What was that … something about any Republican being a better choice over a Democrat no matter what? Senator Thad Cochran (R., Miss.) needs to reward the black voters who crossed party lines to support him in his runoff against tea party challenger Chris McDaniel by backing some concrete policy initiatives, according the the state’s only member of the Congressional Black Caucus. “We have historically black colleges in our state
quid pro quo
June 25, 2014
Democrat Bennie G. Thompson presents Thad Cochran the bill for black support [Darleen Click]
September 13, 2013
Journalists (sic) drop the veil [Darleen Click]
1953 — my father, now 85, was fresh out of the Army (having been recalled for Korea), started working in the newspaper business in Los Angeles. First at The Citizen News, later for The Examiner (leaving when they merged with The Herald). While he worked the advertising side, he frequented the newsroom and got to know many of the reporters. He also got me started, when I was 10, on
April 15, 2012
Former Congresscritter Patrick Kennedy admits about Obama White House “Quid pro quo? Sure, that’s how this business works.” [Darleen Click]
Taken, what, three years for the NYTimes to notice The Chicago Way? Most donors, including Dr. Mohlenbrock and Mr. Kiani, declined to talk about their motivations for giving. But Patrick J. Kennedy, the former representative from Rhode Island, who donated $35,800 to an Obama re-election fund last fall while seeking administration support for a nonprofit venture, said contributions were simply a part of “how this business works.” “If you want