Cook County Opinion
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Shedding tears for the RepublicansSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Poor Sarah Palin's PC has been hacked. Isn't it a shame? But I fail to see a crime here since the Bush administration has been doing that for the last seven years, and h...
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Obama does not have gravitasSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - During the Bush versus Gore campaign, the Democrats claimed that George W. Bush had no gravitas. Every time a critic such as Mario Cuomo or Jesse Jackson spoke about Geo...
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The smoking gun in the mortgage crisisSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - How did this catastrophic challenge to our economic system begin? On June 18, 2002, President George Bush said "We want 5.5 million more homeowners by 2010." Pursuing t...
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Kirk still the best for 10th DistrictSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been a resident of Deerfield for almost 45 years. I raised and educated a family in its wonderful schools. It is a diverse community with an excellent village gov...
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How can we opt out of the bailouts?Sep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to Congress this summer, taxpayers are the co-signers of about half of the nation's mortgages at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Does anyone know where to sign up fo...
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Of those two things certain in this worldSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Taxes are more certain than death. We may not know when we shall die, but we can be assured there will be increased taxation before that unhappy event. James R. Schaefer...
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Start 'pro-life' with babies already hereSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Sandy Smith's letter (Sept. 19), it is not a woman's right: We're all pro-life. The U.S. ranks 23 out of the 23 richest countries in the world in infant m...
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One more reason to vote against McCainSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - McCain health plan would treat employer-paid health benefits as income that employees would have to pay taxes on. It means your employer is going to have to make an esti...
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Empty words with empty convictionSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In watching the news, the heart of the matter in this election was suddenly made clear to me as John McCain was shown being escorted around a car plant in Michigan. The...
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Support those who support wind powerSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Early voting will begin in mid-October. Please do not give up on your right to learn about the thoughts and positions of our candidates. If someone tells you it is more ...