illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
From Garrett M. Peck: The Plainfield Township Republican Party officially endorsed the following for the February 2, 2010 GOP primary: IL Governor--Adam Andrzejewski US Congressional District 11 Adam Kinzinger and District 13 Judy Biggert Will County Board District 5 --...
with both hands (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
"We need not cower in the face of this enemy," Holder says. "Our institutions are strong, our infrastructure is sturdy, our resolve is firm, and our people are ready. Look to Our Institutions -MSNBC and Chris Matthews for purpose and resolve." Attorney General Eric 'A Nation of Cowards" Holder ( played by Stedman Graham). Roll Clip,Please - Urine Hardball with Chris Matthews!...
with both hands (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Rep. Judy Biggert (R.IL) walked into a Chris Matthews ambush, prodded no doubt by local nitwit Rep. Jan Schakowsky and MSNBC Stable Pony and wife of convicted felon Bob Creamer. Click my post title for offensive Matthews. He only does this with women. Judy Biggert was verbally abused by gutless loudmouth Chris Matthews concerning the usurpation of the Office of President by Eric Holder - the deft switching...
RealClearPolitics (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Did the Obama administration make the right call in bringing these people to trial in New York? And should they send Guantanamo prisoners to Illinois? We have members of the House of Representatives from Illinois. U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is a Democrat from Chicago. And U.S. Congresswoman Judy Biggert is a Republican from somewhere else. Let me go with Congresswoman Schakowsky-Schakowsky....
Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ben Smith reports Organizing For America have sent out emails to voters in Republican districts that voted for Barack Obama. Smith reports the Democratic National Committee launched the attack on Republicans voting against health care reform. However, Mitch Stewart of Organizing For America is responsible for sending out the email. An unnamed Democrat expresses a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with....
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Yesterday the House overwhelmingly passed-- though not without some tough fights-- Carolyn Maloney's H.R. 3639 , a much needed amendment to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009. The idea was to establish an earlier effective date for the consumer protections inherent in the original bill. The credit card companies were none to keen to see that pass; and let me come...
The Whig (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
You would think for all the blathering from the Republicans about yesterday, you would think something had changed. But you would be wrong. Republicans talk one way, and then once the cameras are off, act in a contrary manner. Yesterday I heard bloviation about how the Republicans are the "party of freedom, of smaller government, of reform." Except they are not. Here's an example. Politico:...
Reverse Mortgage Daily (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
AARP’s Sheilah Kast covered reverse mortgages in a 30 minutes session for Inside E Street on Retirement Living TV. The segment includes an interview with Illinois Rep. Judy Biggert who said reverse mortgages are “a great financial tool”. Kast also interviewed Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank who is clearly behind the product and said that, “I’ve been [...]
jobsanger (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
As we all know, the Republicans have had virtually nothing to offer in the way of health care reform. It seems like the only thing they are interested in is protecting the obscene profits of the huge private insurance companies. One thing the Republicans have especially opposed is the creation of a public option for health insurance -- something along the lines of Medicare for Americans of all ages...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Earlier this afternoon we looked at some of the obstacles to passage of meaningful health care reform , primarily obstacles from Big Business in the form of an entrenched culture of corruption between many members of the Senate and with the Executive Branch. But not all the opposition is about dollars and cents. The Insurance lobbyists and their Republican cronies are counting on the Blue Dogs, of...
Stop the ACLU (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
-By Warner Todd Huston U.S. Representative Judy Biggert (R, Hinsdale, IL) introduced legislation last week intended to prevent misuse of federal housing counseling funds. “It’s abundantly clear that ACORN and its affiliates cannot be trusted as a federally certified entity,” said Biggert, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. “Given the group’s clear...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Hinsdale, recently introduced legislation, the Suspend ACORN Certification Act, aimed at preventing the misuse of public resources designated for federally approved housing counseling activities. "It's abundantly clear that ACORN and its affiliates cannot be trusted as...
Lou Krieger's Poker Blog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A petition sent by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) to US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner included a warning that enforcing the provisions of UIGEA would put “an unreasonable burden on regulators and the financial services industry at a time of economic crisis.” This refers to banks and designated payment systems that will be required to block the movement of funds in and out of online...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USAA, a leading financial services company for the military, praised legislation by U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) that would extend and amplify the popular first-time home buyer tax credit, which is set to expire at the end of November. The legislation would also include protections that would prevent military personnel from losing the credit. “This legislation expands...
illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Two Republican and all Democratic members of the Illinois U.S. Congressional delegation voted to make transgenders a new protected class in federal law last Thursday. Republicans Mark Kirk and Judy Biggert, as well as Democrats Melissa Bean, Jerry Costello, Danny...
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