tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post114308526361131535..comments2023-11-02T07:44:14.413-05:00Comments on Progressive Advocacy: What should Edwin Eisendrath and Ron Gidwitz do now?Dan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143751521264854142006-03-30T14:45:00.000-06:002006-03-30T14:45:00.000-06:00Dan, sure there are D and R reports, but there are...Dan, sure there are D and R reports, but there are so many more that are non-partisan; it's not all Cato vs. Kaiser Family Foundation. And GAO has strenuously, and successfully, defended their non-partisanship, which is why their reports are so respected by both D and R politicians.<BR/><BR/>Of course an IL ttank would be nice to have. But if I were a potential big-dollar donor, I'd have to be shown it wasn't a redundancy to legitimize the donation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143343339381323522006-03-25T21:22:00.000-06:002006-03-25T21:22:00.000-06:00http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/business/yourmon...http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/business/yourmoney/26lou.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143325430142921542006-03-25T16:23:00.000-06:002006-03-25T16:23:00.000-06:00Thanks Erik -- but the DC policymakers (including ...Thanks Erik -- but the DC policymakers (including yourself) tend to like the R reports and not so much the D reports these days. Larry, I've never asked Oberweis (or the Family Taxpayers Network for that matter) what they think about an end to spoiler campaigns, but I'd hope they would like it. You'd think John Kass would too (who falsely accused Bill Brady of splitting the conservative vote). I'm not sure, Carly and Bill, that bloggers need to be supported, but I do think we need some more policy research work done.Dan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07467295534995212259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143290770001539042006-03-25T06:46:00.000-06:002006-03-25T06:46:00.000-06:00This is a great post DJW. Imagine the impact Ober...This is a great post DJW. Imagine the impact Oberweis, Gidwitz, or Eisendrath could have funding think tanks and bloggers devoted to Illinois issues. Far more influence then if they had won I bet.Bill Baarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095486926836836714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143244095276862632006-03-24T17:48:00.000-06:002006-03-24T17:48:00.000-06:00It's self-serving of me to say it, but we need fou...It's self-serving of me to say it, but we need foundation money to support bloggers that do local media work, especially in places with little or no local journalism.Carl Nyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600144635930031384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143240930737252872006-03-24T16:55:00.000-06:002006-03-24T16:55:00.000-06:00Aw, Dan, you do so have the ear of Washington poli...Aw, Dan, you do so have the ear of Washington policymakers (if mostly on Friday afternoons during recess).<BR/><BR/>I think you'd be surprised at some of the state-focused stuff some of the DC ttanks put out; not to mention GAO for sheer non-agenda data and studies that can be adapted to the state.<BR/><BR/>Glad you survived primary season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143166340679001512006-03-23T20:12:00.000-06:002006-03-23T20:12:00.000-06:00Eisendrath - back to cooking school.Gidwitz - more...Eisendrath - back to cooking school.<BR/><BR/>Gidwitz - more makeup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143133602328986592006-03-23T11:06:00.001-06:002006-03-23T11:06:00.001-06:00Oh, wait, I made fun of both of them.Oh, wait, I made fun of both of them.ArchPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627512163742999229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5836245.post-1143133587258604682006-03-23T11:06:00.000-06:002006-03-23T11:06:00.000-06:00Only if they hired me...I blog and do research ;)Only if they hired me...I blog and do research ;)ArchPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12627512163742999229noreply@blogger.com