(05-02-2013, 04:29 PM)bigfoot Wrote: The picture of that little baby...that child in Africa is so very sad...I am numb and almost feel like tears...just devastating...that little baby...one of God's precious, precious children...

(12-15-2008, 09:55 AM)Armando Ramos Wrote: Public records show Gollin donated $400 on 8/16/07 and another $200 on 12/19/2007 to the successful campaign for US Congress of Democrat Bill Foster.

Interesting to note that Foster has a PhD in physics from Harvard, and he didn’t need any 15 other people to help him write his diss either.

Can’t you see the wheels a’spinnin’ in Gollum’s bald noggin: Hey, if Foster can do it, I can do it. After all, now I’m a national hero for putting Dixie in the slammer. Maybe my wife can write me another reco letter and get me appointed to Congress just like she did with CHEA!

Quote:Ann Callis: Bringing the “judicial hellhole” to Washington
Katie Prill | May 6th, 2013

Ann Callis stepped down from the bench Friday and is expected to announce today that Nancy Pelosi and Washington Democrats have finally convinced her to run for office. Now Callis is going to be asking Illinois families to send her record of incompetence as a judge from the “judicial hellhole” which is Madison County, IL to Washington.

So let’s take a walk down memory lane…

In 1995, Ann Callis Rogney received the lowest rating among the state’s 152 judges outside Chicago for legal ability and third-lowest rating in the state for overall category of “meets the requirements of office.”

According to an April 27, 1995, St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, “A poll among lawyers has given Associate Judge Ann Callis Rongey [D-Ill.] of Madison County the lowest rating for legal ability among 152 judges in Illinois outside of Chicago. (Charles Bosworth Jr., “New Judge Gets Low Marks in Poll,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 27, 1995)

“That was the third-lowest rating in the state. The lowest – 6 percent – went to a judge in Peoria who has been charged with cocaine possession.”

Well someone has to be last and thankfully for Callis there was a judge in Peoria who had a cocaine problem. Now to be fair, Callis was probably not ready for office seeing her dad pulled some strings to help her get appointed. It’s good to know powerful people!

According to a Dec. 16, 1994, St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, “The youngest of 21 candidates for an associate judgeship in Madison County won the post Thursday in an election by the circuit judges.”

“Assistant State’s Attorney Ann E. Callis, 30, of Troy, was announced as the choice after months of reports that she had the job locked up because of the influence of her father, Lance Callis, a successful lawyer in Granite City and long-time activist in Democratic Party politics.” (Charles Bosworth Jr., “New Judge Has Name Influential in Politics,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 16, 1994)

Oh, and remember, Callis doesn’t live in the 13th District so the question now remains if she will move or just run from the 15th District where she currently lives.

Also interesting is the late Friday announcement from Gov. Pat Quinn’s office on perennial candidate David Gill which Roll Call called “Democrat David Gill’s Convenient Appointment.”

From Roll Call: “After defeating a top recruit in the 2012 Democratic primary, Gill lost to Davis in the general election for the competitive 13th District. Some Democrats were concerned about a repeat in 2014. Gill was mentioned as recently as this week in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story looking into potential Democratic challengers. But the move by the Democratic governor likely takes him out of the running and helps clear the path for Callis.”

Anyone else think it’s weird that the same day Callis steps down from the bench, David Gill is given a cushy, high paid government job with a sweet pension? Sounds like we can prepare for the Chicago political machine to continue their dirty politics in the 13th District. They must be serious about clearing the field for Pelosi’s chosen one Ann Callis.

Ann Callis’ record of service includes helping make Madison County a ‘judicial hellhole’ and being rated one of the worst judges in the state of Illinois. With credentials like that it is no wonder Nancy Pelosi has handpicked her to run for Congress. Callis should be honest when announcing her candidacy that her plan is to bring her record of incompetency in Madison County to Washington.

Background:

Nancy Pelosi has been recruiting Callis since January, even giving her the All-Star Treatment during President Obama’s inauguration.

Roll Call: Democrats Recruit Judge as Gill Ponders Another Run
January 30, 2012

“Gill narrowly lost to GOP Rep. Rodney Davis in the competitive 13th District last November. Gill’s interest creates a potentially messy situation for Democrats, who are trying to recruit Madison County Circuit Court Chief Judge Ann Callis to run for the seat.

Democrats fêted Callis in Washington, D.C., during inauguration weekend, according to multiple sources who saw her there.

Callis did not return a message left at her chambers seeking comment. Last year, Callis considered a bid for the neighboring 12th District but eventually declined.”

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From Roll Call: “After defeating a top recruit in the 2012 Democratic primary, Gill lost to Davis in the general election for the competitive 13th District. Some Democrats were concerned about a repeat in 2014. Gill was mentioned as recently as this week in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story looking into potential Democratic challengers. But the move by the Democratic governor likely takes him out of the running and helps clear the path for Callis.”

Anyone else think it’s weird that the same day Callis steps down from the bench, David Gill is given a cushy, high paid government job with a sweet pension? Sounds like we can prepare for the Chicago political machine to continue their dirty politics in the 13th District. They must be serious about clearing the field for Pelosi’s chosen one Ann Callis.

Quote:People I've talked to in the district have told me Callis is a middle-of-the-road Democrat who is likely to do exactly what the DCCC tell her to do. "She's better than [incumbent Republican Rodney L.] Davis," is the most positive comment I could find. The other Democrat in the race, University of Illinois physics Professor George Gollin, is a less conventional Democrat-- far more progressive and way too independent-minded for anyone like [DCCC Chairman] Steve Israel to ever support. He donated generously [?] to Gill's congressional race-- as well as to fellow Illinois physicist Bill Foster. Callis' political contributions have only gone to Obama. She's perfect for the DCCC.

(05-15-2013, 12:14 PM)WilliamW Wrote: On the other hand, he certainly is devious enough to think that somebody might offer him a "cushy, high paid government job with a sweet pension" in an effort to "clear the field." He clearly hates his boring, deadend job teaching disinterested college dorks, so anything has to look better to him than that.

Quote:Oh, and remember, Callis doesn’t live in the 13th District so the question now remains if she will move or just run from the 15th District where she currently lives. ...

(05-24-2013, 04:19 PM)Winston Smith Wrote: The Dem dilemma: carpetbagger or douchebagger?

Quote:“Assistant State’s Attorney Ann E. Callis, 30, of Troy, was announced as the choice after months of reports that she had the job locked up because of the influence of her father, Lance Callis, a successful lawyer in Granite City and long-time activist in Democratic Party politics.”

(05-02-2013, 03:35 AM)WilliamW Wrote:

(05-15-2013, 08:59 AM)Martin Eisenstadt Wrote: Gollin's likely primary opponent is now ex-judge Ann Callis--not just a carpetbagger but presiding over a "judicial hellhole" as well.  Who wouldn't bag her on the carpet...

Quote:Sorry guys, she's married...



Ann Callis and husband Jim Holloran

Quote:The Davis family attends St. Mary’s Church, where Rodney served on the Finance Committee and as Volunteer Athletic Director.