missed the Northwest Herald article about newly-elected McHenry County Board member Mike Skala deciding to stay on the Huntley District 158 School Board until after a suit with contractors is settled. And, it seems that former McHenry County College … Continue reading
Back in 1982 I tested the hypothesis that one could not run for any office higher than state senator without selling one’s soul by accepting Governor Jim Thompson’s invitation to run for State Comptroller against incumbent Roland Burris. My loss … Continue reading
Jim Tobin’s National Taxpayers United of Illinois has revealed the top 50 pensions for the General Assembly Retirement Fund. It doesn’t have many pensioners, but the legislative retirement fund has some big payouts. Part of the reason is that statewide … Continue reading
Anyone who doesn’t think stimulus money is continuing to flow to the public sector and not the private sector for jobs should take note of a CBS-TV story about this August 2nd announcement: Two Chicago groups are getting more than … Continue reading
Most of us would start chuckling or laughing if someone told us a current Illinois politician was lecturing people about ethics. Illinois is synonymous with corruption. On average a Chicago alderman gets convicted about every year (literally). So while there … Continue reading
Here is a summary of the changes in the government’s indictment changes in its case against impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich. They were presented to Judge James Zagel today. Discussion. At the status hearing held on December 16, 2009, the Court … Continue reading
Last night at Crystal Lake’s 1776 restaurant will be a night that Jason Plummer, an aggressive Downstate candidate for lieutenant governor, will remember forever. How do I know? Because I’ve been on the same route he took twice, once in … Continue reading
I read the Chicago Tribune pretty thoroughly. This week after the Fox News expose on community organizing group ACORN Friday, a week ago, I was watching for stories. The TEA Party folks had ACORN’s number. You can see that from … Continue reading
McHenry County’s State Rep. Jack Franks has been granted permission to post an opinion piece on liberal blog Huffington Post. His topic? Why Roland Burris Must Go Franks talks about “the embarrassment and shame” of having fellow Democrat Roland Burris … Continue reading
That’s what former Illinois State Representative Roscoe Cunningham says in a front page letter to United States Senator Roland Burris in his Sumner Press. Cunningham, with whom I served in the 1970’s before he, like I, caught congressional fever, continually … Continue reading
Call them earmarks. Call them pork. Illinois legislators call them “member initiatives.” In Illinois, the Pork King is U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. Taxpayers for Common Sense is the “go to” source for such information. Since last Friday McHenry County Blog … Continue reading
Don’t know whether this is real or a joke. I found in on an NPA’s “Political Junkie” blog by Ken Rudin. … Continue reading
Saturday Night Live was in reruns last night. The January 10th show was broadcast again. It featured a clueless Roland Burris and a just impeached Rod Blagojevich. Just like Fox News, Saturday Night Live featured Illinois’ dynamic duo, Roland Burris … Continue reading
Aggressively defending Roland Burris against Republican questioning during the House Impeachment Committee proceedings was Rahm Emanuel seat seeker John Fritchey. Today the Chicago Tribune points out Fritchey is being attacked for that defense Now, Fritchey says he wants elections to … Continue reading
Aggressively defending Roland Burris against Republican questioning during the House Impeachment Committee proceedings was Rahm Emanuel seat seeker John Fritchey. Today the Chicago Tribune points out Fritchey is being attacked for that defense Now, Fritchey says he wants elections to … Continue reading
Two Chicago Sun-Times reporters called newly appointed United States Roland Burris a “liar” yesterday. The angriest was Mark Brown. “The problem is that if he couldn’t tell the whole truth previously, why should anyone believe he’s telling the truth now. … Continue reading
Two Chicago Sun-Times reporters called newly appointed United States Roland Burris a “liar” yesterday. The angriest was Mark Brown. “The problem is that if he couldn’t tell the whole truth previously, why should anyone believe he’s telling the truth now. … Continue reading
Condemned killers are called “Dead men walking” in prison. Now Illinois has two politicians who qualify in the political sense. The first, of course, is former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He’s been impeached and, to add insult to injury, the … Continue reading
Condemned killers are called “Dead men walking” in prison. Now Illinois has two politicians who qualify in the political sense. The first, of course, is former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. He’s been impeached and, to add insult to injury, the … Continue reading