I have no idea what is going on in the Illinois 6th

I have no idea what is going on in the Illinois 6th, but a biographical article was written recently in the Honolulu Advertiser about Tammy Duckworth. It doesn't necessarily focus on the race itself - it mostly focuses on her youth years in Hawaii, views, and war experience.

Duckworth working to win

Illinois Army National Guard Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth sat in a wheelchair at the paper-strewn kitchen table in her suburban Chicago home doing what she seems to do better than most mortals: focusing totally on the task at hand.

She worked the phones for hours Wednesday as part of her effort to get herself elected to Congress — reaching out to dozens of mayors, union officials and everyday voters.

Somehow, she's able to stay focused and find humor simultaneously. She has a knack for instantly putting people at ease with what some call her disability — the fact that she lost both her legs in Iraq 418 days before.

Pausing between calls, Duckworth noted that her high-tech artificial legs were in the closet "charging up." What she called her "left stump" was propped up on the table.

more....

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/NEWS01/601080334/1001

that there is some unhappiness that dccc chairman emanuel put her up to running against a grassroots candidate that got 44% last time in what had been a thug stronghold. there are several threads about it here. they are easy to spot. they are the long ones.

VERY nice use of self restraint in that answer! I know how passionate you are on this subject. My hat is off to you.

Frankly, when I first saw this thread I had a mental "uh-oh--here we go again" sort of moment...

:hi:



Laura

I would have blown a gasket otherwise.