GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - January 7, 2009

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 40,221 such articles and information on many upcoming events to its subscribers' attention each morning, free of charge, and without any advertising.

CBS2
-- State GOP Reveling In Democrats' Current Circus - Mike Flannery
http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/blagojevich.burris.circus.2.901485.html

 

ABC7
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Andy Shaw editorializes about 5th Congressional District Republican candidate Rosanna Pulido: "She is not likely to win, but she will probably be provocative and interesting." 
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6588974

-- Former prosecutor Pat Collins to head reform panel

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/state&id=6587356

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
-- SNEED: The Republican National Congressional Committee may be eyeing Chicago attorney Peter Friedman, a former legislative director to former Illinois Rep. John Porter, as a GOP candidate to run for Rep. Rahm Emanuel's 5th District seat.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sneed/1365142,CST-NWS-SNEED07.article

-- 'Paying no heed to what's right or wrong'  Cruz case  Attorneys see echoes of Burris' actions on '92 appeal by condemned man - Maurice Possley
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/1365403,CST-NWS-burris07.article
-- Obama has to get Burris to give it up  Somebody has to make him an offer he can't refuse - Mark Brown
http://www.suntimes.com/news/brown/1365258,CST-NWS-brown07.article

-- Blago drama threatens state's safety net - Carol Marin
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1365001,CST-EDT-Carol07.article
-- Welcome to Washington. Now, go away  He's denied a chance to be sworn in, or even to enter chamber and sign oath book, but still may get his way - Lynn Sweet
http://www.suntimes.com/news/sweet/1365399,CST-NWS-sweet07.article

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
-- GOP chairman's race: current chairman and 5 challengers all vow to change tattered party - Liz Sidoti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-gop-chairman-race,0,2774751.story

-- Senate 'spectacle' goes according to script - John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-07-jan07,0,5769549.column

-- Jesse White and Harry Reid: Dirty Tricks - Don Rose
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0107tricksjan07,0,4409637.story
-- Burris is the perfect Senate candidate - Stephen J. Thurston
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped0107burrisjan07,0,5654828.story
-- The Senate says 'no' - Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0107edit1jan07,0,7012305.story

 

DAILY HERALD
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: "College of DuPage Trustee Dave Carlin has emerged as a dark horse candidate" to be appointed to the DuPage County Board
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262577&src=2

-- What does Blagojevich get out of Senate appointment? - Joseph Ryan and John Patterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262560

-- Illinois House members sworn in under shadow of Blago scandal - Joseph Ryan
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262570

-- Duncan new post typifies past failures - George Kocan, Warrenville
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262437&src=

-- Irvin challenges Aurora candidates to debates - Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=262574

 

SOUTHTOWN STAR
-- Blagojevich not leaving governor's mansion anytime soon - Fran Eaton
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/eaton/1365016,010709eaton.article

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
-- A look at the men gunning to lead the Republicans - Kathleen Parker
http://www.sj-r.com/opinions/x2094353099/Kathleen-Parker-A-look-at-the-men-gunning-to-lead-the-Republicans

 

LAKE COUNTY NEWS SUN
-- Ethical values - Nancy J. Thorner
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/newssun/news/opinions/letters/1363256,5_4_WA06_LETTERS_S1.article

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
-- Roland Burris as a Manager - Cal Skinner
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2009/01/roland-burris-as-manager_07.html

 

CAPITOLFAX
-- Burris will testify Thursday  Crack in the wall  Poll: Block Burris  Affidavit released  Guv responds  Affidavit posted  Guv’s criminal lawyer approached Burris  Burris videos - Rich Miller
http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2009/01/06/this-just-in-181/

 

CHICAGO READER
-- Roland Burris and "pay to play" - Michael Miner
http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/news-bites/2009/01/06/roland-burris-and-pay-play/

 

GOPUSA
-- Selection vs. Election in the Republican Party - Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/theloft/?p=838

 

THE HILL
-- MARCH 13, 2008 FLASHBACK: Comptroller General vacancy intensifies Bush-Hill battle - Jordy Yager  (DIERSEN QUESTION: Who will be the next Comptroller General of the United States?)
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/comptroller-general-vacancy-intensifies-bush-hill-battle-2008-03-13.html

 

CNS NEWS
-- ‘No Legal Reason Not To Seat’ Burris, Steele Says - Nicholas Ballasy
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=41556

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
-- On Capitol Hill, Dems Dither, Squabble, Fall Apart; Republicans Watch. A very strange day in the Senate. - Byron York
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZjY2MTFkMzJiNzA4NmNlZmM4Yjk4MmI5YTY5OTMzNTA=

 

NEWSMAX
-- Limbaugh: 'Segregationist' Sen. Reid Barred Burris - David Patten
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/limbaugh_reid_maddox/2009/01/06/168454.html

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
-- Democrat Party Off to Scandalous Start in 2009 - Bill O'Reilly
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,477106,00.html

-- Shame on Majority Leader Reid and all those Senators agreeing with him! - Greta Van Susteren
http://gretawire.foxnews.com/2009/01/06/shame-on-majority-leader-reid-and-all-those-senators-agreeing-with-him/

 

BLOOMBERG
-- Blagojevich Panel Summons Burris After Senate Snub - Joe Carroll
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=adz.xiuhPVVA&refer=us

 

NEW YORK TIMES
-- Congressional Black Caucus Assesses Its Role Under a Black President - David Herszenhorn
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/politics/07blacks.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=black%20caucus&st=cse

 

WASHINGTON POST
-- Burris Backs Reid Into a Corner - Chris Cillizza
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2009/01/burris_backs_reid_into_a_corne.html?hpid=topnews

 

USA TODAY
-- FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF BURRIS: Poll: Half say Burris should be blocked - Susan Page and John Fritze
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-06-poll-burris_N.htm

 

TIME MAGAZINE
-- DIERSEN HEADLINE: Time Magazine shows its bias against the symbol of America's automotive industry, and therefore, against America's automotive industry -- Time Magazine blasts Congress for passed a resolution making June 30 "Corvette Day."
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1869854,00.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

-- What would the anti-conservatives do if Diersen tried to get the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to pass a resolution in favor of returning to direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members like Brian Smith succeeded in getting the Wheatland Township Republican Organization to do? - Dave Diersen

www.gopillinois.com

The anti-conservatives might very well:

--  Arrange for Mike Bost, Pat Brady, Roger Claar, Dan Cronin, Tom Cross, Gene Dawson, Pat Durante, Jim Edgar, Bob Kjellander, Chris Kachiroubas, Pat Lindner, John McGovern, Andy McKenna, Randy Pollard, Randy Ramey, Lee Roupas, George Ryan, Jim Ryan, Leonard Sanchez, Skip Saviano, Ron Smith, Jim Thompson, Judy Baar Topinka, etc. to speak vehemently against any such resolution

-- Promise significant rewards for each Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) member who votes against any such resolution and promise significant punishment for each MTRCC member who votes for any such resolution

-- Step up their efforts to a) stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS daily emails and b) stop Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and Republican party leaders from including diersen@aol.com on their press advisory lists and press release lists

-- Step up their efforts to ascribe evil motive, bad judgment, and incompetence to everything I do

-- Step up their efforts to blame me for all defeats that Republicans have suffered, especially defeats that Bill Brady, John McCain, Andy McKenna, George Ryan, Jim Ryan, and Judy Baar Topinka have suffered

-- Step up their efforts to get an anti-conservative to run against me for the Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Committeeman position