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The principles of the Republican Party platform provide direction on most if not all issues. Traditional values, personal responsibility, limited government, free market economics — all rightly defined — point the way. On these pages we’ve…
Read MoreThe human capacity for hope is amazing indeed. We know, because we once had hope about the Old Guard of the Illinois Republican Party. At the latter part of the last century a man named George…
Read MoreThere are signs that Republican voters will be staying home in record numbers this November. Can anything be done in the next 80 days to avoid this?We think it isn’t too late to make…
Read MoreOne of the failed gubernatorial candidates from last March’s Republican primary rejected some good advice about a year ago. The simple suggestion was to admit that Republicans have been a part of the problem…
Read MoreTomorrow is August—so time is running out on U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald—he only has a little more than three months left to win this campaign for Topinka and Birkett. Speaking of poor strategic decisions on…
Read MoreBy John Biver What kind of “Economic Plan” do you propose if you’re running for governor after serving a quarter century in state government but still have no idea what to do about the…
Read MoreImagine this scenario: a state in the union with a direction-less, idea-less, and principle-lacking Republican party. Now imagine that in that same state’s largest city resides the nation’s best state-level think tank. Can you conjure that…
Read MoreNotes on Medicaid compiled from the Illinois Policy Institute, the Illinois Republican Senate Caucus, and news reports. From the Illinois Policy Institute: When individuals purchase health insurance or choose employee benefits, they make decisions…
Read MoreCan Judy Baar Topinka match Alan Keyes’ Election Day performance? Circumstances make this a serious question. There’s a good chance Topinka might set a new low for an Illinois governor’s race just like Keyes did…
Read MoreBy John Biver Supporters of the Republican platform are being told that Judy Barr Topinka is to be preferred over Rod Blagojevich. That certainly isn’t the case on important social issues, where both are…
Read MoreThis isn’t a request for Newt Gingrich to move to Illinois, but rather to visit. Republicans here are in desperate need of a little assistance, primarily from someone who can effectively articulate the Republican…
Read MoreThis year it’s Karl Rove’s job to impact the course of history. His boss’ reelection and four years of American leadership are in his hands. How well he does his job can make or…
Read MoreMany Illinois Republicans are less than encouraged fourteen months into the reign of the new General Assembly leadership. Like fans unhappy with the performance of their team, they’re still awaiting evidence that the new…
Read MoreThose of us who agree with the founding principles of Constitutional and limited government understand that this nation was set up as the result of a successful public argument. What took place between 1787…
Read MoreWhere we are as an Illinois Republican Party is not the result of the disastrous 2002 elections. It dates back to the 1970s, when the national party was sent packing and mal-motivated members of…
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