Kaiser Watch: Dave Diersen and I to stand together against intellectual theft

Kaiser Dave has signaled to me that he’s ready to stand by me in a fight.
Responding to a new blog by Quinn Reeves that referenced one of my previous postings, Dave Diersen of Wheaton opined today on his Web site, GOPUSA Illinois, that he and I share a “concern about Diersen-bashing Quinn Reeves.” He then [...]

Don’t be square! Let the ex-gov lay some Nostradamus on us. Can you dig it?

I have to hand it to Blago. No matter what the scenario, he knows how the generate a buzz.
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich filled in this morning on the Don Wade & Roma radio program on WLS-AM 890. According to news reports, he continued to insist that he did nothing wrong.
Sadly, I didn’t see anything about [...]

Recent entry made on new blog has me wondering what in the world is going on

A recent posting on a new blog, which used one of my previous blog postings as a backdrop, has me scratching my head.
Quinn Reeves (?) began a blog earlier this month, and yesterday the blog referenced an entry I posted more than a month ago. The headline of my Feb 19 post was: “Kaiser Watch: [...]

Panelists to discuss corruption in state government this weekend in Bensenville

Glancing at Illinois Review earlier today provided me with information about a worthwhile event.
“The Future Business Leaders of America, the Student Government Association and Citizens Against Government Waste are sponsoring a Symposium on Corruption this Saturday in Bensenville,” according to a blog posting by Curt Mercadante on the Illinois Review Web site. “Billed as an [...]

A little birdie told me that Gov. Quinn’s proposed state budget will cost plenty

Utilizing the latest in cutting-edge technology, one local elected official continued a trend in community outreach: posting “tweets” during an important event.
State Rep. Tim Schmitz, R-49th District, of Geneva registered his thoughts on Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget address today using Twitter, a “social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read [...]

Surpassing outlandish: Conservative-backed bill calls for gender quotas

Could I simply be reading this bill incorrectly, or does a bill in he Illinois Senate backed by noteworthy conservatives call for gender quotas?
Senate Bill 600, which passed out of the Senate Elections Committee last week, seeks to amend the way that members of the Republican State Central Committee are chosen. Whereas they are now [...]

Wars raging within GOP are starting to result in casualties — namely me!

For what it’s worth, here’s my theory of what’s going on with the Republicans: They’re so hungry for an electoral victory that they’ve begun cannibalizing each other. Bon appetit!
First the dittoheads got their noses out of joint because they perceived that their beloved Rush Limbaugh was dissed by Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National [...]

Hopefully village of Lombard will find a good use for DuPage Theatre site

Oh, DuPage Theatre, we hardly knew ye.
Now that the site serves as a parking lot, and given that the village of Lombard is soliciting ideas of what to do with underused spaces like this, I’ve become kind of nostalgic for the DuPage Theatre. Granted, I never visited the facility when it stood. But it was [...]

Movie looking at military brothers to premiere at theater in Warrenville

“The media took the 15 people at Abu Ghraib and made them the face of the military. This film is a true portrait of our military and their families.”
That’s what actor Gary Sinese said Feb. 20 at the National Press Club about “Brothers at War,” a film of which he serves as an executive producer. [...]

Pollsters, start your engines! Races for governor, U.S. Senate have begun

I can’t believe groups are starting to conduct polls to see who’s in the lead for the dash to the governor’s mansion.
Yes, the Illinois gubernatorial election will be held next year, so I suppose we can’t avoid the early polls. Perhaps it’s the hangover I’m still experiencing from the Rod Blagojevich impeachment that has me [...]