Politics Daily columnist and Daily FLOTUS writer Lynn Sweet appeared on ABC News's "Top Line" on Friday to discuss the intertwined story lines of Illinois politics and the opportunities (political and otherwise) that await Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama. Click here to watch the segment. 

... Illinois began to celebrate the beginning of your end and the beginning of Illinois’ new start. Your final exit was a little rough–a historical impeachment trial–and Illinois’ new start was a little rough too, as Governor Pat Quinn ... , ChicagoTalks.org co-publisher Suzanne McBride, and yours truly, THE iLLINOIS OBSERVER editor and Huffington Post/Chicago columnist ...

... level POS Illinois politicians, like Barack Obama-Dick Durbin-Phil Hare-Pat Quinn and ... would needlessly risk the safety of the citizens of the State of Illinois – but I am not. These are after all the same group of jackasses that sought to sell drivers ... badly kept secret that was overtly exposed about Illinois politics, is that Illinois politicians are for sale. They ain’t always cheap, ...

... earned Dan my strong endorsement.  I will be doing what I can to help him win this primary and become the next Governor of Illinois. But the importance of Dan's candidacy extends beyond the fight for ... to set a new tone for Democratic politics around the country.  Dan Hynes wants to become the next Governor of Illinois because of, not in spite of, his commitment to core principles ...

... from waging jihad in country or elsewhere, Barack Obama and his Illinois cohorts are doing just the opposite. They are bringing the most dangerous Islamic terrorists ... held indefinitely without trial. Hypocrites. If you live in or near Illinois there will be what should be a very large protest on December 22: Rally ... Sharia, DHS, Illinois, jihad, Legal, Media, News, Obama, Politics, Religion, Sharia

... ultimate Dunce of Democratic Party Politics. Perhaps because he's from Illinois. Perhaps because his first and last name has an attractive alliteration with "Dunce ... news traveled with released Gitmo prisoners. But in Illinois? Please? Prisoners routinely order hits, and their lawyers ... routinely carry terrorist messages in spite the law. Thomson, Illinois--The New Al Qaeda Headquarters ...

... Dan Hynes — accusing Hynes of playing politics by holding up a loan that would help state government pay its ... ; Quinn said. “The people of Illinois expect every constitutional officer to do his or her job without politics.” The outburst was ... time and you try to tear down the incumbent governor, that doesn’t get Illinois very far,” Quinn sniped at Hynes during a debate ...

... detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Photo from The Daily Mail. Illinois Prison Likely To House Detainees — Washington Post ... two hours last week briefing more than a dozen members of the Illinois congressional delegation in the office of Senate Majority Whip ... politics …. it’s all about image and politics. Prison In Illinois To Be Chosen To House Guantanamo Inmates is a post from: ...

... the administration of the death penalty in these three states unmasks the politics of state-sanctioned killing in the US during the past 25 years ... tier states in the Killing Zone, are pertinent to the issue of the politics of contemporary state-sanctioned killing in the US. Florida, ... Oklahoma (23, 10, and 10, respectively), and the State of Illinois has released 20. The high number of exonerations ...

Time to run these dems from Illinois politics and return the state to it's glory years which were always experienced under ... can't afford any more freeloaders in this state nor country since Illinois is one of the few and proud liberal Social engineering failures ... will acquire an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of terrorist suspects held ...

... , three signatories to Beyond Guantanamo: A Bipartisan Declaration sent an open letter to the Illinois congressional delegation and the state's public officials supporting the use of ... ...We urge the elected officials of Illinois to reject the irresponsible fear-mongering and partisan politics that have bogged down the inevitable, and necessary, closing of Guantanamo." Mikva, Sullivan, and ...

... him–will own this national security disaster. Obama Will Live to Regret Sending Gitmo Detainees to Illinois. Obama’s policies are very dangerous for America. Obviously he cares much more about our enemies than ... America, Barack Obama, Barry Soetoro, corruption, fraud, government, government waste, liberal agenda, politics, stupid Tagged: corruption, deceit, fraud, Obama, politics, stupid

... a remote area and would hold fewer than 100 detainees. "For those in politics who want to stir up fear, you ought to be ashamed of yourself," Quinn said, adding that the ... ;, there is no LOCAL community. There should be no community at all. The jail is located just outside of Thomson, Illinois. There were less than 600 people in the village of Thomson as of the last census. There's ...

... The real losers, of course, are: representational democracy and the people of Illinois. Take the 110th District, for example. Having come into politics after the last map was drawn, I found a ... redistricting, pretty much answers that question. But to change this, we must first change the Illinois Constitution. Unfortunately, the entrenched elites in Springfield are never going to put such an ...

... in Lake Michigan near Buckingham Fountain in Chicago. Matthew Dennison was attending an Association of Illinois County Officials meeting in Chicago with his boss, Sangamon County Circuit Clerk Tony Libri, ... facing indictment on public corruption charges arising out of the awarding of state pension investment contracts in Illinois under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.indiana politics civil rights law