who said illinois' democrats can't get along?  you couldn't tell from today's democratic party of illinois' delegate selection.  things went swimmingly, as it were.  speaker madigan ran a tight ship and not a single angry word was said.

who'da thunk it?

this was, after all, springfield, the site of ongoing hand-to-hand political combat between the speaker (and chair of the democratic party of illinois) and the governor and the selection of delegates in one of the tightest presidential (primary) races in history.  since every delegate counts, it wasn't a stretch to expect hand-to-hand combat here, as well.  i was especially interested to see how the standing committee members would be divided, given the increasing importance of the credentials and rules committees.  yet not a single angry word...