Written by David E. Smith
Recently revealed federal data shows that in December we saw 302,000 migrant encounters at the border, shattering the previous record of 269,000 back in September. That is twice the population size of Joliet and three times the population of Peoria — in a single month. Among those who came in were 19 individuals on the Terror Watch List.
While the Biden Administration has ignored this ongoing crisis over the past three years, former State Senator Darren Bailey and 12th District Congressional candidate says that “the border crisis is the number one threat to our nation.”… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
The Biden Administration’s intentional and flagrant disregard for national security has dramatically fostered and escalated an ongoing crisis at our southern border as record levels of illegal immigrants and deadly drugs pour into our nation. We also cannot overstate the egregious problem of human trafficking that has exploded in scope over the past few years.
Additionally, more than a few political pundits have expressed their grave concerns about the alarming number of military-age men streaming in through the southern U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Associated Press, Border Crisis, border security, continuing resolution, Darin LaHood, Donald Trump, H.R. 2, Israel, Joe Biden, Mary Miller, Mike Bost, Mike Johnson, Secure the Borders Act, Taiwan, Ukraine
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith | 
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Written by John Biver
Believe it or not, the question of whether voter fraud is a serious concern is debated not just between the political left and the political right. It’s also a controversy among Republicans and conservatives. What’s not in doubt is that there is plenty of anecdotal and factual evidence out there for everyone to consider.
First, just one anecdote. Inside sources tell me that many Republicans on the ground are convinced that Mike Bost would not have won the general election last year to represent his neighbors in the U.S.… Continue Reading
Written by Russ Stewart
In Washington, D.C., “safe” is every politician’s, lobbyist’s and campaign fund-raiser’s favorite four-letter word, physically and politically, especially in the U.S. House, where the Republicans hold a 245-188 majority (with two vacancies).
Of the 435 seats up for election in 2016, according to nonpartisan prognosticators like the Rothenberg and Gonzales Political Report, Rollcall, Sabato’s Crystal Ball and the Cook Political Report, only 32 are “in play,” which means susceptible to a party switch next year.… Continue Reading
Tags: Adolph Sabath, Barack Obama, Bill Enyart, Bill Foster, Bob Dold, Brad Schneider, Cheri Bustos, Denny Hastert, Election 2016, Henry Rainey, Hillary Clinton, Leslie Arends, Mark Kirk, Mike Bost, Mitt Romney, Nancy Rotering, Tammy Duckworth
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | August 8, 2015 11:39 AM | Comments Off on U.S. Rep. Dold Has Money Edge in 10th District Rematch
Written by Russ Stewart
Michael Madigan is a political genius, a durable Democratic leader, a successful and wealthy lawyer, and a horrendously dysfunctional speaker of the Illinois House.
Mayor Richard J. Daley once babbled some nonsense that “Good government is good politics.” He should have known better, as he spent a decade in Springfield, where the operative philosophy is “good politics may be good government, but if it’s not, so what?” Grasping, clutching and holding power is endemic.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bill Kilquist, Bruce Rauner, Cullen Cullen, Dwight Kay, Glenn Nixon, Jaime Andrade, Jim Wozniak, Kate Cloonen, Lou Lang, Luis Arroyo, Marty Moylan, Mel Thillens, Michael Madigan, Mike Bost, Mike McAuliffe, Mike Smiddy, Mo Khan, Pat Quinn, Rich Morthland, Richard J. Daley, Rob Martwick, Sam Yingling, Sandy Cole
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | October 13, 2014 7:00 AM | Comments Off on “Dysfunctional” Democrats May Keep House Supermajority
