Free Republic

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) President Bush plans to use his first trip of the new year to visit a little southern Illinois county with a big reputation as one of the country's best places for lawyers to file enormous lawsuits. Labeled a ``judicial hellhole'' by one group, Madison County is already a focal point in the national debate over lawsuit reform, and Bush's presence is certain to raise its profile even higher. During a visit to Collinsville Wednesday, Bush will address more than 1,000 doctors, business leaders and Republican officials on reining in lawsuits that the president says have driven up...