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With John McCain’s and Sarah Palin’s convention speeches done, the campaign kicks into high gear for the next two months. Both speeches were effective – McCain’s was workman like and Palin’s was historic. Both speeches had in them what…
Read MoreIt’s been fun to watch the political left and left wing media experience a mental breakdown in broad daylight. John McCain’s choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate has caused the Democratic Party, its…
Read MorePreviously we called for a political “counterinsurgency,” and outlined the parallels between what General David Petraeus did in Iraq and what needs to change in American on the political right. This week the Republican Convention should be about the…
Read MoreReform supporting Republicans aren’t worried about Hurricane Gustav impacting their party’s convention for several reasons, not the least of which is that they look forward to Louisiana Republican Governor Bobby Jindal providing the nation…
Read MoreLast week a friend asked if I had addressed the issue of the kind of blatant Not-For-Profit violations that are often seen in liberal and minority churches. It’s well known and talked about generally,…
Read MoreWhat happens when you throw a party and nobody comes? What happens when you keep throwing parties and people still don’t come? That’s pretty much the story here in Illinois for our state Republican…
Read MoreFirst I’d like someone to explain to me why Barack Obama’s head was at an angle the entire time he was answering questions from Rick Warren at the Saddleback Church event this past Saturday….
Read MoreWe’ve noted previously our appreciation for the libertarian Cato Institute as well as the fact that we disagree with them about half of the time. However, when it comes to the issues Cato is exactly…
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On Sunday’s radio show we had the pleasure of speaking with David Freddoso, the author of the new blockbuster book “The Case Against Barack Obama,” which after eighteen months into the longest presidential campaign…
Read MoreThe moribund Illinois GOP and its elected representatives in the General Assembly are candidates for political defibrillation. While some of us will continue to outline specific solutions and practical steps that will lead to…
Read MoreThe words “improvement requires willingness to change” come from the title of an article written by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush for the Reason Foundation’s “Innovators in Action” report last year. Without a doubt…
Read MoreNews reports are that Republicans in the U.S. Congress are still confused about their mission, and so rank and file Republicans can’t expect much in the way of progress from our elected “leaders” in…
Read MoreIn May 2008 the late Dan Zanoza asked me to answer a few questions. Here is the exchange: John Biver, In His Own Words Biver answers questions on the state of Illinois politics and specifically…
Read MoreA lot of commentary has filled the new and old media during the past couple of weeks about the latest chapter in the Republican Party’s “crisis” that caused the loss of their Congressional majority…
Read MoreDennis Prager nicely summed up the current political dilemma in the U.S. in a recent column titled “If On the Wrong Track, Why Go Left?” It’s a question many conservatives have. During their years…
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