US Congress Politics
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Roskam bailout vote ignores historyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Cong. Peter Roskam's Web site statement, "Why I Voted Against The Bush-Paulson Bailout" is a clever bit of sophistry. Roskam fairly summarizes the complex chain of event...
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Kirk is independent and accomplishedOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended the debate between Mark Kirk and Dan Seals at Deerfield High school this Sunday. It is clear to me why Kirk has won four times already and will win this elect...
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Questions posed on MorgenthalerOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently read that congressional candidate Jill Morgenthaler said she plans to get her votes by riding Obama's coattails. This is very concerning. For Morgenthaler to ...
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GOP election lawsuit headed to federal courtOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - An Illinois Republican Party lawsuit seeking to prevent thousands of Lake County ballots from being counted on Election Day is headed to federal court. At a brief hearin...
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Green issues a focus in 6th DistrictOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The race between Democrat Jill Morgenthaler and Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has been a volatile one, with little love lost between the two candidates. But when it ...
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Endorsement on the nose about KirkOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - "The 10th District has a gem in Mark Kirk, and voters should keep him in Washington." That is what the Lake County News Sun said when they endorsed Mark Kirk for re-ele...
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Abboud brings new blood to 16thOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The 16th Congressional District needs a new vision. Old ideas and failed policies are jeopardizing our American way of life. It's time to elect a representative to Congr...
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Oberweis votes with people of 14thOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - On Friday, Oct. 10, I attended a senatorial debate at Sun City, Huntley. Congressman Bill Foster reported receiving hundreds of phone calls from constituents regarding t...
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Pols shouldn't call at all hoursOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to know what gives U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam the right to be able to call my house any time like a telemarketer. These calls come in to join him in a live foru...
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Core values make difference in Dist. 6Oct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a former member of the Armed Forces, Jill Morgenthaler has a real understanding of what our men and women in the military face each day fighting a war in Iraq that sh...