Written by Russ Stewart
Death can be extraordinarily beneficial to an ambitious politician. Death creates openings, and openings are opportunities.
The death of Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka creates a tantalizing opening. The question in political circles is, who gets her job, a caretaker or a keeper?
Having been re-elected to her second term on Nov. 4, Topinka’s death on Dec. 10 creates two thorny legal issues — who appoints her successor, and for what duration?… Continue Reading
Tags: Adlai Stevenson, Bill Scott, Bill Stratton, Bruce Rauner, Charles Carpentier, Dan Hynes, Dick Ogilvie, Donald Smith, Dwight Green, Ed Kucharski, Eddie Barrett, Edward Dunne, Edward Hughes, Elbert Smith, Francis Lorenz, Harry Woods, Jerry Cosentino, Jim Edgar, Jim Skelton, Jim Thompson, Joe Lohman, John Lewis, Judy Baar Topinka, Lewis Stevenson, Lloyd Morey, Lou Bertuca, Louis Emmerson, Michael Howlett, Mike Howlett, Neil Hartigan, Orville Hodge, Otto Kerner, Pat Quinn, Paul Powell, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Yates Rowe, Sheila Simon, Tom Cross, Ty Fahner, William Chamberlain
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | 
January 4, 2015 8:30 AM | 
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Written by David E. Smith
Governor-elect
Bruce Rauner (R) won a slim majority of the total votes and by 142,284 votes over incumbent
Patrick Quinn (D). Voter turnout was 49 percent, and compared to the 2010 gubernatorial election was down two percent, or 112,353 less voters in the 2014 election.
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan won decisively with 59 percent of the total vote, beating Republican challenger Paul Schimpf who received little support from the Republican establishment in Illinois.
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Tags: Bruce Rauner, Frank Mautino, Glenn Nixon, Jerry Lee Long, Jim Wozniak, Judy Baar Topinka, Kate Cloonen, Lisa Madigan, Lisa Simon, Michael Frerichs, Mike Smiddy, Patrick Quinn, Paul Schimpf, Tom Cross
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | December 3, 2014 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Final Election Results
Written by Pastor John Kirkwood
While Sandra Fluke and the “Abortion Barbie” – Wendy Davis were soundly defeated on Tuesday night and all over the country thrilling Pro-Life victories were taking place, Mammon and Moloch stole the show in Illinois. With Bruce Rauner’s victory in the gubernatorial election, there’s a new sheriff in town and he’s not partial to the unborn or to Biblical marriage.
Illinois was the cesspool that polluted the nation with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Valerie Jarrett, and David Axelrod, all graduates of the Paul Alinsky School of Soft Insurrection.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bruce Rauner, Charles Krauthammer, David Axelrod, Democrat Party, Doug Truax, George Will, GOP, Hillary Clinton, Illinois GOP, Jeanne Ives, Jim Oberweis, Judy Baar Topinka, Mark Kirk, Paul Alinsky, Republican Party, Sandra Fluke, Tom Cross, Tom Morrison, Valerie Jarrett, Wendy Davis, William Kristol
Illinois Politics, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | November 6, 2014 5:54 AM | Comments Off on Illinois’ GOP(P): Pro-Abort, Pro-Gay Marriage
Written by Laurie Higgins
The once appealing adjective “moderate” has become perverted by pundits and politicians. It has been twisted into an unrecognizable rhetorical weapon that in reality connotes extremism.
“Moderate” politicians are those who don’t see the product of conception between two humans as human, or alternatively, they believe incipient life is undeserving of constitutional protection. How is that moderate?
“Moderate” politicians are those who don’t believe that marriage has an inherent nature central to which is sexual differentiation, or who don’t believe the legal definition of marriage matters.… 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 Richard Hartian
For those of you that think human life is important you may want to take note of significant donations to political candidates from pro-death political action committees (PACs) as in the case of Amanda Mancke who is running to replace State Representative Tom Cross in the Plainfield area.
According to the Illinois State Board of Elections, Ms. Mancke received $2000 from Personal PAC Inc. who’s self proclaimed sole purpose is “To elect pro-choice candidates at state and local level”.… Continue Reading
From the IllinoisReview.com blog:
Just as the year end campaign fund drive closed for 2013, Illinois GOP gubernatorial primary candidate Bruce Rauner and his wife Diana each maxed out in the GOP treasurer’s primary race by writing $5300 checks to former House Minority Leader State Rep. Tom Cross (Plainfield).
Cross is successfully pulling in campaign contributions from persons and organizations he’s worked with over the years he headed Illinois’ House Republican Caucus. According to Illinois State Board of Election records, Cross’ GOP primary opponent, DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan, is struggling to gather the funds to set up tough primary competition.
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Written by Laurie Higgins
Following the epic failure of the State Central Committee to oust the traitorous Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady on Saturday, conservatives were once more subjected to whining about the “BIG TENT” from unprincipled or ignorant Republicans.
What we should be asking is, “What part of this ginormous circus tent is reserved for those who believe that the legalization of “same-sex marriage” will harm children, families, religious liberty, speech rights, public education, and the fiscal health of the nation?”… Continue Reading
Tags: Angel Garcia, Angelo Skip Saviano, Barbara Peterson, Bob Winchester, Carol Smith Donovan, Central Committee, Chris Kachiroubas, Christine Radogno, Dave Syverson, Deb Detmers, Eugene Dawson, Jerry Clarke, Jim Edgar, Jim Oberweis, Jim Thompson, John Dorgan, Judy Baar Topinka, Judy Diekelman, Judy Dudek, Mark Kirk, Mark Shaw, Michael Bigger, Michael Madigan, Pat Brady, Reince Priebus, Roger Claar, Steven Daglas, Tom Cross
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | March 10, 2013 7:40 PM | Comments Off on Pat Brady, the GOP, and Homosexuality, Oh My
Written by Lennie Jarratt, ChampionNews.net
Late Friday night, the GOP Central Committee canceled their meeting to oust Pat Brady. In an email from 10th Congressional District Committeeman Mark Shaw, the reason provided was the lack of response from Chairman Pat Brady on whether he would attend the meeting in person or by phone.
From: Mark Shaw
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 10:17 PM
To: Illinois Republican State Central Committee
Subject: Rescheduling of March 9, 2013 State Central Committee Meeting
Dear GOP Leaders:
The March 9, 2013 State Central Committee Meeting is being rescheduled because the State Chairman has not responded to our request that he be present in person or by telephone for the meeting.
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Tags: Angel Garcia, Angelo Skip Saviano, Barbara Peterson, Bob Winchester, Carol Smith Donovan, Central Committee, Chris Kachiroubas, Christine Radogno, Dave Syverson, Deb Detmers, Eugene Dawson, Jerry Clarke, Jim Edgar, Jim Oberweis, Jim Thompson, John Dorgan, Judy Baar Topinka, Judy Diekelman, Judy Dudek, Mark Kirk, Mark Shaw, Michael Bigger, Michael Madigan, Pat Brady, Roger Claar, Steven Daglas, Tom Cross
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | March 9, 2013 7:52 AM | Comments Off on Illinois GOP Central Committee Cancels Meeting
