Chicago Daily Observer

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan formally intervened Thursday in a lawsuit that effectively pits allies of her father, House Speaker Michael Madigan, against Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a political and legal dispute over health care spending.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a motion intervene on December 26, 2007 as a plantiff in Richard Caro and Ron Gidwitz constitutional case agains Governor Rod Blagojevich.

The Shriver Poverty Law Center has also filed a motion to intervene, as a defendent in this case.

Here is the link for all Chicago Daily Observer Coverage of the Richard Caro vs. Rod Blagojevich Case.

I’m wrapping up my proctoscopic series on all the presidential candidates with this four-fer-one column on the remaining Republicans who—though in some cases not without interest—are totally hopeless and do not merit much more attention. (See, I can do political-editorial triage just like the mainstream media.)

In many ways the most successful of the also-rans just dropped out of the race. He is U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, now completing his 5th House term. Of course, that’s two terms more than he pledged to serve: He was Colorado’s champion of term-limits back in 1998 when he won his seat, then, in 2004, broke his solemn promise to serve only three terms. I’m shocked!... shocked!...to report a politician broke a solemn promise.

Tancredo was a single-issue candidate, but his issue—illegal immigration—is now the leading test on the GOP side of the divide. All the better-known candidates are joining in, ... Read More...

I’m wrapping up my proctoscopic series on all the presidential candidates with this four-fer-one column on the remaining Republicans who—though in some cases not without interest—are totally hopeless and do not merit much more attention. (See, I can do political-editorial triage just like the mainstream media.)

In many ways the most successful of the also-rans just dropped out of the race. He is U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado, now completing his 5th House term. Of course, that’s two terms more than he pledged to serve: He was Colorado’s champion of term-limits back in 1998 when he won his seat, then, in 2004, broke his solemn promise to serve only three terms. I’m shocked!... shocked!...to report a politician broke a solemn promise.

Tancredo was a single-issue candidate, but his issue—illegal immigration—is now the leading test on the GOP side of the divide. All the better-known candidates are joining in, ... Read More...