Security issue taken for a spin SJR Opinion: "How much credit should the governor get for solving a problem he created?" (State Journal Register) -- WE'RE ALWAYS willing to give credit where it is due, and in that spirit we applaud Gov. Rod Blagojevich's announcement Thursday of plans for reduction and reform in the state's Executive Protection Unit. But we'd be less than forthright if we did not also note that we take the governor's announcement with a grain of salt the size of the Thompson Center. For the sake of reference, the Thompson Center is 332 feet tall and 1,193,163 square feet inside. WE FEEL this way because Blagojevich's mea culpa has more the feel of a last resort than a sincere admission of error. Read more... >> Friends of Chapin Rose Illinois vs. Arkansas Game Watching Party - 12/4/2004 >> Cook County Republicans 2004 Holiday Party - 12/9/2004 >> Evanston Republican Organization and Republican Club of Evanston Annual Christmas Party - 12/12/2004 >> Greene County Annual Republican Christmas Party - 12/13/2004 >> 42nd Ward GOP Holiday Party - 12/14/2004 >> Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka's 5th Annual Holiday Cocktail Party - 12/14/2004 >> Year End Salute to Illinois State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka - 12/15/2004 >> Riverside Township Regular Republican Organization's Annual Christmas Party - 12/16/2004 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU AS PRESIDENT BUSH BEGINS HIS SECOND TERM? SOCIAL SECURITY   (8.37%) HEALTH CARE   (8.37%) NATIONAL SECURITY   (48.84%) EDUCATION   (6.98%) TAX REFORM   (27.44%)   Total Votes: 215
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