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Saturday, January 30, 2010

DuPage County sheriff endorses Jim Ryan

Joining a large group of other DuPage County officials, Sheriff John Zaruba today endorsed Jim Ryan for governor. County board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom, a former candidate for governor, and State's Attorney Joe Birkett, who was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006, endorsed Ryan earlier this month.

For a complete list of the DuPage County officials who have endorsed Jim, click here.

With over 900,00 residents, the GOP stronghold is Illinois' second most populous county.

Click here to visit the official Jim Ryan site. You'll find Ryan's Facebook group here, and you can follow his Tweets here.

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Marathon Pundit endorses Jim Ryan for Illinois governor

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Far-left liberal: ObamaCare on life support

Can we pull the plug?

The Hill reports that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), one of the most liberal members in the House, is less than optimistic about the passage of ObamaCare.

During an interview on Friday, the congresswoman stressed it was going to be "very difficult" to pass that legislation in the coming weeks, mostly because House and Senate leaders are still without a "roadmap" and have yet to address key policy differences between the two chambers' efforts.

"I suspect that the people who say it's on life support are correct," Waters added, referencing Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.) and Mark Pryor's (Ark.) similar remarks earlier this week.

There is a roadmap...it leads to an exit ramp.

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Where is McKenna? Jim Ryan, Dan Proft to appear on Fox Chicago Sunday

Former Illinois attorney general Jim Ryan, whom this blog has endorsed, and political commentator Dan Proft will appear on Fox Chicago Sunday.

Both Republicans are running for Illinois governor, primary election day is Tuesday.

The Ryan campaign says Jim was supposed to appear on the show alongside Andy McKenna, but McKenna, who has been dodging questions on Pollgate, backed out.

Fox Chicago Sunday airs at 8:30am on...well, you know which day.

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Columnist: Andy McKenna campaign swipes Notre Dame alumni data
ABC 7 Chicago reports on Andy McKenna's Pollgate
Pollgate: Did McKenna answer questions of ethics panel?
Ill. guv race: McKenna continues to dodge Pollgate questions
Ill guv race: Andy McKenna still ducking on Pollgate
Videos: Chicago TV stations cover McKenna's Pollgate
Video: McKenna supporter Tom Cross sidesteps Pollgate questions
Ill. gov race: Greg Hinz on "Me"Kenna's debate duck
Pollgate update: Andy "Me"Kenna ducking debates
Pollgate: McKenna "compounded one ethical misstep with another"
Ill gov race: Joe Birkett on Andy McKenna's deception
Marathon Pundit endorses Jim Ryan for Illinois governor

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Sen. Susan Collins delivers weekly GOP address on national security policy

Discussing the embarrasing revelations about the Christmas Day bombing in Detroit, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) delivers this weeks GOP address.

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Friday, January 29, 2010

Phil Matthew on the Jim Ryan he knows

This blog has endorsed Jim Ryan for governor of Illinois. The latest in a series of videos, Phil Matthew, a former student of Jim's at Benedictine University, discusses the Jim Ryan he knows.

Click here to visit the official Jim Ryan site. You'll find Ryan's Facebook group here, and you can follow his Tweets here.

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Marathon Pundit endorses Jim Ryan for Illinois governor

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Obama on ObamaCare: Maybe you can't keep your current coverage

Wow...so the Republicans, the "Party of No," could be right? That ObamaCare means that you can't keep your current health care coverage?

Hear the greatness of the great man: