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Associated Press file photo Days after being deposed as Illinois House speaker, Michael Madigan has vacated his Springfield apartment, fueling speculation that he will resign the Illinois House seat he has held since 1971. Madigan’s decision to vacate his apartment at Lincoln Tower, about a block from the Illinois State Capitol, was first reported by Mark Maxwell, a television reporter in Springfield. Maxwell tweeted a picture of an open door at Lincoln Tower, leading to a vacant apartment wi...

“She deserves a lot of credit for sticking her neck out there when nobody else would.” So many people in the comments here were mocking her for running because she didn’t have the path to 60 votes. She was the first one to step up and challenge the Speaker. That deserves so much credit because of how unprecedented it is in this state. Smart money seems to be on Welch, then. Deals have been cut. It’ll either be Madigan or Madigan’s guy and Rita Mayfield will be right, one way or other....

Williams gaining steam. Per the 7:18 update, further evidence that the Madigan regime has absolutely no clue how to operate in the online era. Separate from the scandal issues, this has been a compelling case for the last decade for why Democrats need to move on from MJM Seems like Mike Madigan doesn’t want hisnl inevitable demise to be covered, or for there to be a public record of how he managed to cling to power if he manages to survive. Bathroom Trooper, a lesser known song by Yes - Glas...

If you’re explaining, etc. – MrJM Gloves come off. Boss Madigan is not about to play today. He deserves pointed questioning. However this seems like the wrong line of questioning from the wrong questioner. You’re not helping, Anne. Stava-Murray makes Drury and Dunkin seem congenial, makes Wehrli seem reasonable. - The Fifth Deputy Governor - Sunday, Jan 10, 21 @ 5:48 pm: Seems like that line of questioning may have been a bit of a miscalculation… Attack his policies, not his religion. ...

Freshman GOP congresswoman apologizes for pro-Hitler reference at rally Print this article A newly sworn-in Republican congresswoman issued an apology for a pro-Hitler reference at a rally earlier in January. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology on Friday, days after she said, “Hitler was right on one thing, that whoever has the youth has the future. Our children are being propagandized" at a Moms for America Saving the Republic rally on Capitol Hill. At the time of the reference, ...

Don Lemon Calls Out Newly-Elected GOP Rep. Who Cited Nazi Leader in Speech: ‘If You’re Apologizing for Saying Hitler Was Right, in Your First Week…’ Mediaite 1/9/2021 Don Lemon railed against newly-elected Republican Illinois Congresswoman  Mary Miller, for positively invoking Hitler in a speech at the pro-Trump rally on Wednesday, when she said the Nazi leader “was right on one thing, the children are our future.” Lindsey Graham at Washington’s airport to Miller’s comments a...

Mary Miller apologized for saying Hitler was right during a rally in Washington DC on Tuesday  I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused and regret using a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history, she said But she accused critics of  using her words to mean something antithetical to my beliefs The remarks came during Millers third day in office after being sworn in Sunday Her remarks quickly drew criticism from fellow Illinois politicians and Jewish groups around the c...

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GOP Representative Mary Miller Apologizes for Quoting Hitler in Speech This Week Miller, who said “Hitler was right on one thing” this week, said Friday that people are trying to “twist” her wordsLindsey Ellefson | January 8, 2021 @ 10:28 AM Mark Maxwell/Twitter Freshman Rep. Mary Miller apologized Friday for quoting Adolf Hitler earlier in the week, but said critics were trying to “twist” her words. Speaking before members of Moms for America on the Capitol grounds Tuesday, th...

Newly sworn-in House member from Illinois Mary Miller quotes Nazi leader's Mein Kampf at DC demonstration against certifying election results; ADL demands apology