Written by Don Irvine
There may be many in the mainstream media who are looking forward to a presidential run by Hillary Clinton, but the far-left media, which has never been crazy about Hillary, is actively seeking someone else to become the Democratic Party standard bearer in 2016, according to Politico’s Maggie Haberman and Hadas Gold.
The anti-Clinton drumbeat from the left includes Mic.com, a relatively new website aimed at progressive millennials, and left-wing magazines In These Times and The Nation.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Hadas Gold, Hillary Clinton, In These Times, Jim Webb, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Maggie Haberman, Martin O’Malley, Politico, The Nation, Washington Post
Federal Issues, Media Watch, Political | David E. Smith | 
November 17, 2014 9:08 AM | 
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Written by Russ Stewart
Illinois is an anomaly. It is “The Land of Lassitude.” Voters are passive, partisan and forgiving. In state government, there are no checks and balances to Democratic abuses, ineptitude and favoritism.
In any other state, when a governor is impeached, indicted, convicted and imprisoned, the party of that incumbent would be shamed, tarnished and ousted. Not in Illinois.
In any other state, when one party controls all the levers of government — governor, both houses of the state legislature and the supreme court — and that party fails to govern effectively, voters would hold them accountable and they would be ousted.… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Brown, Bernie Sanders, Bob Erlich, Brian Schatz, Bruce Rauner, Colleen Hanabusa, Daniel Inouye, George McGovern, George Ryan, Gina Raimondo, Glenn Poshard, Howard Dean, Illinois Democrats, Linda Lingle, Marty O'Malley, Michael Dukakis, Mitt Romney, Neil Abercrombie, Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Spiro Agnew
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | August 21, 2014 3:00 AM | Comments Off on Illinois on Verge of Becoming America’s Most Democratic State
