As of deadline for Monday’s Chicago Sun-Times political reporter Lynn Sweet had discovered the following television expenditures in the race between Congressman Peter Roskam and his Democratic Party challenger Sean Caster: $7.6 million for Casten $6.5 million for Roskam The … Continue reading
Chicago Sun-Times reporter and columnist Lynn Sweet also helps write editorial endorsements. As I read her column entitled, Ask your pol: Can you compromise? I immediately thought of Congressman Joe Walsh. When he came back for his first summer break … Continue reading
Chicago Sun-Times Washington reporter Lynn Sweet had a column Friday entitled, “Durbin a voice of reason; Walsh a screamer.” That made me wonder if she has figured out that Walsh might be Durbin’s next Republican opponent. Why else talk about … Continue reading
What can one possibly say about a politician who refers to himself in the plural or by his own name? Since Roland Burris beat me by over a million votes in 1982 when I ran against him for State Comptroller, … Continue reading
What can one possibly say about a politician who refers to himself in the plural or by his own name? Since Roland Burris beat me by over a million votes in 1982 when I ran against him for State Comptroller, … Continue reading
I arrived early at South Elementary School Tuesday to pick up my son, but with the snow falling rapidly, there were a lot of parental figures taking up all the spots in front of the school. So, I parked on … Continue reading
I arrived early at South Elementary School Tuesday to pick up my son, but with the snow falling rapidly, there were a lot of parental figures taking up all the spots in front of the school. So, I parked on … Continue reading
The day after Barack Obama used the phrase “Lipstick on a Pig,” three liberal writers for the Chicago Sun-Times covered the subject. Two jumped to his defense. I can’t remember the time when columnist Mark Brown and columnist Neil Steinberg … Continue reading
The day after Barack Obama used the phrase “Lipstick on a Pig,” three liberal writers for the Chicago Sun-Times covered the subject. Two jumped to his defense. I can’t remember the time when columnist Mark Brown and columnist Neil Steinberg … Continue reading
