October 31, 2010 – 3:37 pm
This quote from Galesburg’s wgil.com cracked me up: “Hare, though, believes that some Democratic seats in Congress up for Tuesday will turn to GOP, but he hopes that everyone will somehow be able to work together.” What a hoot! The entire 4 years Hare has been in Congress he has never had a good word [...]
October 31, 2010 – 2:19 pm
. . . is how Brandy Donaldson at the Hare-Dispatch characterized this quote from the New York Times editorial “Secret Money In Iowa”: “The voters, who are the real victims of these distortions, haven’t the slightest idea who is paying for the ads. But rest assured that the big corporations and donors will make their [...]
October 30, 2010 – 1:05 pm
In an otherwise excellent editorial in The Hare-Dispatch about how FINALLY the election gods have smiled upon us and given us a choice in the local races this year, this stood out: “We wonder, too, how much we don’t know about what goes on without a loyal opposition to keep an eye on those in [...]
October 30, 2010 – 10:08 am
. . . vote Republican. “Gov. Quinn has been at the helm for almost two years and done nothing to inspire confidence that he can tame the forces driving the state toward insolvency, especially the public employee unions that have sunk their fangs into the taxpayers’ jugular to support their gold-plated pensions and benefits most [...]
October 29, 2010 – 12:42 pm
. . . and so was Lane Evans. October 29, 1985: “J.I. Case Co. will produce transmissions and drive assemblies for its combines and cotton pickers in England. The work previously was done at the International Harvester-Farmall plant, Rock Island. Case’s Rick James said the cost of making the components is expected to be 30 [...]
October 28, 2010 – 4:09 pm
. . . Barack Hoover Obama confesses to lefty shill Jon Stewart that what he REALLY meant back in ’08 was not “Yes we can”, but rather “Yes we can—but”. Better late than never to admit to the Kool-aid guzzlers that unicorns won’t be suddenly appearing in their garages or mermaids in their bathtubs this [...]
October 28, 2010 – 3:13 pm
. . . a scared, old, tired fat man or the Energizer Bunny. Bobby Schilling’s schedule today: Galesburg in a public park Decatur in a public park Springfield in a public park, the Schilling Victory Center, the Lincoln Museum, Lincoln’s Tomb and a restaurant Quincy at the Victory Center Hare’s schedule today: Galesburg at Democrat [...]
October 28, 2010 – 12:36 pm
The Quincy Herald-Whig explains why it endorses Bobby Schilling over Phil Hare: “We had hoped that [Phil Hare's] experience would have translated into a stronger voice for the 17th District . . . Hare’s voting record has largely been in lockstep with the Democratic leadership and out of step with most voters in this part [...]
October 28, 2010 – 11:58 am
. . . The Hare-Dispatch helpfully reminds us: “For the third time in one week, elected officials gathered in Moline to celebrate federal funding for Amtrak service from Chicago to Iowa City . . . Office holders, some currently seeking re-election, verbally slapped each other on the back and passed around huge helpings of praise [...]
October 27, 2010 – 10:01 am
. . . say it to a reporter. The Hare-Dispatch after-action report on yesterday’s taping of the Hare-Schilling-Davis debate is about what you’d expect; multiple claims of victory, recitation of well-worn and well-known talking points and the like. But moderator Jim Mertens just couldn’t resist asking the kindergarten level cutsey-poo set up question asking the [...]
