GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 12, 2008
GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for December 12, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics:
- Republican Party candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and events
- Republican Party platform issues including promoting a strong national defense, respect for the rule of law, individual responsibilitiy, traditional values, etc.
- Illinois budget problems and more...
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY EVENTS POSTPONED: Illinois Republican elected officials and candidates, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Township Chairmen, IRP Ward Chairmen, IRP Precinct Committeemen, and IRP Precinct Captains were anxiously awaiting details on IRP meetings and luncheon which had been scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, December 13, at the Bolingbrook Country Club. The IRP County Chairman Association meeting was to start at 10:00 AM, the IRP State Central Committee (SCC) meeting was to start at 11:00 AM, a luncheon was to start immediately following the SCC meeting, and the proposed agenda was to include presentations by candidates for the RNC National Chairman position. But, the meetings and the luncheon have been postponed. - Dave Diersen
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
-- The following are NOT conservative principles, they are NOT planks in the Republican Party platform, and they are NOT planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. People who talk and act like they are harm all conservatives and harm all Republicans. - Dave Diersen
-- Demonize/denigrate GM, Ford, and Chrysler; demonize/denigrate their products; demonize/denigrate their employees; demonize/denigrate their retirees; demonize/denigrate their suppliers; demonize/denigrate their stockholders; demonize/denigrate those who sell their products; demonize/denigrate those who own their products; demonize/denigrate those who service their products; demonize/denigrate etc.
-- Drive GM, Ford, and Chrysler into Chapter 11 bankruptcy and then into Chapter 7 bankruptcy
-- Demonize/denigrate all unions, demonize/denigrate all union members, but especially demonize/denigrate the UAW and its members
-- Argue that the design, engineering, production, distribution, marketing, and servicing of the vehicles that America needs is NOT vital to America's national security
-- Turn over control of the design, engineering, production, distribution, marketing, and servicing of all the vehicles that America needs to foreign companies, that is, to foreign countries
USA TODAY
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats are overjoyed that some Republicans seem to want to take full credit for driving GM, Ford, and Chrysler out of business because Democrats know full well that driving GM, Ford, and Chrysler out of business will immediately turn the recession into a full blown depression -- a full blown depression that the Democrats can and will blame on Republicans
LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Senate Republicans kill auto bailout bill - Jim Puzzanghera
TWIN CITIES
-- Cheney on bailout stall: It's 'Herbert Hoover' time - Manu Raju, Politico
WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- GM Hires Advisers to Weigh a Bankruptcy Filing - Jeffery McCracken, John Stoll
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Rescue Bid for Detroit Collapses in Senate - Greg Hitt, Jeffery McCracken, John Stoll
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122903816924599853.html?mod=todays_us_page_one
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122903816924599853.html?mod=todays_us_page_one
-- Blagojevich Thrived by Capitalizing on Connections Prosecutors Say Governor Saw Open Senate Seat as Escape Hatch From Mounting Debt as New Law Was Set to Cut Funding Source - David Kesmodel and Kevin Helliker
-- Poll Shows Obama Gains Support Public Roots for His Success in Face of Economic Crisis but Is Wary of Big Spending - Laura Meckler
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122894997230096117.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122894997230096117.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Quinn grabs at reins, wants Blagojevich out No. 2 leader now opposes special election for Senate - Ray Long and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-government-in-crisis-12-dec12,0,5189045.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-government-in-crisis-12-dec12,0,5189045.story
-- Blagojevich fundraiser held by Jackson allies Saturday - David Kidwell, John Chase and Dan Mihalopoulos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-jackson12dec12,0,6420556.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-jackson12dec12,0,6420556.story
-- It's time to remove him - Editorial
-- Man behind curtain is wizard of Rod, Rahm - John Kass
-- How to stage a GOP revival - John Feehery
-- U.S. Senate may not have power to stop a Blagojevich nominee - David Savage
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-obama-senate-seat,0,5961901.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-obama-senate-seat,0,5961901.story
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Republican National Committee calls for special election in Illinois - Lynn Sweet
-- Madigan may take him to high court Attorney general might invoke rule to get Illinois Supreme Court to vote on ousting Blagojevich - Dave McKinney and Mark Konkol
-- A golden opportunity for state's Republicans - Steve Huntley
-- SNEED: Paste 'em: At last peek, state Sen. Kirk Dillard was being deluged with requests to print another batch of his 2005 bumper stickers that read: "Fight Corruption/Fire Blagojevich." Swear 'em: State Rep. Jim Durkin wants any candidate seeking to fill Obama's vacant Senate seat in a special election to be required to take a special oath to weed out corruption: They've never been asked to pay for play, etc. The oath is outlined in a letter Durkin sent to Dem House Speaker Mike Madigan.
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Senator Bill Brady adds to call for Blagojevich resignation
-- Some state senators hold their tongues on Blagojevich impeachment - Mike Riopell
SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Democrats get nervous about special election - Nathaniel Zimmer
-- Many look to undo Blago's initiatives - David Mercer
ABC7
-- Push to impeach Blagojevich - Paul Meincke
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/politics&id=6551420 (Includes video clip)
NBC5
-- Our Next Senator: 'I Swear I Didn't Offer a Bribe' - Zach Christman
CBS2
-- Kodak Moments Can Haunt Politicians Some Democrats May Find That Photographs With Blagojevich Can Be Used To Their Disadvantage - Vince Gerasole
-- Calls Mount To Impeach Blagojevich If Governor Doesn't Step Down, Legislators Begin Impeachment Process Monday
http://cbs2chicago.com/governor/blagojevich.impeachment.calls.2.885651.html (Includes video clip)
-- White House Eyes Wall Street Fund For Auto Bailout Despite Coming Within 'About 3 Words' Of A Deal, Republicans Block $14B Package Over UAW Refusal To Accept Pay Cuts
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/congress.auto.bailout.2.884873.html (Includes video clip)
DAILY HERALD
-- A Pat Quinn blast from the past - John Patterson
-- Blagojevich still not leaving Bills on his desk may get signed - Joseph Ryan and John Patterson
-- Illinois postpones borrowing as scandal may lead to rating cut - Bloomberg
CRAIN'S CHICAGO BUSINESS
-- Blagojevich approval at 8%; most want him gone: poll (DIERSEN: How long will it take for Democrats and RINOs to blame Blagojevich's problems on conservatives, that is, on those who support the Republican Party platform? Some if not many Democrats and RINOs blame conservatives for Jim Ryan's and Judy Baar Topinka's defeats.)
-- Blagojevich owes Winston & Strawn $500K: WSJ - Mike Colias
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- All eyes turn to Quinn in light of governor's arrest - Doug Finke
HERALD NEWS
-- Blago's politics, language both blue - Joe Hosey
CHAMPION NEWS
-- Do your Republican officials support the return to direct elections?
-- Today's Illinois GOP is the same one that couldn't defeat Blagojevich - John Biver
ILLINOIS REVIEW
-- To avoid class warfare, recall banking bailout
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/12/to-avoid-class.html
-- To avoid class warfare, recall banking bailout
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2008/12/to-avoid-class.html
MEDILL REPORTS
-- A special election for Obama's seat might be tilted toward the monied - Adam Verwymeren
CHAMPION NEWS
-- We need GOP leaders who are good at math - John Biver
TOM ROESER
-- How Awful About Patti! Former Railroad Lobbyist Lincoln Might Twitch in His Grave but Not Turn Over - Completely.
ILLINOIS ISSUES
-- Illinois government: It only gets harder - Bethany Jaeger
PROGRESS ILLINOIS
-- Schakowsky Enters Potential Senate Race, Roskam Mulling A Run - Adam Doster
CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
-- Corruption: Something In The Geography - Mary Laney
DC EXAMINER
-- Dirty Politics Has Storied History in Illinois - David A. Keene
POLITICO
-- Mark Kirk considering Obama's Senate seat - Josh Kraushaar
-- McCain pollster: Wright wouldn't have worked - Ben Smith
-- Democrats rake cash from business - John Bresnahan and Ryan Grim
FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- 'Special Report' Panel on Blagojevich Scandal
-- Obama Bungles Blagogate - Andrea Tantaros
-- Complaint Suggests Obama Might Have Caught Wind of Blagojevich Dealings Barack Obama says he had no contact with Gov. Rod Blagojevich over his vacant Senate seat, but the sequence of events in the FBI complaint suggests he might have caught wind of the governor's alleged dealings.
WORLD NET DAILY
-- Illinois politics: 'Pay to play' - Bill Press
FRONT PAGE
-- Blago’s Bitter Fruit - Jacob Laksin
TOWNHALL
-- Troubling Questions for Obama Team - Linda Chavez
HUMAN EVENTS
-- Obama Not Connected, But All His Friends Are - Mac Johnson
-- Peter Fitzgerald, The Unsung Hero Behind Blagojevich Arrest Could Fill Senate Seat - Dennis Byrne
-- No Mandate For A Tarnished Party - Gary Bauer
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29876
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29876
NEWSMAX
-- Will Obama Fire Patrick Fitzgerald? - David Patten
-- Locals Take Dirty Illinois Politics in Stride - Nat Helms
ONE NEWS NOW
-- Is there an Obama-Blagojevich connection? - Jim Brown
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
-- Investigations Toss Illinois Into Political Crisis
-- Scandal Scrambles List To Fill Obama's Senate Seat - Liz Halloran
ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Blagojevich 'upbeat' as resignation demands multiply - Deanna Bellandi and Christopher Wills
-- Pressure intensifies for Blagojevich to resign - Deanna Bellandi and Christopher Wills
-- Illinois contenders for Senate seat walking fine line - Tammy Webber
BLOOMBERG
-- Illinois Scandal Opens Up Race to Succeed Obama in U.S. Senate - Hans Nichols and Kim Chipman
NEW YORK TIMES
-- G.O.P. Sounds Theme of Democrats: Ethics - Carl Hulse
-- Obama to Detail Any Staff Talks on Senate Seat - Susan Saulny and Monica Davey
USA TODAY
-- Obama: Team not linked to deals over selling Senate seat - Judy Keen and Kathy Kiely
-- Illinois lawmakers mull bill to defy governor - Judy Keen
ANDY MARTIN
-- Illinois Republicans are just as corrupt as the Democrats
DAILY KOS
-- GOP vultures circle Obama's vacant Senate seat. - Bob Sackamento
ARCH PUNDIT
-- Roskam's Interested
HUFFINGTON POST
-- GOP Reps. Roskam And Kirk May Run For Obama Senate Seat - Adam Doster
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: David Murry v. Roger Claar
TIME MAGAZINE
-- The Fall of the House of Blago: How a Governor Self-Destructed - Steven Gray
-- A Brief History of Illinois Corruption - Claire Suddath
ABC NEWS
-- Democrats Under Fire Over Illinois Special Election - Teddy Davis
CBS NEWS
-- Democrats Hit Rough Patch Politico: GOP Hopes Rise After A Series Of Stumbles For Dems Following Election Day's Big Wins - Alexander Burns
WASHINGTON POST
-- The Illinois Senate Seat Let the voters decide. - Editorial
SAN BERNARDINO SUN
-- Illinois politics cast a long shadow - Steve Lambert, Editor
http://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_11199634
-- Illinois politics cast a long shadow - Steve Lambert, Editor
http://www.sbsun.com/pointofview/ci_11199634
TAPROOT REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS
-- 2008 TAPROOT CHRISTMAS PARTY: Brady Bunch Parties With TAPROOT - George Kocan
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