Since it is a constitutional requirement that the President be born in the United States, it’s understandable that some people have been concerned about where Barack Obama was born. Furthermore, when you consider the fact that Barack Obama is a shameless liar, that he grew up in another country, and that there has been a lot of conflicting information out there, it’s easy to see why so many people have become concerned about where he was born.

All that being said: Barack Obama was born in Hawaii. Granted, not everyone on the Right agrees with this assessment, but nevertheless, it’s so.

Of course, if Barack Obama was born in Hawaii as he says, you might have some very basic questions. For example, why hasn’t he bent over backwards to dispel the notion that he may have been born elsewhere? Well, why would he at this point? He has a significant number of conservatives wasting enormous amounts of time on a side issue that can never bear any fruit and, as an added bonus, it makes them look somewhat unhinged to many Americans. When your political enemies are making fools of themselves, why stop them?

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Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher is better known as Joe the Plumber. Joe has been spending time lately appearing at Americans for Prosperity Foundation events and local tea parties. During the campaign trail the media made Joe an overnight celebrity. A day later the media transformed Joe into a villain. Joe lives in a blue collar neighborhood and has been a tradesman all his life. What the media ignores is that he shares a lot in common with the average American. Ronald Reagan used to speak of the silent majority.

It appears that Joe the Plumber looks a lot more like the majority of Americans than the media can imagine. Recently Joe mentioned “Forget party politics. Learn the Constitution and vote the best American in, not the best Democrat or Republican.” That sounds too non-partisan for most media outlets.
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Chicago Young Republicans were expecting over 1,000 to attend their summer membership drive held June 29th at Cubby Bear. Headlining the event was the nations youngest Congressman, Aaron Schock of Peoria. Good music, good issues, and 4 good candidates for Governor.

Illinois reformer Adam Andrzejewski and candidate for Governor appeared to feel at home in front of a crowd.

Adam Andrzejewski show me the money

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It was roughly 30 years ago that Gerald Ford told New York his famous two word response for when they asked for a bailout of New York City:  DROP DEAD.

Might Obama say the same thing to California?  The state’s spendthrift government has in its favor the power wielded by the Californian Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the latter of whom was a major cosponsor of the Cap and Trade bill.

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Sen. Kirk Dillard won the first online poll of the Chicago Republican Party edging newcomer Adam Andrzejewski by 12 votes.

The poll is not scientific and little actual information can be interpreted.

Congratulations to Sen. Dillard.

Final Results:

1. Kirk Dillard - 273
2. Adam Andrzejewski - 261
3. Bill Brady - 119
4. Dan Proft - 46
5. Matt Murphy - 18
6. Joe Birkett - 13
7. Bob Schillerstrom - 12

Last week federal government regulation won a battle against Illinois workers and every Illinois resident. “Energy prices will skyrocket under Obama’s Cap & Trade plan” says columnist Kerry Picket. Illinois still has hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs. Currently the Illinois unemployment rate is figured to be 10.1%.

The debate over climate change is not over. Many scientist point towards the declining temperatures for the last decade (declining to 1983 levels). Despite reports to the contrary, Polar Bear populations have actually increased 150% in the last two decades. Yet the House of Representatives have decided to wage war on domestic manufacturing and average American families. Clearly no American is for polluting the air, water, or land. Heavy taxes, fewer jobs, and slower economic recovery will not help anyone, but the Chinese and a few companies with earmarks in the Cap & Trade bill.

Illinois Representatives Mark Kirk (R), Melissa Bean (D), Danny Davis (D), Luis Gutierrez (D), Debbie Halvorson (D), Phil Hare (D), Jesse Jackson (D), Daniel Lipinski (D), Michael Quigley (D), Bobby Rush (D), and Jan Schakowsky (D) should be ashamed of themselves for passing a bill they did not even read! For more details about the rushed nature of H.R. 2454, click here.

Illinois voters sent these ten Democrats and one Republican to Washington. They will be repaid with significantly higher utility costs, higher gasoline costs, fewer domestic jobs, and continued economic recession. Illinois voters are shocked that their values are not represented in Washington. Inner city residents and blue collar workers will see even higher unemployment. Farmers will see smaller profit margins. Large Illinois manufacturing will relocate production to foreign countries. Ultimately Illinois families will bear the largest burden with higher prices, less opportunity and higher utility taxes. Illinois voters, call your representative and voice your displeasure in being betrayed by these eleven career politicians today. To contact your Representative click here.

Eight U.S. Congress members from IL voted against the Cap & Trade legislation Friday evening. The controversial legislation, which passed 219-212 votes, was originally written by Representative Waxman (D) to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions in the United States. Political pressure from alternative energy and environmental lobbies shaped the legislation to tax heavy industry and residential consumers. Illinois residents, blue collar workers, and heavy industries like Caterpillar could feel the hurt if this bill passes the Senate in the fall.

Representatives Bill Foster (D), John Shimkus (R), Aaron Schrock (R), Peter Roskam (R), Donald Manzullo (R), Timothy Johnson (R), Jerry Costello (R), and Judy Biggert (R) stood up against the powerful alternative energy and environmental lobbies who stand to greatly benefit form more corporate welfare.

The debate over climate change is roaring, but the U.S. House of Representative is moving fast to limit domestic manufacturing and energy producers. We need real debate, not 3 A.M. secret ammendments and more un-read 1200 page resolutions. Please thank these eight standouts for caring more about Illinois jobs than rectoric.

by Allen Skillicorn

It was 5:30PM, Friday June 26th. The sound of honking horns and backed up traffic in East Dundee, IL along route 68. The lane turning right on to route 72 was backed up more usual for a Friday evening. The company RedSpeed, LLC and the village of East Dundee are to thank for this extra congestion and frustration. Last week East Dundee installed their first red-light-camera at the intersection of route 68 and route 72.  Naperville company RedSpeed, LLC markets revenue producing red-light-cameras under the illusion of safety. Many motorists are now afraid to make legal right turn on the red light, because of the possible $100 fine. All public officials should be for improving safety. These village officials were so blinded by promises of revenue, that they ignored real engineering solutions that promote safety. To emphasize this point, The National Motorists Association (NMA), issues a $10,000 challenge for cities willing to try engineering solutions instead of red-light-cameras. Click here for more information about the NMA Challenge.

Red-light-cameras are problematic for motorists. The automated devices are prone to mistakes that real law enforcement officers do not make. Mis-functioning lights, intentionally short yellow lights, or unknown drivers leave motorists with a stacked deck against them. Actual examples: driver yields to an emergency vehicle, your mechanic rolls a right turn on red, or the equipment is mistimed. In each example the registered owner of the vehicle received a $100 fine in the mail. These are not criminal fines, nor are they connected to your drivers license or insurance. There is no presumption of innocence. There is no officer to cross examine at your hearing. You have no right to review the maintenance record of the device. Simply it is cheaper to pay the fine than stand up for your rights.

Do these devices promote safety or are they a cash cow for the camera companies and cities? Reducing red light running should lead to less accidents, but the opposite is actually the truth. Blatant red runners are very dangerous, but also statistically very rare. The majority of red light violations are the failing to come to a complete stop while making a right turn on red and yellow lights that are too short for the pace of traffic. The profit motive behind red-light-cameras has the companies aggressively marketing to towns. RedSpeed, LLC receives $30 per violation issued. A busy intersection can generate hundreds, if not thousands of these $100 fines per day! Both the city and RedSpeed, LLC have no desire to reduce the number of ‘customers’. Cities and camera companies have been caught trying to rig the system for more violations by using shorter yellow light times. Click here to see details of Californian city being caught ‘red handed’. Motorist now have the tendency to brake hard when lights turn yellow. This disregard for safety versus profit has proven to increase the number of rear end collisions at these intersections. The intensity and injuries of these accidents have also increased. Click here to read Red-Light Cameras Increase Accidents: 5 Studies That Prove It.

What can motorists do to prevent getting this $100 fine? It has been suggested to not creep into the intersection and always stay behind the white line. It has also been suggested not to make right turns on a red light. The equipment commonly misjudges the movement as creeping past the white line and incorrectly issues a violation. Not turning right on red also leads to more traffic delays that should encourage officials to take down cameras. Urge your public officials to seek real engineering solutions, not quasi-income generation. In the case of East Dundee, IL, Trustees Michael Ruffulo, Robert Gorman, James Carlini (Ret), John Cichowski, Kathleen Mahony (Ret), and former Village President O’Leary voted to let RedSpeed, LLC install these cameras.They can be contacted at formal village meetings and through the village’s website.

For more details about the profit motives and the red-light-cameras, please click here.

When President Obama announced this month that the government would own 60 percent of General Motors, he said the company’s executives would still call the shots.

“When a difficult decision has to be made on matters like where to open a new plant or what type of new car to make, the new GM — not the United States government — will make that decision,” he said.

If only it were that simple.

In fact, in recent weeks, lawmakers have lobbied the company and the White House over everything from which dealers to close to where a new car should be built. Some people who follow the car business worry that political pressure could undermine GM’s ability to cut costs and survive.

Recently, GM told workers it would close a parts distribution center in Massachusetts. The facility sits in the congressional district of Democrat Barney Frank. Frank chairs the House Committee on Financial Services, which oversees the very government money that has kept GM alive.

Frank didn’t want to see more of his constituents out of work in a deep recession, so he e-mailed the White House.

“I also called somebody at General Motors on Monday and said I think this is a bad idea, this is a bad time to do this,” he says.

GM CEO Fritz Henderson met with Frank. Afterward, Henderson extended the life of the center for another seven months.

‘Meddling’ Vs. ‘Getting Involved’

“In a word, it’s incestuous,” says Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN). Alexander says that now that the government owns GM, politicians shouldn’t pressure the company to reverse the cost-cutting moves it needs to turn a profit.

“If you have 535 congressmen and senators, all of whom know nothing about building cars and have other larger interests in mind, telling GM and Chrysler how to design, build and sell cars — they’re almost guaranteed to fail.”

Last week, Alexander even gave Frank a mock “Car Czar” award on the floor of the Senate.

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