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When Obama came over to shake my hand, he said, “Glad to meet the good-looking part of the family.” That sure put me at ease.

UpdatedThu, Dec 24, 2020 at 7:43 pm CT Replies(19) (Journalist and Watchdog Andy Shaw ) Hysteria aside, recent Presidential elections, especially this past one, have raised enough legitimate questions and exposed enough fissures in our basic democratic exercise to merit serious analysis and, if warranted, enough modifications to make the mechanics of the 2024 election less contentious. Ensuring the integrity of mail-in ballots and the reliability of voting machines top the list, followed by a...

Getty Images One does not have to be a "budget wonk," a title Andy Shaw aptly disclaims ("8 steps Illinois budgeteers should take now," Dec. 1), to know one of his suggestions meant to help the state through its immediate budget crisis is a perfect example of the decades of wrongheaded thinking underlying most of whats wrong with Illinois disastrous finances. Shaw suggests Springfield should "reduce payments into the state pension and retirement funds for one year, so those dollars—perhaps se...

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Us this, its going to take a long time. well see what happens. >> appreciate that, andy shaw, with that insight. up next, how u.s. marshalls tracked the affluenza teen and his mother after almost two weeks oot run. ot run. noot run. . . . .

History, certainly not having it marred by these allegations, which would explain the desire to have this go away at whatever cost. >> andy shaw the better government association, thank you much. all right. speaking of charges, a day after over a dozen people were arrested for corruption the head of the most powerful sports organization in the world breaks his silence. then the gross reaction from certain right-wing quarters to baltimore prosecutor marilyn mosby. and the governor of new jers...

Speaker, felt a little more empowered to say something or raise an issue. look im speculating, but im only speculating within the world that the indictment suggests it involves. i dont think it involves a next-door neighbor and barbecues. but you have a wrestling coach and football coach and former teacher and someone hes known all his life. thats the only place you can take this without knowing the facts. >> thats a really important point, in terms of what we have from the indictment. again, th...

Speaker newt gingrich was forced to step aside. his heir apparent confessed he had committed adultery. frantic republicans turned to a former high school teacher and wrestling coach from illinois. >> a good coach knows when to step back and let others shine in the spotlight. >> hasterts poor handling of the mark foley scandal in 2006 almost brought him down. congressman foley resigned after allegations regarding his sexually expolice sate messages to congressional pages. when democrats gained co...

When democrats gained control of the house in 2006, he chose not to run for minority leader. in 2007 he resigned from congress and has been working as a lobbyist since. andy shaw, former award-winning political reporter in chicago and full disclosure, my father-in-law, andy, you know denny hastert well, have covered him for a long time. your reaction to this news which seemed pretty shocking on its face. >> well, you know, chris, normally these sorts of things dribble out long before indictments...

Andy shaw -- >> and what we -- >> yes. >> what we also know is that this is a man who wanted to preserve his reputation and have his legacy be that of the longest serving republican speaker in u.s. history, certainly not having it marred by these allegations, which would explain the desire to have this go away at whatever cost. better government association, thank you much. all right. speaking of charges, a day after over a dozen people were arrested for corruption, the head of the most powerf...