Paul Green
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Campaigns still lacking in substanceMar 03, 2011 4:09 pm - In a midterm election year, Labor Day usually kicks off Illinois' nonstop campaign season. Normally, candidates offer their platform and plans to deal with state policy ...
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A modern day Valjean? It could happenMar 03, 2011 4:33 pm - I attended about one-third of Rod Blagojevich's first trial (RB-I). It was educational and entertaining as well as disheartening and at times frightening. In all honesty...
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Blago's trial: a few observationsAug 09, 2010 4:11 pm - For true connoisseurs of Illinois/Chicago politics the Rod Blagojevich trial is the greatest show on earth. I have witnessed a good chunk of the proceedings and would li...
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It's more about math than politicsAug 09, 2010 5:31 pm - In the 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election, Democratic incumbent Rod Blagojevich easily defeated state Republican Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka and Green Party candidate ...
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How a Cohen run could do more harm than goodAug 04, 2010 1:56 pm - Illinois politics has, in the past, had some amazing twists and turns. We have seen Election Day backstabbing or knifing, strange political coalitions form and then disa...
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Let's rid Illinois of these two evilsAug 06, 2010 2:57 pm - Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th century Florentine philosopher, wrote in his political masterpiece "The Prince," "if evils are anticipated they can easily be remedied but ...
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Politics blocking progress in IllinoisAug 06, 2010 4:26 pm - Will the 2010 Illinois primary ever end? Both political parties seem trapped by the Groundhog Day results and Bill Murray is nowhere to be seen. Republicans: The State S...
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All is not well with either party in IllinoisAug 16, 2010 12:01 pm - Question: Why is Illinois politics like Yellowstone's "Old Faithful"? Answer: Because the hot air just keeps on gushing. Example 1, the Democrats. Most of the century's ...
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Predictions for the general election in NovemberAug 16, 2010 1:32 pm - The Groundhog Day primary is over - barring a possible recount or two. The following are my reflections on the results and predictions for the general election in Novemb...
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Suburban races crucial to future legislative controlNov 08, 2021 11:23 pm - It has been said that the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. In 2010 it is highly probable that control of the Illinois General Assembly for possi...