Midwest DUers: Bush will be in the Chicago area on Wednesday!

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Hey, maybe WE should go to Aurora, too!

Bush to visit Aurora for transportation bill signing

By DENNIS CONRAD
Associated Press Writer
Published August 5, 2005, 12:26 PM CDT

WASHINGTON -- President Bush will take a break from his vacation in Texas next week to sign the $286.5 billion transportation bill in Aurora, the largest town in the north-central Illinois congressional district of House Speaker Dennis Hastert.

The visit is scheduled for Wednesday, Hastert's spokesman Ron Bonjean said Friday.

In addition to signing legislation that promises to bring billions of dollars to Illinois over the next five years, Bush also plans to visit a nearby Caterpillar Inc. plant, Bonjean said.

Messages left seeking comment from the White House and Caterpillar were not immediately returned Friday.

Hey, I'm game! Who wants to go! Let's carpool; I can fit five people in my crappy little car.

Edit: Does anyone have any contacts in Chicago with groups who might be headed down there?

[back2basics909]

1. I do!

I got this email from the list serve...

this is the group that are organising..

http://www.illinoisprogressives.org/pdi/

>Folks,
>
>I have just heard that our very own Resident Bush will be in Aurora
>next
>Wednesday. No details yet as to time or location, and he has been known to
>change venues at the last minute.
>
>In any case a printer is making large Impeach Bush signs and baloons.
>Can
>we make a major rally out of this?
>
>I will send details on when and where Bush will be As soon as I get
>them.
>
>In the meantime anyone interested in a MAJOR rally? If so PLEASE spread
>the
>word far and wide so folks have a chance to make proper arrangements.
>Wednesday is a workday for some lucky folks.

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2. Wow, that's one crappy website!

I couldn't find anything on their site about a Bush protest.

[back2basics909]

3. Sign up to the list for update...

... or i will post them.

[iconoclastic cat]

4. Protest info!

http://www.democracyforillinois.org/node/1877

Protest Bush in Aurora, IL
Submitted by William J Maggos on Thu, 08/04/2005 - 21:56.
Start: Aug 10 2005 - 12:00am
End: Aug 10 2005 - 11:59pm
Timezone: Etc/GMT+5
description:

no time or location yet, just a date. (please ignore the time listed)

we will update when more info is available, so please check back
Location:
Somewhere in Aurora, IL

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