Campaign Literature

Was flipping through he campaign literature clogging my mailbox last night and read through the tabloid paper sent out by the Jackson County Democrats The write up on Sheila Simon especially bemused me as it manages to get two paragraphs before mentioning her father was Paul Simon. I liked this sentence "Family has been and continues to be an important part of Sheila's life." What family is mentioned? Not her husband, not her kids,nope it's her parents. In fact, she's the only Democratic statewide candidate, bedsides Jeremy Walker, whose family is mentioned in the writeups. Even Lisa Madigan's writeup doesn't mention that her dad is Mike Madigan.

Madigan Staying as A.G.

Lisa Madigan has apparently decided she prefers state to federal government as she has announced she's seeking re-election to the attorney general position rather than going after the governor's chair or Roland Burris' Senate seat. Despite the fact that her dad has managed to not get a budget passed on time for how many years in a row now, she'll probably win re-election easily.