Nixon, Marini, and the Russia Hoax
This article by Erik Root about Nixon, Marini, and the Russia hoax is packed. I was just a kid during the Watergate episode in the 1970s, and I haven’t yet read John Marini’s new…
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No, Joe Scarborough, Spying On Trump Wasn’t Done ‘By The Book’
By Mollie Hemingway: Joe Scarborough would have you believe that these actions are completely typical and normal, that informants are placed against campaigns all the time. If that’s true, who else are they doing…
Read MoreA Reckoning Is in Store for Democrats
By Conrad Black: The collusion smear lies in ruins amid a throng of lackluster candidates.
Read MoreThis is the biggest whopper of all told by graduated tax backers
By Mark Glennon: The idea that the state’s financial hole is just $3.2 billion is preposterous—off by several multiples. And that’s the claim underpinning the argument of pro-graduated-tax progressives.
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Illinois homeowners pay nearly double the national average in property taxes
Cole Lauterbach points out that Illinois homeowners pay nearly double the national average in property taxes and yet Illinois Republicans and conservatives can’t figure out how to make an issue of this and win…
Read MoreWhy Democrats Freaked Out When Barr Said The Trump Campaign Was Spied On
By Ben Weingarten: We’re in an era where politicians and the media cheer on (and cover up) actions resembling third world police state activity that further their political cause.
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9 Reasons Tax Day Should Be A National Day Of Mourning
Laura Baxter’s got a good idea — make Tax Day a national day of mourning: We live in a great country with a great heritage, and I don’t grudge resources that make it great….
Read MoreWorse than Watergate
By John Leonard: Perhaps we should call this ugly blemish on American history “Obamagate?”
Read MoreMedicare Scam Rakes Taxpayers for $1.2 Billion
By Michael Swartz: With this kind of rampant fraud, what could go wrong with Medicare for All?
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Every Illinoisan Must See These Two Charts In The Wall Street Journal
Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon discusses two “must see” two charts (how is it that Illinois Republicans can’t make use of this information?): Whether you know nothing or everything about Illinois’ state and local fiscal crises,…
Read MoreNunes Files $150 Million Lawsuit Against McClatchy for ‘Yacht, Cocaine, Prostitutes’ Smear
By Debra Heine: “This is part of the broader clean-up. Remember, a few weeks ago, I filed against Twitter — they’re censoring conservatives. McClatchy is one of the worst offenders of this. But we’re…
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All the Progressive Plotters
Here is Victor Davis Hanson on the progressive plotters: Right after the 2016 election, Green Party candidate Jill Stein—cheered on by Hillary Clinton dead-enders—sued in three states to recount votes and thereby overturn Donald…
Read MoreGeneral Michael Flynn may be the key to uncovering and prosecuting the Deep State attempted coup
By Thomas Lifson: The attempt by intelligence agencies to unseat a president they disagreed with over policy is about as serious as it gets when it comes to scandal.
Read MoreDear Citizen Collusion Truther—You Own This, Too
By Julie Kelly: No matter how many tweets and Facebook posts you delete will erase your complicit stupidity in this scandal.
Read MorePritzker’s progressive tax push: A guide for the ordinary Illinoisan
By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner and Kevin Maedomari: Simply put, the governor’s progressive tax numbers aren’t credible, nor is his offer of tax breaks for the middle class.
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