Written by IllinoisReview.com
GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Rauner says he has no problem with a November ballot measure that will ask Illinois voters whether the state should increase the minimum wage.
“The voters are going to be allowed to make their voices heard on a nonbinding referendum. I’m supportive of that,” he said Tuesday.
Rauner also said he’d support raising the minimum wage under two scenarios: If it were increased nationwide; and/or if it were tied to pro-business reforms in Illinois.… Continue Reading
Maybe Illinois voters should vote for the liberal candidates for treasurer and comptroller who are at least honest about their party affiliation?
Written by IllinoisReview.com
Treasurer Judy Baar-Topinka won’t be the only Republican in this year’s Chicago Gay Pride Parade Sunday. NBC’s Ward Room checked with the parade organizers and found that at least one other statewide GOP candidate – Tom Cross – will also participate.
Cross, who is running for state treasurer, was one of three Republicans in the Illinois House that voted to legalize gay marriage in Illinois.… Continue Reading
Written by Daniel Greenfield
When the Roman Polanski rape case resurfaced, Whoopi Goldberg coined the term “rape-rape” to describe the difference between the kind of rape she opposed and the kind she was okay with because it had been perpetrated by someone she liked.
In the political world the cases of Clarence Thomas and Bill Clinton showed how liberals delineated between the sexual harassment of men they approved of and disapproved of. Now the “Rape Rape” distinction is back with Bill’s wife.… Continue Reading
By Scott Stantis –
Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) has been Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives for over 30 years. In that time he has molded a state constitution that all but guarantees the powerful stay powerful and the rest of us? Well, you know….
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One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America’s Future
By Ben Carson, M.D.
(Sentinel, 256 pages, $25.95)
Written by William Tucker
Just for the record, here’s a list of the jobs that Dr. Ben Carson held before he had graduated from Yale University:
- Payroll office clerk at Ford Motors
- Bank teller (“I learned accuracy and efficiency as well as some things about bank robbers”)
- Mailroom clerk
- Encyclopedia salesman
- Supervisor in charge of highway cleanup crews.
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Written by Robert Knight
Everyone has a theory about why Tea Party upstart Dr. David A. Brat soundly beat Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor in Virginia’s 7th congressional district primary on June 10.
I have one, and it’s about this being bigger than Eric Cantor. First, some history and a prosaic observation: Bigness is sometimes better, but sometimes, it’s not.
Large companies such as Apple, for instance, have the research, capital, distribution and marketing to quickly bring technology to consumers.… Continue Reading
Written by Julie Klose
At a Hillary Clinton book signing in Arlington, Virginia two citizen activists ask Hillary supporters some really simple questions:
“What is Hillary’s greatest accomplishment as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary of State?”
Watch and witness the future of 2016 and the voting citizens who cannot even list a single accomplishment. Well, except that she is an educated woman. Sigh.
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Written by Cliff Kincaid
Dave Brat’s victory over Eric Cantor (R-VA) was attributed to his Tea Party backing, when national groups like the Tea Party Patriots gave him no financial assistance at all. What the media ignored was his campaigning in local churches and emphasis on family values.
In addition to opposing illegal immigration, Brat’s platform declared that “the most important factor in our nation’s success is the strength of the family unit.” It said that Brat would “protect the rights of the unborn and the sanctity of marriage, and will oppose any governmental intrusion upon the conscience of people of faith.”… Continue Reading
By Steve Breen – June 10, 2014… Continue Reading
