Articles filed under Politics
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The Hillary Factor will boost McCainSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's bad judgment and insecurity will be the main cause of his defeat in November. If he would have picked Hillary for vice president, the election would be ov...
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44 days left to Election DaySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - After another long week of campaign coverage, it's good to take a quick look back and ahead. With less than six weeks before the election, here is rundown of the top eve...
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Why did it take McCain so long?Sep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. John McCain has finally recognized that our economy is not "fundamentally sound." If he had some understanding of what's "fundamental" in economics, he would not h...
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Kirk fights gang violenceSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank goodness Congressman Mark Kirk understands the real threat that guns and gangs are for school children even here in the 10th District. There are over 2,000 known g...
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Election is a simple decision for someSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - I considered voting for John McCain. A man who has served our country as a soldier and senator. A good man, I thought. But then came the lies in his ads and his campaign...
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Omitting one word changes meaningSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It is important to note that in a recent letter (Sept. 8) Elizabeth Pearson incorrectly quoted Barack Obama as saying, "We are no longer a Christian nation." The correct...
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Obama uses troops for political gainSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Amir Taheri wrote an article for The New York Post on Sept. 15. The headline is "Obama Tried to Stall GI's Iraq Withdrawal." Of course, we have not heard any of this fr...
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St. Charles girls set to witness historySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - While many 11-year-olds might be content just to read about past presidents in history books, Lily Lichner is so interested that's she's made it her business - literally...
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Kirk is strongest supporter of IsraelSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk is one of the strongest and most effective supporters of Israel in Congress, and any statement to the contrary is simply partisan nonsense. For years, Kirk ha...
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Kirk helps fight domestic violenceSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Violence against women continues to be a serious problem in this country. Every year thousands of women and their children face the worst sort of abuse. In 1994, Congres...