GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - May 22, 2007
GOPUSA Illinois Daily Clips for May 22, 2007 includes news and commentaries about
- Democrats' search for ways to hike taxes
- Romney takes lead in Iowa poll
- Illinois coal could help with energy relief
- Starbucks' "The Way I See It" cups draw attention again
- Former senate candidate Furstenau freed of charges
and more . . .
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: NOT SURPRISING: Speaker Madigan polls fellow Democrats on ways to increase taxes, but not on ways to cut spending
-- Questions dog Birkett on lawyer's fatal crash Prosecutor drank with colleagues, sources contend - Josh Noel and Ted Gregory
-- Naperville councilman Furstenau acquitted of battery - Art Barnum
-- Romney's on a roll, in the money and the polls Republican presidential contender leads in Iowa, N.H. - Jill Zuckman
DAILY HERALD
-- Naperville City Councilman Richard Furstenau Cleared of Battery Charges -
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the criminal case may have adversely affected Furstenau’s bid for state Senate in 2006, it did nothing to derail his city council re-election campaign. He was sworn in for a third term last week.)
-- FULLER: "It didn’t take long for new Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk to have his first flare-up at a city council meeting."
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The encounter is reminiscent of the last year of Mayor Jim Carr’s tenure when Mahady last found himself embattled with the conduct of council meetings. “The rules are for the public, but their own rules are not for them,” Mahady said when contacted later. “I wanted to know what was involved in each of these agenda items.” Mahady said he was unable to access any information on the issues the council would vote on Monday night other than the agenda itself. “I hope this doesn’t go to show the type of regime we’re now going to have,” Mahady said. Once Mahady left, the council consulted with City Attorney Jim Knippen, regrouped the remaining portions of the consent agenda and passed them in one vote. “I had Mr. Knippen check, and we’re not paid by the vote,” joked Councilman Howard Levine. Gresk joked that the encounter meant his administration had begun. “I really feel like the mayor now,” Gresk said. “This is good.”)
-- State tax breaks you get -
-- The shifting debate in Springfield - Editorial
-- Iowa Poll: Romney, Edwards lead - AP
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Higher oil prices make Illinois coal viable: DOE study -
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The report was applauded by U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, who has proposed legislation to create federal loan guarantees for up to six pilot coal-to-diesel plants. "I am pleased that a real financial study by (the department) has shown that a coal-to-liquid facility can be a reality,” he said in a statement. “The facts are that we need additional fuel supply. Using our natural resources, in an environmentally safe manner, can help provide some additional supply. And Illinois is a prime location for such a plant.”)
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: Crain's promotes homosexual activity
THE BUSINESS LEDGER
-- Beware of Those Gucci-Wearing, Steak-Eating (politicians like Blagojevich) - Jim Elsener
NATIONAL REVIEW
-- McCain vs. Romney - Stephen Spruiell
(THE POSTING: The New York Sun’s Ryan Sager just asked McCain to comment on Mitt Romney’s public criticism of the immigration compromise. McCain responded, “Maybe I should wait a couple of weeks and see if [his position] changes.” McCain then got in a one-two punch that hit both Romney’s alleged exaggerations about his hunting experience and his employment of immigrants for landscaping work: “Maybe he’ll get out his small varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his lawn.”)
WASHINGTON POST
-- Giuliani Sends Mixed Signals About Iowa - Mike Grover
ANDY MARTIN
-- The Andy Martin Middle East Peace Plan draws attacks from extremist Likudniks in Illinois
-- Republican Middle East Peace Supporter Andy Martin strikes back at the "campaign of hate" being waged by his opponent
CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA
-- The Way Starbucks Sees It Java giant Starbucks finds itself entangled in yet another brewing controversy over its “The Way I See It” campaign -
NATIONAL RUNAWAY SWITCHBOARD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: VERY SAD: NRS promotes teenage sexual activity
TOM ROESER
-- On Falwell, Falsani’s Ignorant Insult Proves His Point about the Culture
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
-- Effects of Immigration on African-American Employment and Incarceration - Laurent Belsie
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF ILLINOIS
-- Chicago Woman Challenges Blatant Discrimination: Denied Access to Homeless Shelter Because She Is a Lesbian
BLOOMBERG
-- Immigration Overhaul Sponsors Urge Rejection of `Poison Pills' - James Rowley
NEWSMAX
-- BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Illegal Alien Ezeiquiel Lopez Shoots Wisconsin Deputy in Face and Killing Him
NAPERVILLE SUN
-- Furstenau freed of charges City councilman is found not guilty of hitting officer - Kate Houlihan
MSN
-- Court to Say if Blogger Is a Journalist - AP
(DIERSEN: Will Illinois anti-conservatives retain Attorney William McCorriston to get a judge to declare that I am NOT a member of the news media, but merely a "blogger?" While they are at it, will they ask McCorriston to get a judge to declare that I am NOT a "conservative leader?")
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
Nelson speaks at outstanding Lisle Township Republican Organization meeting - Dave Diersen
DuPage County Election Commission Assistant Director Doreen Nelson spoke at an outstanding Lisle Township Republican Organization (LTRO) monthly meeting Monday evening, May 21, at the Lisle Hilton. LTRO Chairman Mike Prueter conducted the meeting. Attendees included Bennington, Brown, Connelly, Dillard, Healy, Heap, Henry, Kachiroubas, King, Martinez, Painter, Rasins, Schultz, and Siekmann.
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