Over the weekend, 10th Congressional District Congressman Mark Kirk held a well-attended Town Hall meeting at the Libertyville Village Hall. TA wasn't able to make it, but reportedly the room was filled to capacity. Aside from one or two Seals spies, the crowd was lively, engaged and supportive. Among other issues, Kirk highlighted the subprime loan crisis and discussed his plan to re-establish the Home Owner's Loan Corporation, which we've mentioned here previously. Kirk also had a telephone town hall meeting last week, and this Wednesday, he is expected to address the Lake County GOP with a recorded message from Washington at the GOP County Convention.
SPEAKING OF THE COUNTY CONVENTION: I heard over the past couple of days that the Daily Herald was calling around to collect some statements from Lake County GOP Chairman Daniel Venturi and Dem Chairman Terry Link to see if there was any trouble brewing that was worth reporting. Read the article here.
The more interesting angle of the story is not on the GOP side, however, but on the Dem side, and more for what is left unaddressed. Dem Chairman and State Senator Terry Link is going for his 9th term as chairman. Although Link faced a Dem opponent in the primary, Jerry Johnson, who was booted off the ballot after a sucessful challenge by Link's minions, Johnson apparently was not interviewed for the article. The centerpiece of Johnson's challenge was Johnson's accusations of petition fraud against Link, which we've covered extensively over the past few months. Johnson previously announced his intention to run as an Independent against Link in the fall election.
The Herald article also noted that the petition fraud issue was under investigation by the Lake County State's Attorney's office, but it states, "That investigation has not led to any charges." True, the investigation has not lead to any charges YET. However, the real story on the Link investigation is just getting started, as the wheels of justice grind slowly, as always. TA is not so naive to think that Link might end up with an indictment out of this, but I think there is a good shot that the two men who are in the crosshairs of the investigation, Kenneth Davison and Jerry Knight, might end up in trouble. This won't make Link look too good and will surely be fodder for the fall election campaign.
The Herald article also did not offer any reaction from any Dem elected officials as to whether they were on record as supporting Link's re-election to county chairman. Now THOSE questions might have been worth asking and the reactions printed just to see our elected officials squirm. How about it, Susan Garrett, Kathy Ryg, Michael Bond, Karen May, and the rest. Do YOU all support Terry Link unconditionally? How about our congressional wanna-be, Dan Seals?
In the light of Link's petition taint, his recent contentious primary challenge, and his failed attempt to back County Board member Angelo Kyle in a bid to oust State Rep. Eddie Washington, you would think that SOMEONE out there in Dem land would have the guts to run against Link, but perhaps not. They are all just too scared to step out of line.
UPDATED: RESUME PROBLEMS-- Haven't heard much on Dan Seals' resume puffing issues lately, although I've heard Kirk refer to it on the stump. Check out this story on the chef of the Dinner: Impossible show on Food Network, who just got canned for fabricating part of his resume, including cooking for the royal family. Yet another example of what some people fail to understand--in the real world, people get fired for lying on their resume. But, the people of the 10th District are supposed to hold their prospective elected officials to a LOWER standard....?
SPEAKING OF THE COUNTY CONVENTION: I heard over the past couple of days that the Daily Herald was calling around to collect some statements from Lake County GOP Chairman Daniel Venturi and Dem Chairman Terry Link to see if there was any trouble brewing that was worth reporting. Read the article here.
The more interesting angle of the story is not on the GOP side, however, but on the Dem side, and more for what is left unaddressed. Dem Chairman and State Senator Terry Link is going for his 9th term as chairman. Although Link faced a Dem opponent in the primary, Jerry Johnson, who was booted off the ballot after a sucessful challenge by Link's minions, Johnson apparently was not interviewed for the article. The centerpiece of Johnson's challenge was Johnson's accusations of petition fraud against Link, which we've covered extensively over the past few months. Johnson previously announced his intention to run as an Independent against Link in the fall election.
The Herald article also noted that the petition fraud issue was under investigation by the Lake County State's Attorney's office, but it states, "That investigation has not led to any charges." True, the investigation has not lead to any charges YET. However, the real story on the Link investigation is just getting started, as the wheels of justice grind slowly, as always. TA is not so naive to think that Link might end up with an indictment out of this, but I think there is a good shot that the two men who are in the crosshairs of the investigation, Kenneth Davison and Jerry Knight, might end up in trouble. This won't make Link look too good and will surely be fodder for the fall election campaign.
The Herald article also did not offer any reaction from any Dem elected officials as to whether they were on record as supporting Link's re-election to county chairman. Now THOSE questions might have been worth asking and the reactions printed just to see our elected officials squirm. How about it, Susan Garrett, Kathy Ryg, Michael Bond, Karen May, and the rest. Do YOU all support Terry Link unconditionally? How about our congressional wanna-be, Dan Seals?
In the light of Link's petition taint, his recent contentious primary challenge, and his failed attempt to back County Board member Angelo Kyle in a bid to oust State Rep. Eddie Washington, you would think that SOMEONE out there in Dem land would have the guts to run against Link, but perhaps not. They are all just too scared to step out of line.
UPDATED: RESUME PROBLEMS-- Haven't heard much on Dan Seals' resume puffing issues lately, although I've heard Kirk refer to it on the stump. Check out this story on the chef of the Dinner: Impossible show on Food Network, who just got canned for fabricating part of his resume, including cooking for the royal family. Yet another example of what some people fail to understand--in the real world, people get fired for lying on their resume. But, the people of the 10th District are supposed to hold their prospective elected officials to a LOWER standard....?
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I attended the Libertyville Town Hall meeting this past Saturday afternoon. Because the main room was filled to over capacity, many were allowed to fill the seats used by Council members and even the adjoining Conference room, a good number of younger folks plunked themselves on the floor just to be a part of the meeting. Our Congressman was well received with applause for many of his initiatives. Hopefully the Seals folks learned something, TA, and can go back and tell the The Pup how a REAL Congressman, one with many achievements to his and our credit handles such a meeting. By the way, the last attendee left at 4:40 p.m. Mr. Kirk stayed to answer questions from many who just couldn't get their issues out during the 2-4 time period. He is a real leader who knows what it takes to be the 'real deal'.
This Home Owner's Loan Corp still is such a load of bull.
Effectively, what it means is that the government takes on the downside on all these dodgy loans, lets the foolish lenders close out their positions (at a loss, but still eliminating further downside), and allows people who borrowed beyond their means and speculated to default on their loan and yet still keep their house.
Who wins? Speculators a lot and lenders a little. Who loses? The taxpayer, especially ones who lived within their means.
And this is all entirely besides the point, because banks largely don't own loans for their own book anymore. The loans have been sliced and diced into securities. The trustees have almost no flexibility to sell their loan tranches to the government. And we as taxpayers should say no to their government taking our money to buy them.
Thanks for the input, Anon 2:53. This isn't necessarily directed at you, but does anyone know if Dan Seals has proposed anything constructive on the subprime crisis?
Dan Seals is unemployed. A two-time loser, he has used 10 of his 15 min.
Seals is still claiming to be a full "Northwestern professor" on the stump. Has he taught a class yet? Some of students here were laughing about that.
TA, Seals said more than once in his primary campaign that standards need to be put in place to prevent the sub prime crisis from happening again, people who are facing foreclosure “must live with the consequences of their decisions.”
Since Seals believes we are all millionaires living here in the Tenth, I guess he does not think anyone in our area has a mortgage problem.
Obama is now totally tied to the Rezko trial.
Too bad.
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