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Rick Pearson isn’t the worst reporter at the Tribune.  But his coverage of Foster’s victory over Oberweis in the 14th is a little incomplete. It certainly paints  a bleak picture for Illinois Republicans, but that part is indisputable.  However, Pearson didn’t provide enough context about how having  successful presidential campaign machine in Illinois impacts a [...]

The Chicago Sun-Times shocked everyone by endorsing the Republican, Jim Oberweis, for Congress. They should be applauded for it. Not because Oberweis is a Republican, or because he is conservative, but because they were willing to cross party lines to endorse who they felt was the most prepared for the job. In an age of [...]

From this morning’s Tribune:
The Daley family’s parish priest in Bridgeport, Rev. Dan Brandt, lovingly compared Sorich to Jesus Christ as both had troubles with the law.
“People often say, what would Jesus do?” he said, loyal not only to his faith but to the 11th Ward’s place at the head of Chicago Way. “I put a [...]

I haven’t found a link to this yet, but MSNBC was covering on Morning Joe this morning. Hillary is finally taking Obama head on. Her new line of attack? Paraphrase: “I have a lifetime of experience to bring to the White House, Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience to bring to the White House, [...]

Did winner-take-all primaries cost Romney (and conservatives) the nomination? A buddy of mine put together a pretty good chart demonstrating that they did. Download a PDF of it here.
If Republican delegates had been assigned proportionally, Romney would have actually led McCain by 8 delegates on Feb. 7–the day he suspended his campaign. Instead, McCain led [...]

So I’m really starting to like the idea of a Ron Paul Independent candidacy. This is not because I would vote for the guy necessarily, but because we desperately need some intervention in our existing party system.
Can you imagine a three-way race between Clinton, Paul and Huckabee. Believe it or not, Paul would actually have [...]

Whatever you happen to think about Newt, he has a good point and a good idea:

This is an actual quote from Red October. Hat tip Vodkapundit(s)

Just in case you were wondering …

Now listen. I thought all the mess made over James Frey was ridiculous last year. I felt like the guy was being crucified for a problem possibly endemic to the publishing industry. That said, I think it’s interesting that Obama is not catching more hell for the Tribune report on Sunday that found some inaccuracies [...]