Cook County Opinion
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Numbers don't add up for lottery leaseOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The proposed 50-year leasing of the state lottery for $10 billion is another harebrained idea of our governor. Just doing the math tells us why it simply will not work a...
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A satirical view of the Paulson's bailoutOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Secretary Paulson's (original) $700 billion plan to bail out failing companies will succeed! I have faith, because our leaders have faith. Although some of them were ini...
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Send do-nothing politicians messageOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We now hear from all the Republicans who say vote for me. What did they do for you fellow Americans? Nothing. They voted the Bush way. Take, for example, John McCain. H...
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Palin could be next Teddy RooseveltOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Sir Winston Churchill first became prime minister of England at age 66 and again at age 77. He continued to serve in Parliament until he was 90 years old. Charles DeGaul...
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Initial bailout plan exposes party of richOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - I see in a recent headline from this worthy newspaper that the federal government proposed a $700 billion dollar bailout of the financial sector. What strikes me square...
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Let's the profiteers bail out taxpayersSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's a novel idea. Why not have the big oil companies and other conglomerates that have gouged the American public and made huge profits step up to the plate and throw...
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Socialized medicine not in ConstitutionSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In a letter dated Sept. 8, it was stated, "We must once again become a nation with honor, go back to governing according to our Constitution." Then the writer indicate...
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Obama rushes to adopt GOP standsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The post-crisis response of Democrats, including Obama, stunningly adopts important pre-crisis McCain and Republican principles. On the credit-mortgage crisis, in 2005 ...
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McCain would be disaster as presidentSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I believe Cindy McCain said in an interview John McCain wouldn't run a dirty campaign. She's right. It's not dirty; it's filthy. I am having a hard time understanding p...
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Do we want change Seals will bring?Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I keep hearing from Dan Seals and his supporters that we should overlook Seals' glaring lack of any relevant experience because he'll help bring "change." But what sort ...