I'll give a quick update on my take of the local political scene. As far as what I am actually doing: I have written a letter to the editor and gotten it published, given money to OFA, the DCCC, the Illinois Coordinate Campaign, D. K. Hirner (IL-18, US House), Pat Quinn (governor), Alexi Giannoulias (U. S. Senate), and Jehan Gordon (IL-house).
I've also walked some literature drop routes after work.
More below the fold.
The Chicago Republican Party was caught using photos of homeless people in an insensitive, ham-fisted attempt to make a "put them out of a job" spoof:
(hat tip: Capitol Fax Blog)
Evidently, they Chicago Republican Party has scrubbed this from their site, but the stench remains. This gives insight into their attitudes toward the less fortunate.
One final comment:
Pat Quinn is running this ad:
Wait...note that Quinn is NOT accusing Brady of cheating on his taxes; technically he hasn't.
Brady is attempting to run on the fact that he is a successful businessman and .....he has had business losses and hence owes no income tax. So he is in a box: if he answers this ad, he has to admit that he isn't as successful as he pretends to be.
I've posted more ads (Kirk ads, Republican ads) here:
http://blueollie.wordpress.com/...