Written by John Biver and David E. Smith
It’s being reported that Illinois House minority leader Tom Cross (R-Plainfield) is considering a run for state treasurer. That would create a vacancy not only in the Illinois House but also in the House Republican Caucus which Cross has headed up for the past 11 years. One of the names being floated to replace Cross as caucus leader is State Representative Jim Durkin from DuPage County.
Illinois is in desperate need of leadership that is both principled and courageous.… Continue Reading
Written by Fran Eaton, IllinoisReview.com
Illinois House Republican leader Tom Cross (Plainfield) gambled and lost on a potential run for attorney general and now finds himself trying to fend off attempts by rank-and-file state lawmakers looking to take away the job he’s got.
Cross, who has led the long-out-of-power House GOP for 10 years, had a promotion in mind at the end of spring session in late May, telling his members he’d likely run for the state’s chief legal office if Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan pursued a run for governor.… Continue Reading
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Written by Fran Eaton, IllinoisReview.com
Time and time again, Illinois social conservatives are lectured by fiscal conservatives that social issues should be kicked to the curb. According to a new study, social conservatives are actually more important to the Republican base than economic conservatives.
As part of the collaborative “2013 Economic Values Survey” by the Public Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, researchers found that fiscal conservatism “has the weakest hold in American public opinion.”… Continue Reading
On his June 14, 2013 radio show, Rush Limbaugh delivered a powerful monologue, correctly arguing that in addition to its innate atrociousness, abortion is “at the root of our cultural decay” as a nation, its impact stretching from respect for life and personal responsibility to crime, immigration, and the economy:
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