State Issues
Obama’s education segregation czar
Thursday, December 18th, 2008President-elect Barack Obama continues to reach not across the aisle, or even across the country, but right across town for his administration appointments. Yet another lackluster liberal Chicago pol — Chicago Schools Superintendent Arne Duncan – this week was named by Obama to his team, as Secretary of Education.
Duncan’s biggest career accomplishments include: proposing the [...]
Corruption - New York vs. Illinois
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008New York is an awful long way away for most of us to think about but I thought I would include this eloquently written commentary from the Wall Street Journal as New York becomes the latest proud owner of a scandalous governor (we’re on our second one here in Illinois):
Spitzers Rise and Fall - WSJ.com
The [...]