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March 8, 2010
It’s time for Julius Genachowski to step down. His leadership of the Federal Communications Commission has been a shameful failure. Since being sworn in as...
March 8, 2010
The Statehouse is buzzing yet again with talk of a new gaming expansion plan. This time, the players say, they have their acts together. Really.
I’m always pretty...
March 1, 2010
Jerry Clarke is not easily ruffled. Not only has he seen it all in his years running campaigns in Illinois, but he’s served several tours of duty in Iraq as a combat...
February 23, 2010
The Washington political game is like a magic show. It’s filled with smoke and mirrors that create the perception that one thing is happening when something else...
February 22, 2010
Decisions made by a governor in a far-away, but strikingly similar state might actually influence our election right here in Illinois.
Just a week or so after Gov. Pat Quinn...
February 15, 2010
One of the biggest doubts about state Sen. Bill Brady’s gubernatorial campaign — assuming he survives a potential recount of the Republican primary - is whether...
February 8, 2010
Every night before an election day, I spend four or five hours on the phone with people I trust asking what they think will happen.
There are always a couple of races that...
February 3, 2010
Last month, I served as the moderator of a blue ribbon panel on Ethics and Government Reform. Panel members included Cynthia Canary, director of the Illinois Campaign for...
February 1, 2010
Lawyers for Rod Blagojevich told reporters that there might be a delay in the former governor’s criminal trial when a federal grand jury, as expected, hands down a new...
January 25, 2010
With the primary election just around the corner, just about everybody I know has asked me who I think will win the various races.
I try to avoid making win/loss predictions...
January 18, 2010
“The Governor, at the beginning of each annual session of the General Assembly and at the close of his term of office, shall report to the General Assembly on the...
January 15, 2010
In 2002, I lived in Crestwood, Ill. I came to know Dan Proft when he was working on the campaign of then-state Sen. Patrick O’Malley, who was seeking the Illinois...