I think the last time I supported someone who won a contested Republican presidential primary was 1980. Now, I’ve done it again. Twice in a lifetime isn’t bad, is it? Some of my conservative friends can’t understand how I could … Continue reading
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I think the last time I supported someone who won a contested Republican presidential primary was 1980. Now, I’ve done it again. Twice in a lifetime isn’t bad, is it? Some of my conservative friends can’t understand how I could … Continue reading
Yesterday McHenry County Blog published the first half of an article on U.S. Senator John McCain’s rally at the Odeum in DuPage County. Today’s installment resumes where it ended. The most interesting introduction was of former Governor Jim Thompson. He … Continue reading
Yesterday McHenry County Blog published the first half of an article on U.S. Senator John McCain’s rally at the Odeum in DuPage County. Today’s installment resumes where it ended. The most interesting introduction was of former Governor Jim Thompson. He … Continue reading
Fast forward (I know for a story in its fifth daily installment, that must sound funny) to 1982. I had always wondered how high an office one could run for without selling one’s soul. Jim Thompson couldn’t find anyone to … Continue reading
Fast forward (I know for a story in its fifth daily installment, that must sound funny) to 1982. I had always wondered how high an office one could run for without selling one’s soul. Jim Thompson couldn’t find anyone to … Continue reading
How long will it be before Illinois elects a governor who will say that? I clipped out this article from the Chicago Sun-Times on October 22nd. It’s about Louisiana’s new governor-elected Bobby Jindal, a Republican congressman whose parents came from … Continue reading
How long will it be before Illinois elects a governor who will say that? I clipped out this article from the Chicago Sun-Times on October 22nd. It’s about Louisiana’s new governor-elected Bobby Jindal, a Republican congressman whose parents came from … Continue reading
Chuck Percy is 88 A friend noticed that former United State Senator Chuck Percy was 88 on Thursday. I was enamored with Percy when he first ran for United States Senator. I had been nominated as the Republican candidate for … Continue reading
Chuck Percy is 88 A friend noticed that former United State Senator Chuck Percy was 88 on Thursday. I was enamored with Percy when he first ran for United States Senator. I had been nominated as the Republican candidate for … Continue reading
The title used to be my wish fulfillment. When I was 14, my sister, about 12, asked our mother if she could have a puff of her cigarette. “Sure,” Mom said. I tried it, too, and started coughing. That was … Continue reading
The title used to be my wish fulfillment. When I was 14, my sister, about 12, asked our mother if she could have a puff of her cigarette. “Sure,” Mom said. I tried it, too, and started coughing. That was … Continue reading
The called ID said, “UNKNOWN CALLER,” but Greg told me his name and that he was President of the Illinois Manufacturers Association. He wanted to talk to me about electric “rate relief for consumers who need it the most.” Guess … Continue reading
The called ID said, “UNKNOWN CALLER,” but Greg told me his name and that he was President of the Illinois Manufacturers Association. He wanted to talk to me about electric “rate relief for consumers who need it the most.” Guess … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s Jim Thompson, Chairman of Citizens Against TIFs, leafleted much of the Coventry subdivision today. The man is indefatigable. Under his supervision, thousands of leaflets explaining how the Crystal Lake City Council’s passage of two Tax Increment Financing districts … Continue reading
Former Sun-Times Saturday columnist and current Sunday night WLS-AM talk show host Tom Roeser caught a Sunday WLS-TV interview of former Governor Jim Thompson that I missed. His writing is excellent, especially the part about the 2006 gubernatorial campaign, which follows: “I … Continue reading