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A news release from Liberty Counsel: Washington, DC – Tolerance is not enough. The Obama Administration is requiring federal workers to publicly embrace and affirm homosexuality. Last week a whistleblower from the Department of…
Read MoreThis video and transcript is from the Weekly Standard: On TV this morning, Bob Woodward made the case for not dismissing Benghazi and compared the scandal to Watergate: “You were talking earlier about kind…
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The headline above is mine…the cartoon here is from the article at American Thinker titled, “Is Benghazi Obama’s Watergate?”
Read MoreWho can blame them? I’m thinking about moving out of Illinois too. I mean it is obvious that the politicians in IL are not going to solve the real long-term pension problem which is…
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From Conservative HQ: Big government liberals are prone to “outsmart themselves” by pushing a laudable goal, say clean air or water, to a frightening and Orwellian conclusion — such as flying drones over the…
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From Charles Murray at NRO: On Monday, May 6, Robert Rector and Jason Richwine of the Heritage Foundation published a study of the fiscal effects of immigration amnesty, arguing that the costs would amount…
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American Thinker continues to post some of the best political commentary on the web. This is from its editor, Thomas Lifson: President Obama is shattering the illusions of his supporters, and eyes are opening,…
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Two articles from National Review about the most recent IRS scandal: The IRS and Big Government Obamanomics has spurred increasing distrust of government — and that was before the tax scandal. By James Pethokoukis…
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From Victor Davis Hanson: In Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, he ran to the left of Hillary Clinton as a moral reformer. Obama promised to transcend the old politics and bring a new era…
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From Jim DeMint at Heritage: Members of the House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Thursday to repeal all of Obamacare. Given that the House voted to repeal the law last year, some commentators…
Read MoreOne item adding to the huge pension unfunded liability is automatic 6% salary increases for teachers four straight years prior to retirement. This 26% (compounded) increase goes to any teacher retiring with 30 years-service…
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From the Illinois Policy Institute: Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s pension proposal (House Amendment #1 to Senate Bill 1) perpetuates Illinois’ crisis. The plan locks in the unmanageable defined benefit plan, guarantees the crowd out…
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Endorsed by Jack Roeser, Family Taxpayers Foundation Illinois is all-abuzz about the most recent “so-called” Pension reform coming from the King of Springfield, Michael Madigan. Basically Madigan is addressing an issue that probably doesn’t…
Read MoreI am continuously amazed at how Illinois politicians of both parties studiously avoid talking about public salaries especially teachers and university employees. By avoiding the subject of salaries they avoid one of the largest…
Read MoreBeverly Harvison retired in 2000 on a pension of $62,000/yr. after teaching at Du Page HSD 88 for 26 years. Somewhere along the way she married District 88’s Superintendent Robert Lopatka and he retired…
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