Item: Obama meets with Lisa Madigan re the Senate seat. Response: So much for the notion that Obama (and Jarrett and Emanuel, who were also reported to be in on the meeting) would stay above the fray of Prairie State politics. Apparently Barack isn’t as down with his basketball buddy as he was back in ’06 … Continue reading »
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Illinois Senate Update: Gutierrez Out
Luis Gutierrez, stating the obvious, says he is no longer a candiate for the open Senate seat. If you’re keeping track of Chicago’s Congressional delegation, Schakowsky and Davis are still the game, while Luis and Jackson are out. (Robert Herguth also reports that Gutierrez and Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO Omar Duque were among … Continue reading »
Obama’s Dept. of Energy Recalmation
I haven’t been as focused on Obama’s Cabinet picks as have others, but the pending nomination of Steven Chu to head the Department of Energy begs a note. Xeni Jardin’s headline (Obama Selects Nobel Prize Winning Nerd for Energy Chief) addresses part of what’s exciting about the appointment. Just as exciting to me, and something … Continue reading »
The Jewish Roots of Obama’s Chicago White House
Charles B. Bernstein and Stuart L. Cohen take a look at the The Jewish History of Barack Obama’s House for the Chicago Jewish News. One of the owners of the tract was Moses Greenbaum, whose father Elias co-founded Sinai Temple; years later the Hebrew Theological College made the house the site of the South Side … Continue reading »
Where to put the Obama Presidential Library?
Lee Bey suggests putting the Obama Library in Pullman: I’m sure the lobbying machine is already being built in Hyde Park and the University of Chicago. But Obama’s early days as a little-known community organizer were spent on the far South Side. Back then, his strategy meetings took place at a McDonald’s just three blocks … Continue reading »
What has Obama Campaign/Transition Meant for Chicago Economy?
I have yet to see any examinations of what Team Obama, and co-joined media and security hangers on, have meant to the local economy. Greg Hinz gives us a small taste, pointing out that the transition team has taken root at the Hilton’s Contiental Ballroom for all those press conferences we’re seeing this week.
Obama Might Blow Up, But He Won’t Go Pop
So said De La Soul’s Dave (aka Trugoy): Not only do you have an individual who’s trying to get in the house and run a country, but I’m sure there are a lot of people who are on one side of the field that’s expecting him to deliver for them. I think there’s gonna come … Continue reading »
Should Obama have gone to Pakistan instead?
The big political news of the weekend, well, after Maliki’s “misquote,” has focused on Obama’s doubling down in Afghanistan by calling it “the central front, on our battle against terrorism.” There doesn’t seem much new to his calls for some additional brigades and more action from NATO, but being on the ground garners more attention … Continue reading »
No to Nunn
There are no perfect running mates out there for either candidate (although I certainly preferred one for Obama until it became evident that he was out). Obama’s needle is a bit trickier to thread than McCain’s: the Democratic Party has been defined by sets overlapping, but distinct, interest groups, and each of its presidential nominees … Continue reading »
Flint Trumps Gore
The Gore endorsement rally (with a special appearance by Detroit Piston Chauncey Billups), but Obama’s speech in Flint, in which he detailed his economic plans, plans the Wall Street Journal describes as “a return to an older-style big-government Democratic platform skeptical of market forces.” From his Journal interview: “Globalization and technology and automation all weaken … Continue reading »
