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Barack Obama gets a lot of style points for his speeches, but not everyone is a fan. While some listeners report feeling chills and thrills while listening to him, writer Peggy Noonan suggests that…
Read MoreThis fall if Steve Greenberg’s loses to Melissa Bean in the 8th Congressional District we’re expecting Tom Cole’s excuse to sound much like his recent comments following Jim Oberweis’ defeat in the 14th: Maybe…
Read MoreLet’s start with a little math. There are 22 Republicans in the Illinois Senate. Their time in office adds up to approximately 280 years. There are 51 Republicans in the Illinois House. Their time…
Read MoreHapless Jim Oberweis and his hired hacks have served the purpose of bringing the failures of the Republican Party to the attention of more political observers. Losing another congressional district in Illinois is just a…
Read MoreThe Daily Herald ran an Associated Press story a few days ago with this headline: “Many of the nation’s statehouses gleefully mix sex and politics.” ALBANY, N.Y. — Of all the wisecracks heard in…
Read MoreIf Jim Oberweis was an exception, GOP congressional prospects in Illinois and around the country this year wouldn’t appear to be so dismal. As things look now, Oberweis’ only saving grace will be that November’s embarrassment will have a much smaller audience than March 8th’s special election did.
Read More“On the really big things it is repetition that matters. I think our leadership has to get back in the habit of understanding that if you truly want to have a dialog with America, with over 300 million Americans, you have to pick a handful of big ideas, you have to talk about them endlessly, and gradually, over time, you’ll build an echo effect and a resonance and the country will learn and you’ll have a genuine dialog.”
Read MoreBoston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby’s “How government makes things worse” provides another example of what we need to be hearing from more of our Republican candidates and office holders. If our side isn’t going to have…
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Click here for more articles tagged “Leadership/Communication.” ∗∗∗∗∗ Quotes about the importance of shaping public opinion ∗∗∗∗∗ Political consultants continue to doom the Republican Party How to win the 8th Congressional District ∗∗∗∗∗ Counterinsurgency:…
Read MoreThe early fears of facing Barack Obama in the general election were based in part on the idea that the young and inexperienced U.S. Senator from Illinois would use his melodious voice and dazzling…
Read MoreIf our national political discussion is going to be about “hope,” skin color and gender, instead of about economic and foreign policy realities, then the Democrats will win. If Republicans aren’t going to learn…
Read MoreThe sniffling anti-McCain conservatives meeting at the annual CPAC conference had better blow their noses and wipe away their tears and wake up to their failures when it comes to building a real political…
Read MoreWe all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it. — Jean-Claude Juncker, former prime minister of Luxembourg Why do so few elected Republicans work to…
Read MoreWe recently finished posting a series of “Notes on the War in Iraq” to show how much information is available to anyone seeking it. You would think, of course, that our Illinois Republican Congressional…
Read MoreRepublican candidates and office holders who support the mission in Iraq have thus far failed to adequately make their case to the public. This isn’t surprising, since these same would-be leaders have also failed…
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