GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 5, 2008

Articles of interest to Illinois Republicans recently posted by ABC7, NBC5, CBS2, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Suburban Chicago News, Suburban Life, Pioneer Local, Southtown Star, Rockford Register Star, Bloomington Pantagraph, Peoria Journal Star, Springfield State Journal Register, Belleville News Democrat, Southern Illinoisan, Illinois Review, Public Affairs, Champion News, Illinois Family Institute, Americans For Truth, Chicago Daily Observer, Tom Roeser, Capitalfax, etc. 

Since January 1, 2005, GOPUSA ILLINOIS has brought 40,115 such articles and information on many upcoming events to its subscribers' attention each morning, free of charge, and without any advertising.

ABC7
-- Impeachment committee met Sunday in Springfield
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6584729

-- Lawmakers want bipartisan solution to Burris issue - Sarah Schulte
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6584727

-- Strong show of support for Roland Burris - Sarah Schulte
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6584727

 

NBC5
-- Reid: 'Anything Can Happen' With Senate Seat  Top Democrat denies giving Blago advice on choice
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Reid-Anything-can-Happen-With-Senate-Seat.html

-- Capital Showdown: Burris Will Fight for Senate Seat
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Burris-Goes-to-Church-Before-Washington.html

 

CBS2
-- Supporters Rally For Ill. Senate Appointee Burris
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Supporters.Rally.For.2.899594.html

-- Burris Heads To Washington; Hopes To Be Sworn In
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Burris.Heads.To.2.899938.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- Filling Obama's seat becomes test of 'authentic' blackness - Dawn Turner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-trice-05-jan05,0,6132899.column

-- Call an election - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0105edit1jan05,0,5439437.story

-- Blagojevich: A moment to hang our heads - Mike Lawrence
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0105blagojan05,0,3418487.story
-- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls Gov. Rod Blagojevich 'corrupt'  Appointee Roland Burris declares himself the state's newest senator - Rick Pearson and Jeff Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-blagojevich-05-jan05,0,7548240.story

-- Blagojevich won't go to D.C. - Pat Curry
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/01/blagojevich-wont-go-to-dc.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- Quinn calls for state government 'fumigation' - Dave McKinney
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/blagojevich/1361720,pat-quinn-ethics-panel-blagojevich-010409.article
-- Burris' fight for Senate: Chances likely boosted if he pledges not to run for seat - Lynn Sweet
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/1362020,CST-NWS-sweet05.article
-- Blagojevich insults our intelligence with Burris  Does anyone think he would have been chosen normally? - Richard Roeper
http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/1361793,CST-NWS-roep05.article
-- Burris backers have a compelling case - Laura Washington
http://www.suntimes.com/news/washington/1361642,CST-EDT-laura05.article
-- The oldest weight losers  Both 63, Wheaton retirees pushed to the limit on reality show
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/television/1361628,CST-FTR-loser05.article

 

DAILY HERALD

-- As the state turns: The latest in the Blagojevich soap opera - Rob Olmstead

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262041

-- Buy American; keep jobs here - Ron Petrucci, St. Charles
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=260320&src=

 

WAND
-- GOP Rep. Kirk says Blagojevich should be impeached
http://www.wandtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9616182

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
-- Reid blasts Blagojevich - Rick Pearson & Jeff Long
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/01/05/news/doc4961ab4d7d59e017224617.txt

 

HERALD NEWS
-- Hassert reflects on 16-year House career, I-55 widening and battle with cancer - Patrick Ferrell
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1361849,4_1_JO05_HASSERT_S1.article

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- The state of our borders - Michelle Malkin
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x497776227/Michelle-Malkin-The-state-of-our-borders

 

CAPITOLFAX
-- Sunday update - Rich Miller
http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2009/01/04/sunday-update-2/

 

TOWNHALL
-- The Curious Case of Rod Blagojevich: A Review - Guy Benson
http://townhall.com/columnists/GuyBenson/2009/01/04/the_curious_case_of_rod_blagojevich_a_review&Comments=true

 

HUFFINGTON POST
-- Roland Burris: Reid Meeting Top Republican To Plan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/roland-burris-reid-meetin_n_155068.html

 

THE HILL
-- Reid cracks Senate door open for Burris - J. Taylor Rushing
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/reid-cracks-senate-door-open-for-burris-2009-01-04.html

-- Four to qualify for RNC ballot amid busy week - Reid Wilson
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/four-to-qualify-for-rnc-ballot-amid-busy-week-2009-01-04.html

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- 'Barack the Magic Negro' CD Raises Saltsman's Profile Ahead of RNC Chairmanship Debate  Six candidates want to lead the Republican Party back to glory after grueling election losses, but message and character continue to challenge the GOP.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/04/chairman-wannabes-prepare-debate-ahead-republican-party-leadership-vote/

-- Showdown Looms as Burris Declares 'I Am Now the Junior Senator'  Disgraced Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's Senate appointee heads to Washington this week where Democratic leaders refuse to seat him.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/05/showdown-looms-burris-declares-junior-senator/

 

NEWSMAX
-- Candidates for GOP Chairman to Debate - Ronald Kessler
http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/rnc_chairman_debate/2009/01/04/167590.html

-- Black Ministers Support Burris in Chicago  Rush called the U.S. Senate "the last bastion of plantation politics."
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/illinois_governor_burris/2009/01/04/167659.html

 

POLITICO
-- RNC chair race: 'Everyone is basically p-ssed' - Alexander Burns
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17029.html

-- Top Dems won't budge on Burris
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0109/Top_Dems_wont_budge_on_Burris.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
-- With Senate Set to Return, Uncertainty Over Obama’s Seat - Sharon Otterman
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/washington/05illinois.html?ref=politics

-- Burris Vows to Fight On - Karen Cullotta and Monica Davey
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/05burris.html?_r=1&ref=us

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
-- Reid to meet Blagojevich Senate pick  Senate leader rejects charge of racial bias - Victor Morton
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/05/reid-to-meet-blagojevich-senate-pick-burris/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
-- Billygate: Why Obama dumped Gov. Richardson now
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/01/obama-rhcardson.html

-- Obama-backer Oprah bans Sarah Palin from her TV show - Andrew Malcolm
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/01/oprah-sarah-pal.html

 

USA TODAY
-- Six-way race for GOP chairman heats up - Jill Lawrence
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2009-01-04-gopchair_N.htm

 

NEW YORK OBSERVER
-- Reid & Blagojevich: An Intrusive Spotlight on Leadership - Steve Kornacki
http://www.observer.com/mobile/article/80819

http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/unwelcome-spotlight-leadership

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
-- Congress returns to an ‘intense’ opening  There’s impetus to move quickly on the economy though some seats are empty. - Gail Russell Chaddock
http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/01/04/congress-returns-to-an-intense-opening/

 

MSNBC
-- Big Week For Blagojevich And Burris
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28498798/

-- GOP future: Today's RNC forum
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/01/05/1731907.aspx

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
-- Blagojevich allies vanish as impeachment vote nears - Christopher Wills
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jvzAEABfeGKbraATxLO5nsdU_kSAD95GFRE80

-- Burris to go to DC as his fate remains in question - Rupa Shenoy
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUvQkRopntRBnfYyaz06sD89bwnQD95GTJV80

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
-- Europeans Raise Pressure on Detroit  With the 'Big Three' Weakened, VW and BMW Aim to Expand Their Shares of U.S. Auto Market - Kate Linebaugh
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123110372170452019.html

 

LANSING STATE JOURNAL
-- BEYOND TRAGIC: Toyota tops Ford and Chevy in U.S. sales
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20090105/NEWS03/901050305/1004/NEWS03
(THE ARTICLE: For the second consecutive year, Toyota Motor Corp.'s namesake brand likely will beat General Motors Corp.'s Chevrolet and Ford Motor Co.'s main nameplate as the top seller in the United States.  Before 2004, Ford had been the top-selling U.S. brand for 18 years, and Ford and Chevy have jockeyed for the top spot since then. But both domestic brands lost out last year when Japanese rival Toyota topped Chevy by 41,296 vehicles in 2007, selling 2.3 million vehicles. Falling sport utility vehicle sales that came with spiking gas prices earlier this year helped widen Toyota's margin over Ford and Chevy. Through November, Toyota sold 1.8 million cars, 185,200 more vehicles than Chevrolet. Even when excluding Toyota's Scion brand - which sold 109,777 vehicles through November and is included in Toyota brand sales - Toyota leads the industry, with 1.7 million car and truck sales. While Detroit carmaker GM did not return calls seeking comment, Ford has maintained that it is more focused on becoming profitable again than maintaining sales leads. "In times like these, who's on first is less important than who's still on the team, meaning who's still selling cars and trucks," said George Pipas, Dearborn-based Ford's U.S. sales analyst. Meanwhile, don't expect to see Toyota touting its status as America's best-selling brand. "We don't find that it's a very strong motivator for consumers," said Toyota spokesman Mike Michels, who said the automaker is more focused on building customer loyalty and a profitable business. "The feeling is always that if we attend to all the basics, and we happen to rise in the rankings, then that's fine. Then that's just a measure of all the other things that we did." "If Toyota comes out on top, so be it," said Erich Merkle, lead auto analyst at Crowe Horwath. "But at the end of the day, you've got to be able to understand what the market is looking for and ask yourself: 'How are you going to compete profitably in the auto industry?' ")

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

-- Obama's stimulus package should include a federal income tax rebate of at least $1,000 for purchase of GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles made in America - Dave Diersen

www.gopillinois.com

I want to be the last one to defend the mistakes that GM, Ford, Chrysler, and UAW have made over the decades.  But the answer for their mistakes is not to drive them out of business.  Over the decades, foreign governments, the United States government, state governments, county governments, township governments, municipalities, etc. have given trillions of dollars in tax subsidies and other incentives to foreign car manufacturers.  Over the decades, the news media, limousine liberals, Toyota Republicans, union haters, etc. have given trillions of dollars in free advertising to foreign car manufacturers.  All that has done terrible damage to GM, Ford, and Chrysler.  "Free trade" gives foreign car manufactures an unfair advantage over GM, Ford, and Chrysler.  America's automotive industry is vital to its national security.  America cannot let foreign countries, foreign companies, foreign organizations, and foreign individuals take control of the design, manufacture, sale, and service of all the vehicles that Americans can buy.  Because of the damage that governments, news media, limousine liberals, Toyota Republicans, union haters, etc. have caused, if GM, Ford, or Chrysler are forced into Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy, Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy will soon follow and foreign car manufactures will buy what is left.  Obama's stimulus package should include a federal income tax rebate of at least $1,000 for purchase of GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles made in America.  That rebate should remain in effect until it equals a) the trillions of dollars that foreign governments, the United States government, state governments, county governments, township governments, municipalities, etc. have given in tax subsidies and other incentives to foreign car manufacturers plus b) the trillions of dollars that the news media, limousine liberals, Toyota Republicans, union haters, etc. have given to foreign car manufacturers.  Again, because of the damage that governments, news media, limousine liberals, Toyota Republicans, union haters, etc. have caused, if GM, Ford, or Chrysler are forced into Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy, Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy will soon follow and foreign car manufactures will buy what is left.  Those who would let foreigners take control of America's automotive industry are making it clear that they would let foreigners take control of everything in America.  Hopefully, Obama has enough clout to successfully encourage Americans to be American, to buy American, and to stop foreigners from taking over another vital American industry.