IL GOP Chairman: Raising taxes 33% is not the answer to fixing this budget mess
3/10/2010
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady released the following statement regarding Governor Quinn's budget proposal:
"Governor Quinn laid out one of the most irresponsible budgets the people of Illinois have ever seen, perpetuating the status quo of massive borrowing and spending that got us into the fiscal crisis we face today. It's almost like Governor Blagojevich...
You Know It's Bad When . . .
3/10/2010
…A Democratic White House Needs to Reconfirm Its Support for a Democratic Senate Candidate
Giannoulias campaign feels need to stress Obama support
Chicago Tribune, 3/9/10
It’s usually understood that a Democratic president supports his party’s candidates for office, especially when the nominee in question is running for the U.S. Senate seat the president...
New poll shows Bill Brady is in touch with Illinois voters
3/9/2010
In recent days Governor Quinn's campaign has taken a turn for the worse, relying entirely on negativity designed to divert attention away from his abysmal record on the economy and ethics reform that was necessary after the Blagojevich/Quinn administration. Yet, today’s Rasmussen poll shows state Senator Bill Brady is up by 10 points - a sign Quinn’s strategy is going...
New Poll: Brady 47%, Quinn 37%
3/9/2010
From Rasmussen Reports
Illinois Republicans finally have a gubernatorial candidate, and for now at least he holds a 10-point lead over incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds State Senator Bill Brady leading Quinn 47% to 37%. Six percent (6%) prefer some other candidate, and nine...
Gibbs downplays Giannoulias visit to White House
3/9/2010
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs today downplayed a White House visit by Democrat Illinois Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias saying he did not know whether the candidate would even meet with the White House Political Director to discuss his race.
Gibbs said Giannoulias would probably meet with White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod but explained that...
Woes at family bank loom over Illinois Senate race
3/9/2010
From the Associated Press
With the public still furious over bank bailouts, Democrats desperate to keep President Barack Obama's old Senate seat are scrambling to counter revelations that a bank owned by their candidate's family may be nearing collapse.
Alexi Giannoulias, the first-term Illinois state treasurer and an old basketball buddy of Obama's, has...
Giannoulias family could walk away from Broadway Bank collapse with $15 million tax refund
3/9/2010
By Steve Daniels - Crain's
The family of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias stands to collect more than $10 million in federal tax refunds even if its Broadway Bank fails, which Mr. Giannoulias said last week is likely.
A $75-million loss at the struggling lender last year generated tax benefits potentially worth between $12 million and $15...
