A Democrat and a physicist won a special election in the Dennis Hastert's uber-Republican district (also birthplace of Ronald Reagan) yesterday. He is an overall Good Guy.
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Physics comes through at the ballot box:
Stunning many who considered the district west of Chicago reliably Republican territory, Bill Foster, a physicist and Democrat, won a special election on Saturday to fill the Congressional seat that J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, held…
And in a Republican stronghold no less:
Twenty minutes after unofficially becoming the Fox Valley's newest congressman-elect, Democrat Bill Foster surprised the raucous crowd at Long Island Sound Banquets in Aurora when he entered from a rear door. Seconds later, chants of "Foster, Foster" clearly…
Holy cow, if this report is true the Republicans are in serious trouble:
House Republican candidates will suffer massive losses if House Speaker Dennis Hastert remains speaker until Election Day, according to internal polling data from a prominent GOP pollster, FOX News has learned.
"The data…
As a follow up to my previous post about Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert's insane comments about George Soros, you need to read Jack Shafer's column on Slate about both Hastert's initial statement and his utterly dishonest defense thereof. Soros wrote Hastert a letter demanding an apology and…
I attempted to compile a list of scientists and engineers serving in Congress (without very stringent standards): Vernon Ehlers, Rush Holt, John Olver, Brian Baird, Bill Foster, Ron Paul, Jerry McNerney, Dan Lipinski, Nancy Boyda... Any additions are appreciated.
Isn't Nancy Pelossi an expert on Caving? Sorry, but I could not resist dunking the layup you gave me. However, PERHAPS, Bill Foster getting elected will help her get some bal.. I mean, stiffen her spine and stand up to Bush and the Rethuglicans about the FISA bill and Telecomm Immunity.