Barely one week before election day, it’s time to review what I like to call the “year of foolishness” lived out loud by U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, a liberal Democrat running for reelection in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. On Dec. 16, 2009, Hare told Chris Matthews’ MSNBC audience he would welcome terrorists from Guantanamo Bay [...]
Phil Hare’s ‘Year of Foolishness’ Revisited
October 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments
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Labor Union Desperate to Save Phil Hare’s Seat
October 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments
If you saw the front page of the latest edition of QUAD CITIES LABOR NEWS, you probably noticed an article under the headline, WHAT’S WITH ALL THE BILLBOARDS? Unfortunately, the article beneath the headline fails to offer a truthful answer to the question and, in fact, stinks of desperation. The article begins with the following [...]
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Phil Hare Files Complaint Against Veterans
September 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments
Uh, oh! Phil Hare, the incumbent Democrat running for re-election in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, is at it again, apparently sore at veterans like Medal of Honor recipient John F. Baker Jr. who are supporting his opponent, Republican Bobby Schilling. With the help of James L. Moody, chairman of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Democratic Party, [...]
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Should Jo Ann Emerson Run as Independent?
May 3rd, 2010 · 11 Comments
Should U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson follow the same path Florida Gov. Charlie Crist took and opt to run as an independent in her re-election bid for Missouri’s 8th Congressional District seat? Several factors lead me to believe she should. For instance: Emerson voted twice for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the Obama [...]
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Obama ‘Scaring Dickens Out of Small Businesses’
April 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment
An e-mail exchange took place last week between a St. Louis man who describes himself as “a long-time customer” of a large retail store chain and a representative of the company’s customer service department. It began April 3 with a simple question: “Are you planning on bringing a (name of company) to the St. Louis [...]
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Japanese Automakers Should Expect More Recalls
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments
A few days ago, I offered evidence that seems to support speculation that Toyota Motor Company is paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign. Today, I decided to dive into Federal Election Commission records and find out whether or not other Japanese automakers should expect [...]
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Is Toyota Paying Price for Not Supporting Obama?
February 5th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Is Toyota Motor Company paying the price today for their executives’ failure to support Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign? One might draw that conclusion after examining campaign contribution records on the Federal Election Commission web site. Earlier today, visited the FEC site to find out how much money, if any, Toyota executives in [...]
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