Articles filed under Political Parties
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Making Scott Lee Cohen folk hero says more about usFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." - H.L. Mencken. ••• No sooner does the outrage of bumbling Ill...
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Search is on for Democratic lt. governor candidateFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Newly freed from the radioactive candidacy of Scott Lee Cohen, Illinois Democrats now turn to the task of finding a new running mate for Gov. Pat Quinn. And some in the...
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Quinn: Want to be my lt. gov.? Speak up nowFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the rac...
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Cohen exits lt. governor's race amid furor over arrestFeb 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar abo...
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Ex-girlfriend: Cohen no good for public officeFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Scott Lee Cohen has no place in public office, his ex-girlfriend said in a statement from her attorney. Speaking through her celebrity attorney, Gloria Allred, Amanda J....
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Good government doesn't just happenFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - The truth is, Scott Lee Cohen won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor because almost nobody paid attention to the race. Frankly, not too many people paid a...
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Voters have spoken on Scott Lee CohenFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I could not believe what I was reading in your Feb. 5 editorial. You urge Mr. Cohen to step aside from running for the lieutenant governor's office. Why? You don't lik...
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Palin says Obama policies to be short-livedFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Sarah Palin is predicting a good year for conservative candidates for public office, saying the policies of President Barack Obama and Democratic lea...
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Experts struggle to analyze voters' picksFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Career politicians and small business owners. Downstate Republicans and Chicago Democrats. The primary election results don't fit into pundits' pocket prot...
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Dillard: We just have to wait for votes to be countedFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Saying that the remaining two GOP governor candidates are just five ten-thousandths of a percentage point apart, Kirk Dillard said Friday he intends to wait until all pr...