From Vox: Watch: President Obama’s furious reaction to another mass shooting in America

This piece was posted on Vox last night. You can clearly see President Obama’s anger at having to mourn an...

From Congressman Foster: Countdown to Chaos

…from my in-box: Steve- When Republicans took control of both the House and Senate last election, they promised that above...

Caught in the Middle (of the Illinois Budget Impasse)

WBEZ is producing a terrific, powerful series on people “caught in the middle” of the Illinois budget impasse.  These are...

Trump: Where the GOP Has Been Heading All This Time

Trump.  The GOP so richly deserves him.  There’s lots of good stuff being written about him and what his popularity...

Readings: Bad Lip Reading, The Donald, etc

More readings from recent days: I hadn’t been aware of “Bad Lip Reading” until this.  Funny stuff.  The Bad Lip...

Who Is Feeling the Pain of the Government Shutdown?

Who is feeling the pain of the current Illinois government shutdown?  Looks like people all across the state.  Here’s a...

Mark Kirk Shedding His “Moderate” Skin?

Last month it was the, er, intemperate and misogynistic “bro with no ho” comments.  Now this month it’s accusing “Barack Hussein Obama” of...

In Response to Real Pain for Real Illinoisans, Rauner Offers Cliches

I was struck by this piece from Capitol Fax this morning.  The Governor’s  response to observations about the damage he’s...

Republicans Going All-In to Take Health Care Away from Millions of Americans

“Obamacare is a failure because our sabotage has successfully slowed its implementation.” So we’re approaching the Supreme Court’s decision on...

Two Crucial Meetings This Week

Important notes from NTDO Chair Dianne McGuire, about Tuesday’s Naperville City Council meeting (7pm, Naperville Muni Center) and Thursday’s NTDO Community Forum (7:30pm,...