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Recently the Chicago Tribune published a letter from Paul Easton, an English teacher at New Trier High School District 203. Among other complaints, Mr. Easton bemoans the “pummel(ing)” teachers have been taking at the…
Read MoreWhat’s that about the social issues not mattering? From FamilySecurityMatters.org: Do you believe that America is a seething cesspool of filth and corruption? If not, you might change your mind after reading this article….
Read MoreHere’s the opening of an important column from Townhall.com’s Michael Brown that needs to be read by everyone in law enforcement and in the Old Media: What do you call an organization whose so-called…
Read MoreOne of the many reasons the public school system needs to be dismantled is because Americans don’t have time to be full time babysitters for the misbehaving adults who run the failed taxpayer funded…
Read MoreAnyone who knows history, understands the First Amendment and the founding of this country – knows that any attempt to indoctrinate children in taxpayer funded schools into believing what the Supreme Court once called…
Read MoreThose who create the costs should pay for the costs. My, my, there is certainly a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth over Gov. Quinn’s proposal to ask the local school district’s to…
Read MoreMichael Corn, a retired college teacher, recently wrote a letter-to-the-editor at the Daily Herald equating the unfunded Illinois pension system with theft. And I agree it is theft but I would argue the thief…
Read MoreI’ve given my opinion on the topic of what’s called “intelligence” in a post titled “Political I.Q.: Intelligence and athletic ability.” Watch the following and tell me that it wasn’t the “intelligent” people who…
Read More“If 50 people say you’re drunk you probably ought to lie down.” – Jim Rockford, Rockford Files The discussions going on in Springfield regarding pension reform still have not addressed the key concern: taxpayers…
Read MoreFrom Crain’s Chicago Business: Back in the bad old days after the arrest of Rod Blagojevich, state lawmakers approved new limits on campaign donations, a move designed to take some of the wildness out…
Read MoreThe scandalous news of possibly illegal money transfers by the Illinois Republican Party should put the brakes on party officials’ participation in the succession question in the 13th Congressional District. You can read about…
Read MoreSince this article first posted yesterday, two more examples have been added to the list of questionable money transfers. About a year and a half ago when I worked for Jack Roeser, Republican Party…
Read MoreThe News-Gazette reports what is obvious – this is your IL GOP at work, folks. From what I heard, when Johnson made his announcement Clarke already had copies of his resume prepared for distribution…
Read MoreFor those who aren’t sleep-walking through this election cycle, it’s obvious that what’s playing out in the Republican Party is what has played out since Ronald Reagan left the stage. In a nut-shell, the…
Read MoreAnyone with half a functioning brain knows that if U.S. Senator Mark Kirk was doing well he’d be facing the cameras himself. Like someone being innocent until proven guilty, we can assume Kirk is…
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