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It’s good advice worth repeating: if you’re a college student thinking about studying political science you should add a second major and study psychology as well. Understanding politics without having some idea about the…
Read MoreA reoccurring theme of ours is that if the political debate isn’t going to be about something – it’s going to be about nothing. Question: What do you call a lawyer at the bottom…
Read MoreWe’re not referring to the Libertarian or Constitution Parties in our title. The third party we’re talking about here is that which the General Assembly Republicans have been working on forming going on four…
Read MoreAn Investor’s Business Daily article from a few years ago on the subject of political messaging still makes for good reading. Authors Kerri Houston and Merrill Matthews Jr. made some excellent points that should be repeated again and…
Read MoreWhen the giant Milton Friedman died this past week we were tempted to express our condolences to the Republican members of the Illinois General Assembly on their having lost a great friend. Of course we’d be…
Read MoreThere are Illinois General Assembly Republicans who would like to have you think that while they are “moderate” on the social issues they agree with the party’s platform on the fiscal issues. Don’t you believe it. First—do…
Read MoreOne post-election question still unanswered for Illinois Republicans is “why would Republicans at the national level want to imitate the failed strategy of our Illlinois GOP leaders?” “You can never stop teaching,” Rush Limbaugh said…
Read MoreAn old friend (who shall remain nameless but is notable for the office he holds) sent me an email yesterday and thought he had me stumped with this question: Do you think state Rep….
Read MoreRumors swirl as Illinois Republican legislators burn up the phone lines talking to each other about how they’re even more irrelevant to Illinois politics than they were just a few days ago. That might…
Read MoreIn one night Jim Edgar’s, Judy Baar Topinka’s, Joe Birkett’s, and Dennis Hastert’s leadership were all rejected at the polls, and Karl Rove was shown not to be the wizard so many kept saying he…
Read MoreEvery time you read that an area (like the northwest suburbs) was “formerly a Republican stronghold but is now up for grabs,” think about the sheer level of incompetence that it takes to see…
Read MoreMake no mistake my fellow Illinois Republicans, had it not been for the work of Jim Edgar and Bill Brady, we would not be facing four more years of Governor Rod Blagojevich. Only Judy…
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According to the Financial Times, Next month’s midterm elections will be the most costly congressional races in U.S. history…[an] estimated $2.6 billion [will be spent]…Republican candidates, parties and advocacy groups would spend $1.4 billion…
Read MoreIt has long been an entertaining notion for me that those who promote the advance of the extremist “homosexual rights” agenda see themselves as more enlightened than those of us who defend traditional morality.
Read MoreIt’s bad news for the “gay rights” community: political correctness won’t forever win out over the ugly reality of the many diseases afflicting the homosexual community.
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