Jun
30
Dillard wins Chicago GOP online poll; edges Andrzejewski
Category: 2010 Candidates | 
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Crossposted on The Chicago GOP website:
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:
Kirk Dillard - 273
Adam Andrzejewski - 261
Bill Brady - 119
Dan Proft - 46
Matt Murphy - 18
Joe [...]
Jun
29
Rep. Mark Kirk betrays IL workers and families.
Category: IL-10, U.S. House, federal | Leave a Comment
by Allen Skillicorn
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 [...]
Jun
29
IL thanks Rep. Foster for supporting jobs over party politics.
Category: IL-14, U.S. House, federal | Leave a Comment
by Allen Skillicorn
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 [...]
Jun
29
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 [...]
Jun
27
Cap’n Tax Energy/Global Warming Bill passes the US House
Category: IL-10, IL-11, IL-14, IL-16, IL-18, IL-6, Party Politics, U.S. House, policy, video | Leave a Comment
Here’s a brief update on what happened Friday, from the Wall Street Journal:
Jun
25
Crossposted from NPR:
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 [...]
Jun
25
VA Hospitals Botching Treatments
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Crossposted from the NewAmerican.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs is at the center of a growing controversy over the improper treatment of veterans at VA hospitals. On June 16, CNN noted that a report released in June by the VA’s Office of Inspector General showed only “about 42.5 percent of 42 VA facilities inspected without warning [...]
Jun
22
New “Un-Fix Illinois” Website
Category: 2010 Candidates, Chicago, State, video | Leave a Comment
This is part of Dan Proft’s budding gubernatorial bid in a quest for radical political change in Illinois.
www.UnFixIllinois.org
Jun
21
Anti-Tax Protest in Skokie
Category: Budget, Cook County, Illinois House, Illinois Senate, State, State Government, suburbs, video | Leave a Comment
Jun
19
Crossposted from the WSJ:
Five arguments Republicans must make.
By KARL ROVE
It was a sobering breakfast with one of the smartest Republicans on Capitol Hill. We can fix a lot of bad stuff President Barack Obama might do, he told me. But if Mr. Obama signs into law a “public option,” government-run insurance program as part of [...]
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