Tag Archives: Bruce Rauner

Illinois Desperately Needs Adult Supervision

Posted on October 29, 2018 by WordPress.com Support

Regardless of who you vote for as Governor, please make sure that we end up with an adult in the room. Put Republicans in charge of the Illinois House. Continue reading →

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Jeanne, Don’t Be Remembered For That Label

Posted on July 22, 2018 by WordPress.com Support

Jeanne Ives’ primary campaign for Governor brought to light the anger that was just under the surface in the Republican base. Without her willingness to confront Governor Rauner over such things as signing the “Sanctuary State” bill and H.B. 40, … Continue reading →

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Governor, Don’t Mangle the Only Chance You’ve Got

Posted on March 21, 2018 by WordPress.com Support

“Mendacity. What do you know about mendacity? I could write a book on it…Mendacity. Look at all the lies that I got to put up with. Pretenses. Hypocrisy…Boy, I’ve lived with mendacity. Now why can’t you live with it? You’ve … Continue reading →

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Regardless of Who Becomes Governor, Illinois Needs A Republican-Led House

Posted on October 30, 2017 by WordPress.com Support

The only sure guarantee of there being an adult in the room after the 2018 election is if Republicans increase their numbers in the House by the nine seats it will take to take the Speaker’s gavel out of the hands of the Democrats. Continue reading →

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Who Fills the Vacuum in the Illinois GOP “Civil War”, and Why?

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Steve Reick

Jonah Goldberg has written an article in National Review talking about the recent primary election for Senator in Alabama. I was struck by how much the points he made apply to the current situation within the Republican Party in Illinois. … Continue reading →

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